Every year HACIA Scholarship & Education Foundation (HACIASEF) awards scholarships to deserving students studying in the construction field. This year HACIASEF will reward $50,000 to 10 college students. The scholarships will be presented to students at the 42nd Annual Awards Banquet featuring Keynote Speakers Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday, March, 8 2022 at the Chicago Hilton & Towers.

The scholarships are made possible through ongoing individual, corporate and foundation donations. The 2021 Scholarships Recipients are:

Gustavo Martinez, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Civil Engineering

Juliana Roznowski, University of Illinos Urbana Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Enrique Ayala, Southern Illinois University, Construction Management & Operations

Erika Vidales, University of Illinois at Chicago, Architectural Studies

Berthany Oceguera, Marquette University, Environmental Engineering

Omar Eduardo Gutierrez, Southern Illinois University, Architectural Studies

Olga Adriana Ramirez Vargas, University of Illinois at Chicago, Architectural Studies

Jesse James Escutia, Southern Illinois University, Architectural Studies

Isabella Caldas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Architecture and Landscape Design

Denilson Saavedra, Illinois Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering