Prince George’s Community College and construction company Gilbane Building Co. are partnering on scholarships for students working to complete degrees in construction management, engineering and information technology.
Gilbane is contributing a total $60,000 across three years, starting this past fall, to benefit 30 Prince George’s Community College students who need assistance with covering tuition and fees. The scholarships amount to $2,000 per person, split over the course of two semesters, and the community college is now selecting its second cohort of students for the upcoming fall.
“Construction is a white, male-dominated field,” said Ato Pinkrah, Gilbane’s manager of economic inclusion and community affairs for the Mid-Atlantic region, noting that the industry’s gaps are both national and regional. “It’s the right thing to do.”
Ato Pinkrah is Gilbane Building’s managing director of economic inclusion and community affairs for the Mid-Atlantic region.
