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Construction program golden anniversary celebration: Call for Luminaries

In the spring of 2025, the Durham School is gearing up to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of its Construction Program, which has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of construction education for over 55 years. The Golden Anniversary celebration is slated to take place in April 2025 at the school's new home on the City campus in Lincoln: the state-of-the-art Kiewit Hall.

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Kiewit Hall is scheduled to open for Spring semester 2024.


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A team from Durham School of Architectural Engineering won three major awards at the AEI International Student Design Competition April 14-16.

Durham School team, Waters earn awards at AEI International Student Design Competition






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Anayeli Martinez Real is client services manager for Kiewit Building Group's commercial construction district and a Nebraska construction engineering alumnus.
March 05, 2019 - Construction engineering alumnus Anayeli Martinez Real's unique path to management in Kiewit Building Group is featured in Construction Dive's "2019 Women in Construction" series.  Full Story

Sarah Drummey (center), a master's student in architectural engineering, was chosen as the 2018 ACEC Scholar of the Year, a scholarship program that gives preference to students who intern at consulting engineering firms.
February 18, 2019 - Architectural engineering graduate student Sarah Drummey and Brad Strittmatter of Olson Associates confirm that an internship can give engineering graduates a leg up in job market.  Full Story

NESCO's Dalton Rabe and eSAB's Daniel Johnson
February 14, 2019 - With Engineers Week (E-Week) just around the corner (Feb 17-23), NESCO’s Dalton Rabe and eSAB’s Daniel Johnson discuss the Nebraska Engineering student experience and how the big college has the feel of family.  Full Story

NFL star Ndamukong Suh, a former Husker football player and a Nebraska Engineering construction management alumnus, has helped recent graduates Matt Stier and Brynne Schwabauer with not only a scholarship but also a mentoring relationship.
February 12, 2019 - Alumnus and NFL star Ndamukong Suh is giving back through a Nebraska Engineering scholarship and continues to help a pair of recent graduates in their professional journeys.  Full Story

Fadi Alsaleem, assistant professor of architectural engineering.
January 25, 2019 - Nebraska engineer Fadi Alsaleem has a patent pending for a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology that will allow a soft material to perform complex computing and respond without the need of a conventional computer system.  Full Story

Bill Quatman, general counsel for Burns & McDonnell, on Feb. 18 will discuss the lessons learned from the 1981 Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse.
January 06, 2019 - Years before the Oklahoma City bombing or the 9/11 attacks, the 1981 collapse of the skywalks inside the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri was called “the most devastating structural collapse ever to take place in this country.”  Full Story

Grisel Ramirez, a 2017 construction management graduate, earned the 2018 Staff Award from Turner Construction.
December 10, 2018 - Grisel Ramirez, a 2017 construction management graduate and founder and former president of Women in Construction Management Club, has earned the 2018 Staff Award from Turner Construction.  Full Story

Tim Wentz, associate professor of construction management, is retiring after "exactly 25 years" in the College of Engineering.
November 30, 2018 - As he nears retirement after "exactly 25 years," native Nebraskan and construction management faculty member Tim Wentz feels blessed to have had a unique career at the university and the college he attended.  Full Story

Timothy Koch, vice president and engineering principal at HDR Inc., discusses "Industry Challenges - Design, Construction and Operation of SBIoT Systems" during the Smart Building and Internet of Things workshop on Nov. 9 at Scott Conference Center.
November 20, 2018 - The first Smart Building and Internet of Things (SBIoT) workshop, hosted on Nov. 9 by the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, focused on finding ways to integrate smart technologies into buildings.  Full Story

Carrick Detwiler (left) and Clarence Waters are among the six University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty chosen for named and university professorships from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.
November 16, 2018 - Engineering faculty Carrick Detwiler and Clarence Waters are among the six Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty chosen to receive named and university professorships from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.  Full Story

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