Moll/Betts Student Excellence Award

Moll/Betts Student Excellence Award

What the Award Memorializes

The Moll/Betts Student Excellence Award was established to promote the greater awareness of CSI to students completing studies in a construction-related educational program. Interested in donating to the Moll/Betts Student Excellence Fund?

Who is Eligible?

Student: A student who is enrolled at a bona fide institution of higher education in a course of study pertaining to Construction Architecture; Landscape Architecture; Interior Design; Construction Engineering; Construction Management; Construction Technology; Engineering, or other design or construction related field. The scholarship is presented to the two students with the highest scores in the CDT during the fiscal year (ex. July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Institution: The institution that one of the winning students attends, and which teaches a course in construction documentation, will also receive a library of CSI member-authored books.

How to Apply

By registering for the Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) Exam as a student, the candidate agrees to participate in the Moll/Betts Student Excellence Award competition.

Prizes

Student Award

• The student earning the highest overall score during an award cycle will receive a cash scholarship of $2500.
• The student earning the second highest overall score during same award cycle will receive a cash scholarship of $1100.
• The winning students will also be awarded a CSI Membership (Institute only) for the following twelve months at no charge.
• Each winning student will also receive a Letter of Recognition for their accomplishment.

Institution Award

• The winning institution will receive a library of CSI member-authored books.

DOWNLOAD MOLL/BETTS AWARD TERMS OF USE (PDF), which includes full program description, criteria and judging information.

Past Award Winners

(2023) Kaitlyn Kurdziel, CDT®, James Stenze, CDT®

(2022) Perry Hammond, CDT^®, Glorianne Ramos Jimenez, CDT^®

(2021) Blake Gneiting, CSI-S, CDT^®, Katia Isabel Lucey Sanz, CDT^®

(2020) Mark Knarr, CSI-S, CDT^®; and Shawn Willett, CSI-S, CCS^®, CDT^®

(2016) Purnima  McCutcheon, CSI-S, CDT^®; and Rashawna Roanhorse, CDT^®

(2015) Michael Cho, CDT^®

(2014) Nicholas Conniff, CSI-S, CDT^®; and Farrah McCullough, CDT^® 

(2013) Magdalena Krstanoski, CSI-EP, CDT^®; and Jennifer G. Kozlovsky, CSI-S, CDT^®

(2012) Gregory F. Roy, CSI-S, CDT^®, CCCA^®

(2010) Teresa K. Chan, CSI-S CDT^®

(2008) Matthew T. Lewis, CSI, CDT^®

(2007) David J. Mizer, CDT^®

(2006) Justin R. Cole, CDT^®

(2005) Onni C. Tibor, CDT^®

(2002) Robert Huserick, CDT^®

(2001) Dennis R. Bland, CDT^®

(2000) Robert Raymond Popp, III, CDT^®

(1999) Tasha M. Settles, CDT^®

(1998) Erin Becker, CDT^®; Michael Anthony, CDT^®