ECA 2025 Scholarship Recipients & Thank You Contribution Supporters

2025 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

$50,000 Awarded

The ECA scholarship program is available to any Florida graduating high school senior whose parent, parents or legal guardian is an ECA member or is employed by an ECA member company.

Scholarships will be available for Florida high school students graduating in 2026 who will be attending a uiversity in or out of the state and any course of study.

Applications will be available January 2026. PLEASE make sure to circulate to all of your employees once available.

Yash Patel was chosen to receive

The Armando de Moya Scholarship Award

4 year scholarship, $6000

Yash is the son of Kamlesh and Mayuri Patel

Member Firm

The de Moya Group

Attending

University of Florida

Gabriella Garcia was chosen to receive the

G. C. Tonelli Achievement Award

4 year scholarship, $8000

Gabriella is the daughter of Danny and Marisol Martinez-Garcia

Member Firm

Ferreira Construction

Attending

Florida State University

Kylie Pierce was awarded a four year; $6000 scholarship. She is the daughter of Brian and Samantha Pierce.

Member Firm

The Redland Company

Attending

University of Florida

Henry Miranda was awarded a four year, $6000 scholarship. He is the son of Henry Miranda and Ines Noemi Ortiz.

Member Firm

Linder Industrial Machinery

Attending

University of Florida

Carolina Leoncio was awarded a four year;$6000 scholarship. She is the daughter of Rene and Heidi Pita-Leoncio.

Member Firm

Halley Engineering

Attending

University of Florida

Makenzie de Moya was awarded a four year; $6000 scholarship. She is the daughter of Fernando and Kristina

Clarke de Moya.

Member Firm

The de Moya Group

Attending

University of Central Florida

Julianne Hartigan was awarded a four year; $6000 scholarship. She is the daughter of James and Rosemary Hartigan

Member Firm

Lopefra Corp.

Attending

Wake Forest University

Tomas Faustino was awarded a four year; $6000 scholarship. He is the son of Luis and Claudia Faustino

Member Firm

Prince Contracting

Attending

University of South Florida

$500 SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDED

Koen DeVries

Parents- Alan and Brenda DeVries

Member Firm: Weekley Asphalt Paving

Koen will be attending Florida

State University

Derek Thomerson

Parents - Dan and Kelley Thomerson

Member Firm: Ferguson Waterworks

Derek will be attending Tallahassee

State College

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Thank you to our Scholarship Committee

Ignacio Halley, Chair - Halley Engineering

Joe Burke - Ryan Inc. Southern

Rachele Rinker-Koch - ECA

Brent Norman - Asphalt Group

Enrique Tamayo - RK&K

Alex Espino - VLP Copenhaver Espino

Chris de Moya - The de Moya Group

Susana Herrera - Halley Engineering

THANK YOU!

2025 Scholarship Contributions

$4000

ECA Contribution to the G.C. Tonelli Achievement Award

$4000

The de Moya Group Contribution to the Armando de Moya Scholarship Award

$1000

Ardurra

Asphalt Group

Central Civil Construction

Community Asphalt - OHLA

DOBBS Equipment

Ferreira Construction

Florida Coast Equipment

Halley Engineering

Ozinga Concrete

Prince Contracting

Ryan Inc. Southern

The Combined Group

Westwind Contracting

$2000

Roadway Construction

$500

ACME Barricades

Acosta Tractors

Alejandro & Julie Espino

American Global

Arazoza Brothers

ASAP Group

Bacallao Construction & Eng.

Barreiro Construction

Benitez & Company, CPA's

Complete Highway Identity

Frank H. Furman - Acrisure

General Asphalt

Insource - Acrisure

Interconn Resources

Maytin Engineering

MCM, Strongcore Group

Morlic Engineering

MTX Group

Nielson, Hoover & Co - Acrisure

Pontifex Construction Group

Port Consolidated

RK&K

The Redland Company

Sesco Lighting

South Florida Materials

VLP Copenhaver Espino

$250

AUM Construction, Inc.

Austin Tupler Trucking

Concrete Services

Eastern Harbour Group

EWSG

Intertek-PSI

If you are interested in contributing a four year, $4000 "Named Scholarship" in your name or your company name for one of the recipients in 2026, please contact the ECA office for further details. The contribution would also provide you the opportunity for input on your named scholarship recipient.