This scholarship was originally funded by the Urban Watersheds Research Institute and is awarded to an undergraduate student in the field of Civil Engineering or a closley related field in Colorado. Applicants must be registered to take at least 10 credit-hours of coursework per semester. Students must be in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year.
Undergraduate Scholarship
CASFM has $5,000 available to award to one student for the 2026-27 academic year. Finished application packages must be received by November 2, 2026.
Undergraduate Scholarship Application
The purpose of this scholarship is to promote interest in the CASFM organization and its goals among students and the engineering community. Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program closely related to CASFM’s goals at a college or university in Colorado at the sophomore or above level and be registered to take at least 10 credit hours of coursework per semester. Eligible programs of study include, but are not limited to: civil engineering, environmental engineering, hydrology, hydraulics, watershed management, floodplain management, stormwater management, stormwater quality, emergency response, meteorology, and climatology. The scholarship recipient will also have the option to attend the 2027 CASFM Conference. Registration and three nights’ lodging at the conference are included if the recipient commits to accepting the award at the CASFM annual lunch meeting at the conference.
Selection Process: Previous Undergraduate Scholarship recipients are not eligible. Three applicants will be short-listed based on this application and a short essay (up to 500 words; attach to application) describing their personal and career goals and how they relate to the goals of CASFM. Preference will be given to local applicants. Short-listed applicants will be notified by November 13, 2026. A panel will hold a short (approximately 20-minute) interview with short-listed applicants in mid-November. The successful candidate will be notified by December 1, 2026. Funds will be disbursed by check directly to the student.
Additional Scholarships
Recipients
Dawson is a senior studying Civil Engineering with a minor in Data Science at Colorado State University. After graduating in May 2026, he plans to start into a master’s degree focused on post-wildfire hydrology. He is interested in applying data science techniques to understand hydrologic systems, assess flooding risks, and inform hydraulic design. Teaching is one of the things that brings him the greatest joy, so he hopes to eventually pursue a professorship or find mentoring opportunities in industry.
The 2024-2025 Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Leanna Johnson. She is a sophomore studying Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Leanna is passionate about how communities connect to their water systems and the implementation of sustainable solutions. Currently, she is an undergraduate research assistant in a civil engineering and hydrology laboratory, where she is researching urban water policy trends and working on projects to communicate nature-based solutions for urban runoff. Leanna’s goal is to pursue a master’s degree focused on sustainable urban water design, ultimately working to implement green infrastructure that meets both community and environmental needs.
The 2023-2024 Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Allison Klemstein. She is a sophomore Civil Engineering student at Colorado School of Mines and will graduate in May 2026. She is considering a master’s in Hydrologic Science and Engineering through a 4+1 program. After graduating, she plans to work in the water resources sector and focus on stormwater, inspired by her coursework and enjoyment of the outdoors. At Mines, she is an officer in ASCE and her sorority, and enjoys hiking in her free time.
The 2022-2023 Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Brooke Pennington. She is a junior studying Civil Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. After graduating in 2024, she hopes to continue her education and get a master’s degree in water resources. She is passionate about river restoration, recreation, and water quality and desires to apply engineering principles to protect and promote our river systems. At Mines, she is also on the Mines Women’s soccer team and always strives to give her best performance on the field as well as in the classroom.
The 2021-2022 Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Jackson Winterrowd. Jackson is from Olympia, Washington. He is a senior civil engineering student at CU Denver graduating in Spring 2022. He plans on completing a master’s degree in Hydrologic, Environmental, and Sustainability Engineering in the Spring of 2023 also at CU Denver. After school, he plans on working in the private sector designing stormwater infrastructure and stream restoration projects that will protect communities from flood damage.
The 2020–2021 Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Josie Steffens. Josie is an Environmental Engineering student at the Colorado School of Mines, graduating in Spring 2022. While studying environmental topics at the school, she became interested in hydrology, more specifically, dams and their environmental impact. In the future she wishes to pursue this field with the hope of making a positive impact on the planet and our waterways. In her free time she likes to ski and backpack.
The 2019–2020 Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Page Cirillo. Page is an Environmental Engineering student at the Colorado School of Mines, graduating in Spring 2020. Page wishes to not only work in the field of environmental engineering, but wants to be someone who spearheads innovation to change the field. She has volunteered in the Solukhumbu Valley of Nepal and intends to continue her work there, potentially with improving the local drinking water systems.
The 2018-2019 CASFM Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Arielle Rainey. Arielle is an Environmental Engineering student at the Colorado School of Mines graduating in spring of 2020. Arielle was drawn to the water industry from understanding the importance of safe water and realizing that it is not a resource of infinite availability. She has worked with graduate students doing storm water quality research under ReNUWIt and is interning with Aurora Water in the planning and engineering division. She enjoys church activities and hiking in her free time. In the future, Arielle hopes to continue working in the water industry with the public sector.
The 2017-2018 CASFM Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Alex McPherson, a student at the University of Colorado at Denver. Alex was an educator, however, made the change to civil engineering after experiencing the impacts of the September 2013 floods. Observing the different flood mitigation projects along the front range inspired Alex to return to school in order to help Coloradans with similar projects in the future. Alex would like to be a voice in the community for smart development to avoid human and structural losses in future floods unlike the events of 2013.
The 2016-2017 CASFM Undergraduate Scholarship recipient is Daniel Sanchez. Daniel is an undergraduate in Civil Engineering at Colorado State University and anticipates graduating in the Spring of 2020. Daniel is looking to serve with Engineering Ministries International designing infrastructure in developing countries.
The CASFM Undergraduate Scholarship was not awarded this academic year.
The CASFM Undergraduate Scholarship was not awarded this academic year.
The 2013-2014 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Krystina Pacheco. Krystina is an undergraduate in Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines and anticipates graduating spring of 2015. She is involved in SHPE (Society of Hispanic Engineers) and SWE (Society of Women Engineers) at school, and when not at school, enjoys hanging out with friends and family and being outdoors.
The 2012-2013 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Jack Danneberg. Jack is an undergraduate Environmental Engineering Student at Colorado State University anticipating to graduate Spring 2014. Jack is an avid outdoorsman who hopes to solve storm water quality problems with innovative green infrastructure.
The 2011-2012 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Molly Beth Katolas. Molly is an undergraduate student at the Colorado School of Mines where she is majoring in Civil/ Environmental Engineering and anticipates graduating the Spring 2013.
The 2010-2011 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Jordan Larsen. Jordan is an undergraduate student at the Colorado School of Mines where he is majoring in Civil Engineering. He anticipates graduating May 2012.
The 2009-2010 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Charlotte Van Voast. Charlotte is an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado in Boulder where she is majoring in Civil Engineering and anticipates graduating in the Spring of 2011.
The 2008-2009 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Eric Eisinger. Eric is an undergraduate student at the Colorado School of Mines where he is majoring in Civil Engineering and anticipates graduating in the Spring of 2011.
The 2006-2007 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is James Foreman. James graduated from Ed W. Clark High School in Las Vegas Nevada in June 2004. He is currently a Junior in the Civil Engineering program at Colorado State University. After his anticipated graduation from CSU in 2008, James is planning to join the Peace Corps, where he hopes to improve water resources development in third world countries. After a stint in the Peace Corps, James hopes to return to the states and pursue a graduate degree in civil engineering.