Each lecture in the series and every scholarship is made possible entirely your generous sponsorship.

The Paul Zia Memorial Lecture Series wishes to express its most sincere gratitude to our 2026 Sponsors:

presenting Sponsors

Dr. J. Darrin Holt, PE

Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering

reception Sponsor

Donald H. Kline

Gold Sponsors

AECOM

Ashland Construction Company

Baker Roofing

EM Structural

McKim & Creed

Smith Gardner

Silver Sponsors

Benesch

Brasfield & Gorrie

CT Wilson

Dewberry

GFT Infrastructure

Hardesty & Hanover

Hazen

IQ Contracting

Kimley-Horn

Lysaght & Associates

Metromont

Pope Custom Homes

RK&K

Scalene Design

SEA - Triangle Chapter/SEA of NC

SteelFab

Tindall Corporation

VHB

Wetherill Engineering

WithersRavenel

Bronze Sponsors

Bennett & Pless

Duke University

HDR

Highfill Infrastructure Engineering

Moffatt and Nichol

NV5

Pickett & Associates, LLC.

Stantec

Dr. Rudolf Seracino (Zia Professor)

TM Engineering

Townsend Catalyst Coaching

Walter P Moore

WSP 

Please consider sponsoring the 2026 lecture. Presenting, Gold, Silver, and Bronze-level sponsorships are available by donating to the NC State Engineering Foundation.

To become a sponsor, please review the options in the sponsorship letter, choose a level and complete your donation through the link below. To mail a check, follow the instructions in the letter.

Note: Bronze Sponsors should complete the form online, and then look for a second email with a link to make the payment.

All funds raised for this event are collected and managed by the NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc. a 501 (c)(3) organization, tax id 56-6046987

REQUEST sponsorship INFORMATION

If you would like further information regarding sponsorship levels, please fill out the following form, and a member of the committee will contact you.

Sponsorship list updated 10/01/2026