The North Carolina Home Builders Educational Foundation has selected the 2007 scholarship winners. The scholarship awards are presented to either four-year college students entering their junior or senior year, or two-year technical school students entering their second year who have declared their major in a construction-related field. Students are nominated by members of the NCHBA and must be family members (i.e. children, step-children, or grandchildren) of NCHBA member firms. Scholarships are based on a combination of need and merit; first preference goes to students attending college or technical school in North Carolina.

This year's recipients are:

Curtis McLawhorn of Ayden, NC. McLawhorn majors in Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is a member of Habitat for Humanity at NCSU, past member of the National Honor Society and past competitor at the SkillsUSA competition where he was a Gold medalist at the state level in 2003 and 2004, and a Gold medalist at the National level in 2004.  He was also placed 2nd at the NC Department of Labor Apprentice Contest in 2003. He has worked part-time in past for Williams Filters, Curtis Spencer HVAC, Tim Jarmen Builders, and presently for Frank McLawhorn Construction Company.

Donald Page of Pfafftown, NC.  Page majors in Construction Management at East Carolina University. Page came to the decision to enroll in Construction Management from his past experience building homes for impoverished families with his church group and also through his experience working at West End Construction in Winston-Salem, NC.  Page has had a stellar career as a high school athlete in football and basketball, where he was captain his junior and senior years.

Matthew Pulley of Raleigh, NC.  Pulley will be a senior at East Carolina University and is majoring in construction management.  He came to love the construction industry while working part-time to earn his degree in biology.  After working several summers as an estimator for a large painting contractor and running his own small business, he decided to go back to school and complete his degree in construction management.  Pulley feels he can do more for the environment by directly influencing where and how development takes place in a community by building rather than in a laboratory.

Joshua Ritter of Robbinsville, NC.  Ritter is majoring in construction management at Western Carolina University.  He enjoys working in a project management capacity and building from the ground up.  Ritter is a leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at WCU and likes meeting new people.  He currently works for Covenant Construction and assists in all phases of the business. 

Congratulations to Curtis, Donald, Matthew and Joshua for their hard work and dedication to the construction industry.  We wish you the best of luch in the future as you complete your education and persue your chosen goals!