Jeff Hart Award
The Jerry Hart Award is presented to an outstanding associate member of NUCA of Iowa in recognition of the members outstanding efforts and their support of the association. This award is named after one of our very outstanding associate members, the late Jerry Hart who represented Griffen Pipe in Iowa for years before his death in 2004.
Members are nominated by their peers and the Board of Directors cast a vote to select the final winner. The winner is presented with the Jerry Hart Award at our Annual Banquet, typically in February.
Past Recipients
2015 - Eric Juhl - United Rentals Trench Safety
2014 - Ed Tierney - Ziegler, Inc.
2012 - Rick Yeager - Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.
2011 - Jim Dressen - Contech Engineered Solutions
2010 - Doug Wagner - Wendling Quarries
2009 - Brad Bowman - Star Equipment
Awards
Hall of Fame Award
The Hall of Fame Award is presented to an outstanding contractor member. The award was created to give special recognition to contractors who have provided exceptional long-term leadership to the association. Nominees must be NUCA members, and must have served on the NUCA of Iowa Board of Directors for at least five years. Once these basic requirements have been met, selection to the Hall of Fame Award is based on impact on the industry, receipt of other NUCA awards, service on the board beyond five years, extraordinary performance on a committee or task force, support for NUCA programs, and other factors.
The Awards Committee comprised of NUCA of Iowa’s Executive Committee select the winner(s).
Past Recipients
2018 - Jason Clark - Iowa Trenchless
2013 - Mike Vanderpool - Vanderpool Construction
2012 - Andy Wolf - Foley Construction
Lifetime Acheivement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award a new award for NUCA of Iowa. It recognizes people who have given a lifetime of commitment and achievement to utility contractor here in Iowa. It is only given to past members who have retired after a lifetime of working in the utility contracting industry. Recipients must have been involved with original construction and pioneering in underground utility contracting techniques and processes.
Steve Corell $1,000 Education Scholarship
The Steve Corell Education Scholarship was established in 2013 to recognize an outstanding member or relative of a member who has achieved positive academic records and plans to further his/her education with a two or four year college degree.
Scholarship Statement of Requirements
Rules and Instructions
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Applicant must be a son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter of a full-time employee (minimum employment of 2 years) of a NUCA of Iowa member or a son or daughter of a NUCA of Iowa staff member, or a part time employee of a NUCA of Iowa member with a minimum of 300 hours worked in the last year.
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Applicant must be a high school graduate or will graduate the year applying, or college student.
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Applicant must have greater than or equal to a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale grade point average.
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Applicant must be pursuing undergraduate work towards a two or four year degree.
Application Deadline: Jan 10th, 2024
How Applications Are Judged
Selections will be based on the overall worthiness of the applicant by a panel of judges chosen from NUCA membership by the NUCA Scholarship Committee. The Committee will consider standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, etc.), community service and extra-curricular activities, career goals, work experience, essay, and other information required in the application. Applications and transcripts will not be returned, and scoring will not be divulged. Judging decisions are final. Judges will decide impartially and without respect to the identity of any applicant. Judges will award the greatest value scholarship to the highest scoring applicant and award the remainder in descending order of value and merit. Judges will also select a first and second alternate in the event that an announced winner is subsequently disqualified or declines award prior to issuance of the award checks in the late summer. Alternates will not be announced.
Confidentiality of Applications
Information on the applications will be retained in confidence and used for no purpose other than this competition. Applications will be destroyed by NUCA after they are no longer necessary records.
Applications and transcripts will not be returned.
Please note that we ask permission to use winning applicants essays in NUCA publications, presentations and/or exhibits. Please sign the release where requested. If you are a winner, we will also request your photograph for use in these publications.
Award Announcement
Applications will be judged and winners announced by Friday, February 2nd, 2024, and notified by phone or email shortly after. Scholarship award(s) will be presented at our annual banquet on February 16th, 2024 at the Marriott in downtown Des Moines!
Questions?
If you have questions regarding the application and review process, please contact NUCA (815) 878-1243.
Submission Instructions
For consideration as a recipient of the NUCA of Iowa Scholarship, the following information must be submitted:
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Completed application form (find below)
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High School transcripts, including ACT or SAT scores, along with written explanation of the high school grading system and class ranking system to include weighted averages or track courses
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Current College transcripts, if applicable. NOTE: High School transcripts must be submitted if you are still in high school or have not yet completed your first year of college
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Resume listing all activities and achievements
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Essay explaining (1) your goals, (2) where you plan to attend school, (3) why you chose to apply for the scholarship, and (4) any other information that you think might aid us in the selection process.
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Written verification of your parents employment with a NUCA member. Verification must be submitted by a company official.
All documents should be mailed together in one envelope to the following address
NUCA of Iowa Scholarship Committee:
1421 Jacobson Dr
Story City, IA 50248
Incomplete applications and applications submitted after the due date will be subject to rejection.
Application and additional information must be received at the above address by 6:00pm on Jan 10th, 2024