people want to see leaders. they want to see leaders out there. if you see a void fill it. and then always lead by example and do the right thing. in the end contribute to your community. volunteer for projects you care about, not only will do good but they will make you feel good and in the end you will get a chance and give the chance to give back in the same way that the city build gave to you and today congratulations to you and good luck. [ applause ] thank you, before we introduce our student speakers, i would like to first thank the families for supporting these students and all of their endeavors, that is. without that support it makes it much harder to achieve what they have accomplished. and we also would like to thank community college of san francisco, thank you, and especially from the laborers, palacios. [ applause ] he drives this train, he keeps you all going. so without further adieu i would like to introduce from our construction administrative trainin
practical program that you can have truly a significant impact in your life and i know that because i m familiar with the path that you are about to start. as i too started my journey in the trades and i have been lured to the benefits that you get from construction and you know that you try to plan and you figure out what you are going to do in the morning and then in the afternoon there is real physical results and the pride from your work and the web corp builders we are proud to have many of the graduates working on our projects. and once you are in the field, the opportunities only continue. you know, it is not uncommon for people to expand their horizon and their abilities going to estimating and business development and union representatives, and becoming inspectors for the city and going into management. and you know, those were some of the practical benefits that you ultimately see and for some of you who already have a job, you are already beginning to see those, bu
now for the catb scholarships. all right. before i pass those out, i wanted to thank the construction industry advisory council, which consists of employers, educators and city partners, necessary to keep the program content current, comprehensive and competitive. these employers are fantastic to work with and especially for their role in providing internship opportunities as a gateway to long term employment within the industry. our scholarship donors for this cycle came from kathleen carroll of heroro contractors. mr. victor marques of the marques law group. miss alia of turner. david lou of ucsf and mark gerar. and mr. jeff peterson of web corp and miss judy sorro, in memory of mitch sorro. now i would like to announce the four scholarships. these scholarships represent specific achievements. the first scholarship is awarded to richard may in the amount of $500 for his dedication to the program, going above and beyond the requirements to study construction manage