E & M Engineers and Surveyors PC, has announced its 14th annual scholarship, which has been named the Frederick J. Moricca III Memorial Scholarship.

Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors from Western New York or Northwestern Pennsylvania. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage high school seniors from the Twin Tiers to pursue a career in the fields of civil engineering or land surveying.

To be eligible for consideration, the student must intend to enroll in a matriculated program in the fields of civil engineering or land surveying; however, other engineering degrees will also be considered. The student must provide a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or principal, and must submit a 200-word minimum essay stating why they feel civil engineering and land surveying are important professions and why they would like to enter the field.

Scholarship disbursement will be as follows: $500.00 will be awarded to applicant by September 2020 and the remaining $500.00 will be awarded upon submission of a passing first semester grade report.

Moricca was a licensed land surveyor in Pennsylvania and New York, was the president of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors and was a huge advocate for promoting the land surveying and civil engineering professions to young people who were considering higher education studies. He passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2018.

E & M hopes Moricca’s professional legacy will be carried on through the scholarship.

Call Michele Myers at (814) 362-5546 to request an application.

All applications will be kept confidential and must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2020 or received via email or fax at our office no later than this date. This is a firm deadline. Forward all application material to: Chris Ernst, PE; E & M Engineers and Surveyors, PC, 24 Derrick Road

Bradford, PA 16701; or bradford@emengineers.com or by fax to 814-362-3023.