The Larry Rash Memorial Scholarship 2025

Larry Rash grew up building with LEGO bricks in grade school. As a young adult, he studied drafting and architecture at D. Russell Lee Vocational School near Cincinnati, Ohio, where he also had a co-op position at Steed, Hammond and Paul Architects. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering Technology from the University of Cincinnati in 1982 and gained his registration from the State of Wisconsin in 1996.

Larry worked for Ryland Homes for over 20 years. In 2010, Larry joined Davis Bews Design Group (DBDG) in Tampa, Florida. Around the office at DBDG, Larry provided QA reviews of every plan before it left the office, researched building codes, and provided quality feedback to drafters so that they understood the why behind specific building requirements and regulations. Larry also regularly attended local builder association meetings and kept staff and clients up to date on changes and trends in the industry.

Larry enjoyed being challenged and one of his favorite hobbies included visiting and photographing architectural sites in his spare time. His life passion was designing homes where families could live out their dreams. We know that he would be honored to sponsor young individuals pursuing careers in architecture.

SkillsUSA is America's proud champion of the skilled trades. We're a student-led partnership of education and industry that's building the future of the skilled workforce. Representing nearly 400,000 career and technical education students and teachers, SkillsUSA chapters thrive in middle schools, high schools and college/postsecondary institutions nationwide. Our mission is accomplished through the SkillsUSA Framework of Personal Skills, Workplace Skills and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics, which is integrated into classroom curriculum.

To be eligible to apply, applicants must be:

• a registered member of a SkillsUSA chapter

• an 11th grader, 12th grader, or current college/post-secondary student

• enrolled in an architectural drafting program, or closely-related field

• planning to continue architectural drafting training at a college, certificate program, or apprenticeship in the 2024-2025 academic year, or the academic term immediately following high school graduation.