The Roofing Alliance has announced the recipients of its Melvin Kruger Scholarship for the 2025-26 academic year.
This year’s new scholarship recipients are:
- Jonathan Burt II, studying skilled trades at Henry Ford College, Dearborn, Mich.
- Noah Donahoe, studying construction management at Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Aldyn Hartman, studying building science at Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
- Erin McCoy, studying construction management at University of Florida, Gainesville
- Lainie Morgan, studying architectural design at University of Florida
- Caleb Morrison, studying civil engineering at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Graham Roh, studying building science at Auburn University
- Kyle Zirigner, studying construction management at Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio
The Roofing Alliance Melvin Kruger Scholarship Program offers three scholarship opportunities. All categories are open to employees of roofing industry companies, their spouses and their dependent children, as well as construction management students enrolled in undergraduate level or students enrolled in CTE programs or schools (regardless of industry affiliation). Learn more about the scholarship categories.
In addition, the Roofing Alliance renewed 11 Melvin Kruger Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. The recipients include:
- Caylin Angel, who is attending Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, W.Va.
- Evan Cady, who is attending Western New England University, Springfield, Mass.
- Cole Celano, who is attending University of North Florida, Jacksonville
- Kennedy Jones, who is attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, N.C.
- Cecelia Krumholz, who is attending University of Minnesota: Twin Cities, Minneapolis
- Hallie Lemmon, who is attending West Virginia University, Morgantown
- Piper Lewis, who is attending Boston College
- Brayden Morford, who is attending Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
- Alexis Petty, who is attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Ind.
- Melina Risi, who is attending Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
- Kennedy Stockton, who is attending University of Arkansas at Little Rock
The Roofing Alliance awarded $55,000 for scholarship renewals and $32,000 for new scholarships for a total of $87,000 for the 2025-26 school year. To date, 173 students have received $1.252 million in scholarship awards.
For more information about the Melvin Kruger Scholarship Program, click here or contact Alison L. LaValley, CAE, the Roofing Alliance’s executive director, at alavalley@nrca.net.
