Pulte Family Charitable Foundation Pledges Scholarships to UW Construction Management Students
Published November 07, 2025
UW construction management students Austin and Liam Schlichting, brothers from West Concord, Minn., complete a lab to find the right mixture for cement to “slump” correctly, while group members from Assistant Instructional Professor Shawn Griffiths' class look on. (UW Photo)
Thanks to a generous gift from the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, two full-ride scholarships will be awarded each year to community college students transferring into the University of Wyoming’s Construction Management Program.
Each William J. Pulte Scholar in Construction Management will receive an annual award, renewable for a second year, covering the full cost of tuition.
“These scholarships will be vital in helping to support the pressing construction workforce need across Wyoming and also to support community college students, who might not have had an opportunity to attend UW,” says Francois Jacobs, the Roy L. and Caryl L. Cline Distinguished Professor in Engineering.
In establishing the fund, the Pulte Foundation says it seeks to support “students who are passionate about and dedicated to the construction industry and who demonstrate a strong work ethic, ambition, integrity, humility and kindness.”
Eligible students must be Wyoming residents transferring from in-state community colleges with a GPA of 2.8 or higher.
The Pulte Foundation’s investment comes at a pivotal moment for UW’s Construction Management Program, which has seen noteworthy growth since its launch in 2019. In just six years, the program has expanded from 24 students to 200, and from one faculty member to six. The scholarships are designed to strengthen the pipeline between Wyoming’s community colleges and UW, ensuring that more students can pursue a four-year degree in a high-demand field.
The Construction Management Program already maintains a strong partnership with Casper College, including co-taught courses that help smooth the transition for transfer students. The new scholarships will build on these efforts, opening doors for more Wyoming students to continue their education and to meet the state’s growing construction workforce needs.
The Pulte Foundation’s ties to both Laramie and the construction industry run deep. PulteGroup Inc. -- one of the nation’s largest homebuilding companies -- counts Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn among its properties. The Pulte Foundation has made significant philanthropic gifts to UW since taking ownership of the Hilton Garden Inn in October 2023.
