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The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, supports innovative and effective programs that further education, training and research in the residential construction industry. “The National Housing Endowment recognizes the important issue of the lack of quali-fied faculty in residential construction management programs and is proud to provide this support to ACCE,” said Gary Garczynski, endowment chairman.

In February 2009, a grant of $25,000 was made to ACCE to provide a scholarship of up to $7,500 each year to help with expenses for a candidate for an advanced degree in Construction Manage-ment with an emphasis on Residential Construction. The successful candidate for this scholarship will have experience in residential construction and a desire to teach at the college level. This part-nership will help to produce quality faculty for ACCE accredited programs for the future and help to increase the number of students pursuing a career in residential Construction Management.

The Dupree Construction Education Fund/National Housing Endowment Scholarship will be awarded in August 2009 for the first time. We are very grateful to the National Housing Endow-ment for their foresight in recognizing the need for this award and helping to establish the funding. We look forward to working with the National Housing Endowment to continue to enhance the quality of education in Construction Management by assisting future faculty with expenses during their graduate studies.

For additional information about the requirements of the scholar-ship and application material, please visit our website at acce-hq.org. You will find information under Career Opportunities, Scholar-ships or simply click the AWARDS button on the home page.

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May 2009

Elected Officers

Robert Segner President

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Steve Nellis

Vice President Steve.nellis@hotmail.com

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Keith Bisharat

Treasurer bisharat@ecs.csus.edu

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Allan Hauck

Secretary ahauck@calpoly.edu

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National Office

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Dupree Education Fund Scholarship

ACCE funds another graduate level scholarship in the amount of $5,000 yearly to a candidate for a degree in Construction Management with a desire for a career as faculty at an ACCE accredited program. This scholarship will be awarded in August 2009 for the second time. We were pleased to award the scholarship in August 2008 to Jonathan Elliot, a candidate for a Master’s Degree from Colorado State University. Information on the Dupree Education Fund Scholarship can be found on the ACCE website.

ACCE Founder’s Award: The Founder’s Award was created in 2006 to recognize individuals, companies, or organizations that, through their efforts over the past calendar year, have had a profound affect on Construction Education. Additional information on the award, as well as nomination forms, can be found on our website at ace-hq.org. Don’t miss the deadline!! Nominate your choice of a deserving individual, company, or organization today.

National Housing Endowment makes a $25,000 scholarship

grant to ACCE

Why is it that architects and engineers are perceived to be professionals and contractors are seen as something else? Is it licensure?? Is it education? Is it a lack of good public relations work? What it is, is a reality in our society and the built-environment community. Contractors are required to be licensed in over 25 states, and our education is as demanding as any of the other “professionals.” Contractors are not given the respect we deserve and that is an injustice. Contractors on all levels take the risk of making a concept become a reality in bricks and mortar, concrete and glass, wood and steel. Contractors have the responsibility of managing a process and taking the liability for weather, multiple companies, multiple consultants, cash-flow, financing, insurance, bonding and a variety of trades, while trying to run a business themselves. So why is the perception different from the other disciplines in this industry? How do we bridge this gap in perception or perhaps, in reality?

Certification of the professional constructor is one way we can continue to prove who we are and what we can do. Both the American Institute of Constructors and the Construction Management Association of America have created a certification for professionals in the construction industry. Each association has developed a comprehensive certification program and is soliciting individuals to become certified to show the individual’s continued competence and capabilities in this industry, through a process created by our peers and designed by professionals in the certification field. Just as Certified Public Accounts (CPA), Professional Engineers (PE) and Registered Architects (RA) have gone through a rigorous education and a professional “apprenticeship,” Certified Professional Constructors (CPC) and Certified Construction Managers (CCM) have shown to the industry, as designed by their peers, they too are capable, competent and worthy of recognition as a professional in the industry.

There are continued efforts to bring constructor certification to the forefront to owners and contractors alike. The academic world has supported (pushed) the constructor certification effort – it now time for owners and contractors to support (pull) constructor certification into the next level of respect and requirement for the industry. I hope to continue to see growth in the recognition of constructors as professionals. We need your support and the support of all professionals in our industry. I hope to see the recognition that those of us who have proven our professionalism grow in ranks and in recognition from our fellow professionals. With your help, it will happen.

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Mid Year Meeting 2009 Guests of meeting attendees enjoyed a won-derful day in the sun in Florida — learning more about Jacksonville and visiting St. Augustine, the oldest city in America. With so much history and good fellowship, the day was an outstanding success enjoyed by all!

Be sure to catch the “Memories Book” that Suzanne Segner prepared — it will be at the registration desk in Columbus!

