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• The Mechanical Electrical Specialty Contractors team competed recently in the ‘final four’ of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s student competition in Palm Springs, Cal. Team members Donnie Arant, Chris Triptow, Dan Kopecky, Joe Bracken, Miranda Mueller and Anne Barry took home second place.
  
  
• A student team placed fifth in a field of 29 teams at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) student competition in Las Vegas. This was the first time a UNL team had attended the event. The team also received the “Rookie of the Year” award. Team members Jason Studt, Deanna Eliker, Nick Dolphens, Jason Cobb, Brett Harsh, and Mike Poulton were led by faculty advisor Chuck Berryman.
  
  
• Two UNL Construction Management students took the top prizes in the James L. Allhands essay competition. Amy Stevens, who graduated last December, received first place and Zac Gemar took second place. There were twenty entries in this national Associated General Contractors contest. The subject of the winning essay was “The Company’s Role in Improving Construction Safety.”
  

Amy Stevens always liked to get outside opinions from friends and family, but “it was not until I took it to Professor Bruce Anderson that I received extremely insightful critiquing,” Stevens said in an email interview.

Bruce Anderson is a lecturer from the department who was involved in the essay’s preparation.

“Her ‘coachable’ attitude is one of Amy’s major assets,” he said, “Amy is very accepting of advice, and never appears defensive.”

Awards and recognition received by these students obviously reflect positively on the individual and the institution.

“These types of awards give our whole department a great lift,” said Anderson. “We know prospective employers react very affirmatively to such honors in student applicants’ resumes.”

The Blueprint extends our congratulations to the students and faculty of the Construction Management department. Keep up the great work!