CEDAR RAPIDS, IA The Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) awarded $42,000 in scholarships at their 67th Annual "ConcreteState" Convention.

IRMCA awarded sixteen IRMCA Scholarships based on the applicant's demonstrated academic achievement, financial need, area of study as it relates to the concrete industry, and other achievements and activities. In addition, two Jerry Woods IRMCA Scholarships were awarded, which are offered to qualified students who are entering their first year at an Iowa community college or tech school building trades program to pursue a major course of study in the building trades, including concrete technology and practice.

The following is a complete list of students selected for the 2016 IRMCA Scholarship Program and the colleges that they attend or plan to attend:

IRMCA Scholarship Recipients:

Kaitlyn Aldrich (Urbandale, Iowa) Iowa State University
Sam Bedwell (St. Charles, Iowa) Iowa State University
McKenna Cline (Brooklyn, Iowa) Mount Mercy University
Levi De Roon (Rock Valley, Iowa) University of Northern Iowa
Jared Douglas (Tama, Iowa) Iowa State University
Scott Edmundson (Eldridge, Iowa) Iowa State University
Britton Gibson (Winterset, Iowa) Iowa State University
Shelby Johnson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Mount Mercy University
Erica Mack (Milan, Illinois) Iowa State University
Alex Mackenburg (Cresco, Iowa) Iowa State University
Matthew Manzer (West Des Moines, Iowa) Iowa State University
Yuri McVey (Belmond, Iowa) Mercy Medical Center
Zachary Meyer (Dubuque, Iowa) University of Iowa
Hunter Sehman (Winterset, Iowa) Kirkwood Community College
Kristin Wasson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Iowa State University
Braden Wheeler (Glenwood, Iowa) Iowa Western Community College

Jerry Woods IRMCA Scholarship Recipients:

Ryan Schilling (Cedar Falls, Iowa) Hawkeye Community College
Julianne Willadsen (Floyd, Iowa) Hawkeye Community College

Since 1995, IRMCA has proudly sponsored a scholarship program aimed towards students seeking degrees in areas of study relating to careers in the ready mixed concrete industry, construction and engineering industries, and children of IRMCA member firms studying in various fields.