Manhattan University Announces Engineering Scholarship Recipients from ACEC New York
Several engineering students have received scholarships for 2025 from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York).
Manhattan University, the 172-year-old Lasallian Catholic University, announced that a number of its engineering students have received scholarships for 2025 from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York).
Various levels of scholarships are awarded annually to students throughout the State of New York and, this year, Manhattan University was honored to receive ten of the scholarships – the most of any individual institution. The “Top Scholarship” which carries with it a stipend of $10,000 to each student, was awarded to two individuals, including Caroline Gilmore of Manhattan University.
Gilmore, a senior scheduled to graduate in December 2025, is a civil engineering major with a structural engineering concentration and a minor in mathematics. She has a 4.0 GPA and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, as well as Chi Epsilon, the civil engineering honor society. A native of West Harrison, NY, she currently has a structural engineering internship at Conlon Engineering in Norwalk, CT.
Said Frederick Bonato, Ph.D., Interim President of Manhattan University, “We are incredibly proud of each of our scholarship recipients. Manhattan’s School of Engineering has long enjoyed a highly regarded reputation for its rigorous academic requirements and the placement of our graduates in well-respected businesses or academic institutions for advanced degrees.”
In addition to Ms. Gilmore, the Manhattan University recipients, their home towns, and majors include:
- Fares Al-lahabi – Civil Engineering - Bronx, NY
- Amer Baker – Civil Engineering - New York, NY
- Steven Castillo – Civil Engineering - Yonkers, NY
- Nathan Dass – Civil Engineering - Yonkers, NY
- Vanessa DiPilato – Mechanical Engineering - Staten Island, NY
- Sabrina Kievit – Civil Engineering - Pleasant Valley, NY
- Volovymyr Kurchak – Civil Engineering - Yonkers, NY
- Caitlin Martin – Civil Engineering - Brooklyn, NY
- Andrew Santiago – Civil Engineering - Yonkers, NY