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Accreditations Granted by the Board

Indiana State University Construction Management Program Dr. Jim Smallwood, Chairman

Southern Polytechnic State University Construction Management Department Dr. Khalid Siddiqi, Department Chair

University of Southern Mississippi School of Construction Professor Desmond Fletcher, Director

Columbus State Community College Construction Management Program Mr. David Busch & Mr. Dean Bortz, Co-Coordinators

Eastern Michigan University Construction Management Program Dr. James Stein, Program Coordinator

Georgia Southern University Department of Construction Science & Management Dr. Brian Moore, Department Chair

Renewal of Accreditation

Winter time in Florida cannot be beat!! Sunny days and crisp evenings provided a back drop for a productive, well attended meeting by 130 people. Several issues by various committees were presented to the Board of Trustees for consideration and approval, as they worked to improve and move forward the mission of ACCE.

We were please to have Lee Orosco, National Specifications Manager with Carollo Engineers, share information about CSI and how it can impact Construction Management education. Steve Thomas, Associate Director of Research, Construction Industry Institute, made a presentation on CII followed by a CII Best Practices Workshop led by Manny Garcia. Information on these presentations may be found on our website under Meetings and Events.

We want to extend a warm welcome to the following new attendees at this meeting and hope to see them again often: Professor Ronald Baier Florida International University Dr. Dennis Bausman Clemson University Dr. Walter Boles Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Lee Ellinson Indiana State University Mr. William Baulk CIS Consulting Group Mr. Bryan Grassing Bergelectric Corp. Mrs. Jane Hanna Construction Educational Foundation, Dallas Professor Mohamed Hegab California State University, Northridge Mr. Sean Hollister Barton Malow Company/ Michigan State Advisory Board Professor James Jones Ball State University Dr. Soon-Jas Lee Texas State University Mr. Gregory Mankevich NECA Mr. Pablo Maturana Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Mr. Grant Mendeljian Turner Construction/Michigan State Advisory Board Professor Thomas Mills Virginia Tech Dr. Leslie Rosso LSU Mr. Jim Simmons Skanska USA Dr. James Stein Eastern Michigan

In addition, a great time was had by all on our Friday dinner cruise on the historic St. John’s River — great food, fellowship, dancing, a spectacular sunset!

ACCE Mid Year Meeting Update

Dinner Cruise was great fun and fellowship for all!

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Visiting Team Agenda

Central Connecticut State University Mike Emmer, Chair Shawn Strong James Hogan

Columbus State Community College Fred Hart, Chair Tom Burns Robert Palmer

Southern Polytechnic State University John Gaver, Chair Kerry Slattery James Braswell John Pierce, MIT Gonzolo Tomarelli, MIT

University of Southern Mississippi Jay Newitt, Chair Charles McIntyre Cheryel Goodale Gregory Lasker, MIT Brian Wasserman, MIT

Fall 2008

ACCE volunteers shared their time and expertise while serving on 7 different Visiting Teams in the fall 2008. In the spring 2009, Visiting Teams will visit an additional 9 sites. We would like to thank these individuals for their contribu-tions and their time and commitment to our Teams.

Spring 2009 California State Univer-sity, Sacramento Roger Liska, Chair Richard Burt Dwayne Fitzpatrick Gerald Knapp, MIT Scott Sumner, MIT

Central Washington University David Rogge, Chair Rebecca Mirsky Joe Slobojan Brian Moore, MIT

Illinois State University John Schaufelberger, Chair Jim Caldwell Bob Meyer Craig Passley, MIT

Milwaukee School of Engineering Richard Kafonek, Chair David Batie George Harris Brett Christiansen, MIT Bruce Bockhorn, MIT

SIAST—Palliser Campus Larry Grosse, Chair Ed van der Bogart

State University of New York at Delhi James Goddard, Chair Mike Cooley Susan Carson Robert Pyle, MIT Jeff Miller, MIT

University of Louisiana at Monroe Dan Dupree, Chair Greg Mitchell

Dave Stayshich

Washington State University Leon Copeland, Chair Robert Cox Tamara Crooks Jeong Han Woo, MIT Tom Logan, MIT

Western Carolina University David Dando, Chair Mostafa Khattab Travis Chapin Carla Sly, MIT Ron Holt, MIT

Eastern Michigan University Charles Berryman, Chair Chris Soelberg Pam Dullum Georgia Southern University James Gill, Chair Jim Carr Jack Kinnaman Drew Yantis, MIT Arup Maji, MIT

Indiana State University Craig Capano, Chair Sean Foley Charles Avery Mike Mezo, MIT

