core purpose
To strengthen the business environment for our member firms through government advocacy, political action, and business education.
Mission Statement
“Professional engineers and surveyors dedicated to building a better California.”
2022 Scholarship winners

Every year, the ACEC California Scholarship Foundation seeks the best and brightest engineering and land surveying students in California and awards scholarships to them. Over the years, ACEC California has awarded over $650,000 in cash grants to hundreds of outstanding students.
ACEC California, Orange County Chapter announced the recipients of the 2021 – 2022 Scholarship Foundation awards. The Orange County Chapters Scholarship Foundation annually awards scholarships to deserving graduate or undergraduate college students working toward a degree in engineering or land surveying, with the top award recipients nominated to apply for the ACEC National scholarship competition.
For more information contact our Scholarship Chair Director, Chris Diaz at chris@diazyourman.com
this year our chapter awarded 5 recipients totaling $24,000
Mika Carty
Environmental Engineering
Cal State Fullerton
Ava Mattis
Environmental Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
Olivia Ernst
Mechanical engineering
California Institute of Technology
Mariam Youssef
civil engineering
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
kirill rogovoy
civil engineering
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona