Region IV - North Central

News Release*

November 18, 2006

 

North Central Region IV of the Association Schools of Construction

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

 

Region IV website – http://cmdept.unl.edu/region4

During October 26-28, 2006, the North Central Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) - Region IV met at the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, Nebraska for its annual conference.  Twelve of the fifteen universities in the seven state region were represented.  In attendance were 22 university faculty and 30 teams which included about 200 students. Events included this year were the midyear meeting, Career Fair and annual Student Management Competitions.  Students, faculty and industry met for lunch during the Career Fair.  This year’s fair included 23 representatives from 9 different construction firms. The Associated General Contractors (AGC) partnered with the ASC financially to ensure a successful outcome of events. Financial support was received from AGC Chapters in Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas.  Their assistance in sponsoring the student competition is very much appreciated. 

Construction Companies in attendance at the conference were

• Lusardi Construction – San Marcos, California
• Haselden Construction, LLC – Denver, Colorado
• The Weitz Company – Des Moines, Iowa
• Walton Construction Company LLC – Kansas City, Missouri
• Kiewit Engineering Co. – Omaha, Nebraska
• Hanson-Rice Inc., Nampa, Idaho
• McCarthy Building Companies – Tempe, Arizona
• W Boyd Jones – Omaha, Nebraska
• Centex Homes –  Chesterfield, Missouri

Jim Goddard of Kansas State held a training session for those interested in those interested participating in accreditation visits for the American Council of Construction Education (ACCE).  Six university faculty attended the training session. The council is the governing body for the accreditation of post secondary construction education programs in the United States.

The Student Management Competition was the highlight of all of the ASC events. It is one of the largest of its type in the United States. Thirty Construction Management teams from eleven different universities competed in the Commercial, Heavy Civil, Design Build, and Residential divisions.  They used real plans and specifications from projects that have already been or are currently under construction. The overall intent is to place students in the “real life” project management situations.  In an 18 hour period, they must schedule, estimate, run cost analysis, and resolve several issues that arise as the project is being built.  A panel of judges from industry review and grade the team proposals that are prepared in the 18-hr time period by the students.  The proposals included the team’s plans for managing and constructing the project.  Students are asked to prepare and present their proposed ideas to the panel of judges.  This part of the competition brings to light student’s knowledge and ability to work together in an active environment that closely emulates project management reality.  In order to facilitate such an environment, the judging panel is comprised of representatives from all facets of the construction industry.  This includes the owners, architects, contractors, and engineers.

Winners of the commercial, heavy highway, and design build divisions have qualified to compete in the ASC/AGC national competition which is held in conjunction as the AGC national convention.  As for the Residential division, the winner and the two runner ups are invited to compete in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) competition in Orlando, Florida February 7-10, 2007.

This year’s competition division winners are as follows:

Design Build

 Sponsored by Lusardi Construction; Assisted by Hensel Phelps

Commercial

Sponsored by JE Dunn Construction Company

1st place – Iowa State University   (left to right) Nicole Bell Clark Bowden Josh Gaube Eric Lindquist Daniel Frohardt Tom Kinsinger   Dr. Larry Cormicle, Coach
2nd place – University of Nebraska - Lincoln (Omaha)   (left to right) Brian Shunk Dave Schulz Morgan Leaders James M. Huff Matt Alvarado Jarrod Kucera Professor Ron Haggin, Coach
3rd place – Missouri State University   (left to right) Stephen Monsanto Colin Rogers Jeff Sly Cody Elliot Dustin Hicks Mike Chiles Dr. John Reposa, Coach

Heavy Civil

Sponsored by Peter Kiewit & Sons

1st place – University of Nebraska - Lincoln   (left to right) Jordan Gregg Corey Wollen Ryan Gibbs Andrew Braun Timothy Piatt Andy Mashek (not pictured)     Dr. Jerry Stegeman, Coach
2nd place – Iowa State University   (left to right) Zach Steffen Caleb Lyon Jeff Theis Tyler Sparks Mike Grim Jesse Spain       Dr. Larry Cormicle, Coach
3rd place – Minnesota State University Moorhead   (left to right) Guy Fox Jeremy Larson Jeff Carlson Andy Huirus Mike Hass     Professor Scott Seltveit, Coach

Residential

Sponsored by Centex Homes

1st place – Missouri State University   (left to right) Brooks Innes Dan Cogswell Dan Botts Kyle Quigley Mark Daves Matt Sauer     Dr. John Reposa,  Coach
2nd place – University of Nebraska – Lincoln   (left to right) Nichole Karr Dan Barrett Mike Earley Brett Alber Nate Korger Jason Villalobos     Dr. Charles (Chuck) Berryman, Coach
3rd place – Minnesota State University Moorhead   (left to right) Tyler Gilbert Dan Palm Ryan Overbeck Travis Warren Jeremy Ecker       Professor Scott Seltveit, Coach

ASC Region IV Member Schools

*Contribution by Scott Seltveit, CPC; ASC Region IV Director

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