2026-27 Scholarship Winners - Roofing Alliance

The Roofing Alliance congratulates thirteen new Melvin Kruger Scholarship recipients for the 2026-27 year:

Garrett Beckstead

Construction Management, Louisiana State University

Nasheed Benjamin

Construction Science Management, Tuskegee University

Carter Dominique

Construction Management, Ohio State University

Rylee Raukits

Construction Management, University of Florida

Yahir Reyes-Morga

Architectural Technology – 3D Scanning & Building Information Modeling, Forsyth Technical Community College

Alessandro Rignanese

Construction Management, Florida International University

Ashwin Varadhan

5-year Bachelor in Architecture, Auburn University

Norman Warcholik

Business Management, Arizona State University

Austin Ziringer

Civil Engineering, Columbus State Community College

Kyle Ziringe

Kyle Ziringer

Construction Systems Management and Business Administration, Ohio State University

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Jaleni Diaz De Leon

Construction Science Management, Colorado State University

Tanner Gawith

Construction Science Management, Tuskegee University

Sascha Oliveira

Sports Management, Penn State York

In addition, twelve renewals were approved:

Cole Celano—attending University of North Florida
Noah Donahoe—attending Minnesota State University Mankato
Aldyn Hartman—attending Auburn University
Cecelia Krumholz—attending University of Minnesota: Twin Cities
Hallie Lemon—attending West Virginia University
Piper Lewis—attending Boston College
Erin McCoy—attending University of Florida
Brayden Morford—attending Carnegie Mellon University
Lainie Morgan—attending University of Alabama
Caleb Morrison—attending University of Florida
Melina Rise—attending Clemson University
Kennedy Stockton—attending University of Arkansas at Little Rock

A total of $59,000 was awarded for new scholarships with an additional $55,000 for renewal scholarships. To date, a total of 186 students have received $1,366,500 in scholarship awards.