Terracon, a provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical and materials services, announced a $10,000 grant to Iowa State University to fund fellowships for students interested in geotechnical engineering. The grant was awarded for the fourth year and will help attract top students to the university’s civil engineering graduate program. Jeff Magner, regional manager in Terracon’s Central Division, said the fellowships would foster excellence in the field of geotechnical engineering. Iowa State University’s College of Engineering has more than 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled. The Terracon Foundation encourages employees to submit grant requests each year for organizations focused on education as well as the built and natural environment. To date, the Terracon Foundation has granted more than $4 million to community organizations, universities, dependents of employees and disaster relief efforts.