Building Construction Management Education in the Philippines

As the Cebu State College of Science and Technology (CSCST) in the Philippines instituted a new Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineer-ing, an agreement was reached to include all the Construction Manage-ment courses from the Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Construc-tion Management Program. The decision was made to call it a major in Construction Management within the Civil Engineering Degree Program and design it as a five-year degree program. As an Associate Professor in Construction Management at Northern Kentucky University, Paul Cooper served as a visiting professor at CSCST during the time of the program

formation, from November 12, 2007, to July 1, 2008. The Construction Management (CM) major is the first CM Program in the Philippines and is modeled after the program at NKU. Paul has taught for 23 years at NKU and has been the developer, Program Coordinator, and De-partment Chair of the Construction Manage-ment Program during this time. During his sabbatical, he team-taught first year courses with the Civil Engineering faculty.

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Three professors were singled out as Outstanding Educators for their top-notch efforts at the NAHB Student Chapter activities at the International Builder’s Show in January 2009. We are pleased to recognize Russ Peterson, Texas A&M University in the junior faculty category; Barney Kahn, Pennsylvania College of Technology, from a two year college; and Patrick Pannell, South Dakota State University, from a four-year university.

Dr. Richard Burt was appointed head of the McWhorter School of Building Science in August 2008 at Auburn University, bringing a strong background in construction and construction education with him. A native of Princes Risborough, England, Richard received his Masters Degree and Doctorate from Texas A&M University.

Dr. Allan Hauck and California Polytechnic State University recently played host to Mr. Gonzalo Tomarelli with DuocUC Chile

for an exchange of ideas and information. You will remember that Mr. Tomarelli participated in our Annual Meeting In July 2008.

Associated Builders and Contractors’ educational affiliate, the Trimmer Education Foundation, presented its 2009 John Trimmer Excellence in Teaching Award posthumously to Professor Michael O’Dea of Purdue University. The award recognizes an outstanding college or university professor in a Construction Management Program. “ABC is pleased to honor the memory of such a strong proponent of the merit shop construction values at the university level,” said Kirk Pickerel, ABC president and CEO. “Professor O’Dea was a dedicated supporter of free enterprise and open competition in the construction industry. We applaud his efforts to help shape the next generation of construction professionals, and it is an honor to recognize him with this well-deserved award.”

During a meeting in California in fall 2008, several of our members had the opportunity to visit with Chuck Swensen and his wife Pat. He reports feeling well and moving forward with his health issues.

Dr. John Murphy has recently accepted the Dean position for the College of Architecture at the University of Texas San Antonio. Congratulations to John!! We are looking forward to having a new neighbor!

Joining John at UTSA is Dr. Yilmaz Karasulu who will be a professor in the Construction Management Program. The San Antonio neighborhood is growing.

As a follow-up on in-ternational studies featured in November 2008 ACCE News, Paul Cooper from Northern Kentucky University has shared his experiences in the Philippines.

Around ACCE

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COMMERCIAL: Region I Roger Williams University, 1st Wentworth Institute, 2nd Region II University of Florida, 1st Auburn University, 2nd Region III Michigan State University, 1st Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2nd Ferris State University, 3rd Region IV None Region V University of Arkansas—Little Rock, 2nd Texas A&M University, 3rd Region VI Colorado State University, 1st Region VII Central Washington University, 1st Washington State University, 2nd University of Washington, 3rd DESIGN-BUILD: Region I Roger Williams University, 1st Central Connecticut State University, 2nd Pennsylvania College of Technology, 3rd Region II Clemson University, 1st Southern Polytechnic State University, 2nd Best Presenter—Paul Belobraydr of Georgia Southern University Region III Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1st University of Cincinnati, 3rd Region IV University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Omaha), 2nd North Dakota State University, 3rd Region V Texas A&M University, 1st University of Oklahoma, 2nd Region VI Arizona State University, 1st Brigham Young University, 2nd Colorado State University, 3rd Region VII Washington State University, 3rd RESIDENTIAL: Region IV Missouri State University, 1st Region VI Arizona State University, 1st Region VII University of Washington, 1st Central Washington University, 2nd California Polytechnic State University, 3rd

ACCE Accredited Programs Shine

We are pleased to recognize ACCE accredited programs as ASC regional winners for 2008-2009 for their outstanding achieve-ments, through strong leadership, instruction, preparation, attention to detail, and thorough follow through on the team’s part.

