Contact Sarah Bruckner, 949-553-9500

IRVINE, CA  In the third year of the Dale and Bea Stuard National Housing Endowment Education Fund, students pursuing future studies in the homebuilding industry received $25,000 grant money.

After careful application review by BIA/OC members and education representatives, 13 students from southern California were awarded anywhere from $500-$3,000 toward their choice of academic institution.

Dale Stuard, who is the past chairman of the National Housing Endowment of the NAHB (NHE) and former president of the Building Industry Association, Orange County Chapter (BIA/OC), and his wife, Bea, presented their gift to the NHE in pursuit of encouraging students to select homebuilding and related fields as their life’s work. Over the past three years, they have increased the amount of donated money to support more students continuing their education in the field.

Thomas Blair, Michael Duby, Kristen King, Jan Lim, Magdalena Lojewska, Anastasia Mylonas, Sally Nicholson, Judy Perez, Benjamin Prunean, David Prunean and Leon Wood all were selected as recipients. John Gonzalez and Jacob Hahr have received funds for the second year after demonstrating outstanding academic performance and dedication to the industry.

For more information about the Dale and Bea Stuard National Housing Endowment Education Fund, please visit www.biaoc.com or contact Lawrence Jones at 949-553-9500x 125.

The Orange County Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/OC) is a non-profit trade association representing more than 900 companies employing over 112,000 people affiliated with the home building industry. The BIA/OC mission is to promote proactive participation in the development of economic and community issues in Orange County. The BIA/OC is affiliated with the California BIA and the National Association of Home Builders.