Concrete Industry Management (CIM) eNews
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Congratulations to all our graduates!
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Next NSC meeting at New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will play host for the next CIM NSC and Board of Directors' meeting on June 19-20. For more information on the meeting, please contact
Nicole Maher.
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Chico State Patrons host
networking events
The Chico CIM Patrons hosted a fall and spring student networking event which had more than 20 Patron companies participating. In April, the Patrons group met on campus where students presented their capstone projects and had the opportunity to network for
CIM
internship and career opportunities.
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Photo credit: Jason Halley/University Photographer
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Photo credit: Jason Halley/University Photographer
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Chico State students win NPCA Design Competition
Several Chico State students attended the NPCA's The Precast Show 2019 in Louisville, KY, where they competed in the first ever NPCA Design Competition. The students were given a real-world project that had originally been specified as cast-in-place and were challenged to convert the project to precast. The teams needed to consider all of the production, operational, safety, cost and logistical facets of the project. The judges selected Chico’s team as the winner. As the winning team, Chico received $2,000 for the students and a $5,000 donation to their school program. To find out more, watch this
video!
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Chico State celebrates student leaders
Fourteen Chico State students were recently honored with Student Leadership awards, recognizing their exceptional service, achievement and mentorship. One of the students honored with the President's Academic Excellence Award, was CIM student Damien Bonis.
According to CIM program coordinator Feraidon Ataie, “Damien is an outstanding student. While maintaining a strong GPA, he has been active in community service projects with Chico’s Sierra View Elementary School and Inspire High School, as well as in CIM research projects. He is indeed a role model for other Chico State students.”
To read more about Damien and other students honored,
click here.
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MTSU CIM students study abroad in England
The School of Concrete and Construction traveled, for the fourth time to Constructionarium, the National Construction College in Bircham Newton, England. Twelve CIM and three Construction Management majors traveled with Mr. Jon Huddleston and Dr. Marcus Knight, CIM faculty. Students flew into London, toured the sights and traveled into the country to Bircham Newton. There, the students were divided into job functions, given titles, live in dorms and work from sunup to sundown for five days to complete a scaled-down replica of an actual structure in England. This year the group completed the Brewery Wharf Footbridge while making friends and memories with their peers.
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Spring Internship Day
Due to the overwhelming number of employers asking about full-time graduates, the CCM Internship Speed Interviewing Day needed a whole day to assist 18 employers and 42 students for six-minute interviews each. New in 2019, we added an afternoon of “slow, scheduled interviews” in which seniors were able to schedule interviews in advance with any of 21 employers to talk about opportunities.
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CIM Patron's spring meeting and Jim Speakman Memorial Golf Tournament
This year, CIM was determined to grow our largest annual fundraiser and made the annual golf tournament only for CIM affiliated companies with the focus on employers of alumni. Now able to see past the building seed money, the goal was to make adjustments to the tournament that would result in sustainable annual funds with a focus on scholarships.
The Patron’s group heard the call and had the most successful tournament ever with $108,140 raised! Price increases for a foursome, a record number of teams registered (54 total teams) and a few cuts to costs helped to make this year a new baseline for fundraising annually. Patrons' plan to take a similar strategy with their fall efforts and voted to double the capacity of the fall Skeet Shoot to allow for growth.
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NJIT CIM students attend Concrete on the Rocks Convention
CIM students
Jason Coppola, Catherine Miguelez, Reem Dewedar and Robert Stephens, as well as Dr. Mohamed Mahgoub joined industry consultants and professionals at the 5th annual Concrete on the Rocks Convention on May 25. Located at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, the event was hosted by the New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate Association. This event provided a great opportunity for our students to network with experts in the concrete industry.
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Eight NJIT CIM students attend New Jersey ACI Dinner
Eight students from the NJIT ACI Student Chapter attended the ACI dinner held at Galloping Hill golf course on Tuesday, April 16. Undergraduate students Nikolaos Benyamin, Wayne Rawlins, Mohamed Hassan, Omar Moussa, Ahmad Chaudhry, Catherine Miguelez and Paul Bosin attended as well as graduate student Mohab Hussein.
David Hawes, PE and Pulaski Skyway resident engineer and Michael McDonagh, PE and senior technical principal presented “UHPC for the Design and Construction of the Pulaski Skyway Bridge.” Their presentation discussed the challenges encountered and solutions that were developed while installing more than 5,000 cubic yards of ultra-high-grade performance concrete (UHPC).
We would like to thank our sponsors, ACI NJ Chapter, for making it possible for our students to participate in this meeting and to Emily Rich for hosting the event.
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Texas State CIM mentioned in Yahoo Finance article
Texas State University
's undergraduate degree in Concrete Industry Management has recently been featured in
Yahoo Finance
's "16 Unusual College Majors and Where To Find Them." Read the entire
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Second semi-annual golf tournament fundraiser a success!
The Texas State CIM Patrons Board hosted its second semi-annual TopGolf fundraiser in Dallas, Texas on April. 4.
The inaugural fundraiser was held in Austin last October. The Patrons plan to host another fundraiser event in Houston in the fall of 2019.
With the success of these two fundraising events, we plan to continue hosting these golf events and rotate around between Austin/San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.
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On the road with Texas State CIM
The Texas State CIM students and faculty were on the road during the 2018-19 school year at numerous professional conferences. Recently, the group has attended NCPA's The
Precast Show 2019
in Louisville, KY during the week of Feb. 28-March.
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Recognizing CIM Founding Father, Ward Poston
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Ward Poston is considered one of three founding fathers of the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. The story goes that back in 1994, three material salesmen in Tennessee saw a problem after being asked to guest lecture to a class about concrete. Who was going to move into their roles in the future and be the next generation of salesmen, managers and leaders the concrete industry? Ward was not only part of that trio that planted the seed to grow CIM, he and others worked hand in hand with industry and the state of Tennessee to develop the curriculum and courses.
In the 20 years since, Ward has promoted the program wholeheartedly and has been a critical piece in the success of CIM and within the university, community and industry. Ward has helped guide the MTSU CIM Patron’s group, providing the history and perspective of a 30-year seasoned professional to many along the way. He is intimately involved with the program and Patron's group, attending meetings, events and always present to interact with students.
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To recognize his dedication to our program, MTSU CIM brought Ward to Las Vegas during World of Concrete to honor him, along with the National Steering Committee. Chris Davenport, CIM class of 2000 and President of Southern Concrete Machinery, spoke with the group about the impact that Ward’s friendship and guidance has had on him, as a person and professional. MTSU and NSC give a special thanks to Ward
for all he has done to promote and grow our program locally
and nationally.
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