AGC NATIONAL COMPETITION WINNERS

HEAVY-CIVIL: Region I Roger Williams University, 1st Pennsylvania College of Technology, 3rd Region II Virginia Tech, 1st University of Florida, 2nd Best Presentation—Auburn University Region III University of Wisconsin, Stout, 1st Ferris State University, 2nd University of Cincinnati, 3rd Region IV Minnesota State University-Moorhead, 1st University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2nd Missouri State University, 3rd Region V University of Oklahoma, 1st University of Louisiana at Monroe, 3rd Region VI Weber State, 1st Colorado State University, 3rd Region VII California Polytechnic State University, 1st Central Washington University, 2nd Washington State University, 3rd OTHER (Not split by Regions): Graduate: Auburn University, 3rd Mechanical: California Polytechnic State University, 1st California State University, Sacramento, 2nd Oregon State University, 3rd LEED: California Polytechnic State University, 1st Brigham Young University, 2nd Precon- Virginia Tech, 1st struction: California State University, Chico, 2nd Marine: Oregon State University, 1st California State University, Chico, 2nd University of Washington, 3rd BIM: California Polytechnic State University, 1st University of Florida, 2nd California State University, Chico, 3rd Multi-Family University of Washington, 1st Central Washington University, 2nd California Polytechnic State University, 3rd DPRisk Brigham Young University, 1st Boise State University, 3rd Electrical Arizona State University, 1st California Polytechnic State University, 2nd Purdue University, 3rd

COMMERCIAL: Colorado State University, 1st

Central Washington University, 2nd Roger Williams University, 3rd

DESIGN-BUILD: Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1st

Clemson University, 2nd

HEAVY CIVIL: California Polytechnic State University, 1st

University of Oklahoma, 2nd

ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS OF CONSTRUCTION STUDENT COMPETITIONS — 2008-2009 Regional winners

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ACCE Accredited Programs Shine National Association of Home Builders

Despite today’s challenging conditions for the housing industry and the economy, NAHB Student Chapters hosted its largest Residential Construction Management Competition ever during this year’s International Builder’s Show. The competition featured 66 teams. Winners took home various awards including cash awards, calculators, team and individual plaques and the first-place champions flew home with the student Chapters divisional trophy and noise cancellation head phones. ACCE accredited programs receiving awards include:

Two-Year Programs: Pennsylvania College of Technology took second place; John A. Logan College was recognized as rookie of the year.

Four-Year Programs first place winner: Brigham Young University; third place winner: California Polytechnic State University; and fifth place winner: Texas A&M University For the second year in a row, an Outstanding Student Chapter award went to the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln, for 3rdPlace.

Associated Builders and Contractors ABC held its ninth annual Student Construction Management Competition during the 2009 ABC National Convention. Teams of four students from 20 colleges and universities across the nation competed for cash and prizes, as well as the “Construction Management Champions” title. The 2009 Winners are:

ESTIMATING: PROJECT MANAGEMENT/SCHEDULING: SAFETY: 2nd — Louisiana State University 1st — University of Washington 1st — University of Washington 3rd — Auburn University 2nd — University of Florida 2nd— University of Cincinnati 3rd — University of Cincinnati 3rd— Brigham Young University

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CHAMPIONS: (team with the highest overall total points) 1st — University of Washington 2nd — University of Cincinnati 3rd — Brigham Young University 5th — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

STUDENT ESSAY WINNERS: University of Cincinnati Value Engineering: A Student’s Perspective Logan Hanneman

Purdue University Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Election and its Potential Effect on the Construction Industry Kip Goulder

University of Southern Mississippi How Looming Times Affect Construction Companies’ Traditional Practices Blasé Gaude & Joey Davion

STUDENT CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIEDNTS: Student Chapter of the Year Student Chapter Award of Excellence Student Chapter Award of Merit Pennsylvania College of Technology University of Southern Mississippi University of Wisconsin—Stout

National Housing Endowment

The following ACCE Accredited programs were recently awarded grants of $100,000 each from the National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of the National Association of Home Builders. The Homebuilding Education Leadership Program (HELP) grant is gifted to two-and four-year colleges and universities to help create, expand or enhance existing residential construction management programs. North Dakota State University ● Colorado State University Purdue University ● Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University

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An essential part of the Columbus experience, the city’s distinctive downtown districts are full of fun things to see and do — and we will be located in the center of it all. At the heart of the Arena District is Nationwide Arena, the bustling North Market, Huntington Park, and The Cap at Union Station. This area is filled with inviting eateries, exciting sports events and outstanding architecture. The Short North Arts District boasts art galleries, boutiques, trendy nightspots and restaurants. South of downtown are historic German Village and the adjacent Brewery District. On Friday evening we will take a short walk to the Ohio Statehouse, which is right next door, for dinner in the Rotunda. As you can see by the accompanying picture, the Rotunda is beautiful and the Statehouse is rich in history. It promises to be a unique dining experience for all!

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Construction Education Mid Year Meeting 2010

Albuquerque, New Mexico February 17—20, 2010