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The Schweiger Memorial Scholarship Fund, an annual scholarship program formed by , will reward $37,000 in scholarships to 13 students from Oregon and Washington at an April 20 ceremony at the Governor Hotel.

The students were chosen out of a field of 42 applicants for their high level of work in pursuit of careers in construction and construction-related fields. Depending on the ranking given to them by the fund’s selection committee, each student will receive between $2,000 and $5,000 toward their school bills.

Mike Johns, vice president of operations for Advanced American Construction, said the program rewards the students for their hard work, while also giving them a chance to meet and network with people in the industry.

The program was created in 1999 as a tribute to Forrest Schweiger, who lost his life in a construction accident at age 26. In 2002, with the death of his father Konrad Schweiger, the fund’s name was changed to honor both of their deaths.

鈥淚t became really based on someone we knew, and this is a way we could give back money donated by a lot of different people as a memorial,鈥� Johns said.