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.

Durham School team, Waters earn awards at AEI International Student Design Competition
February 11, 2009 - <span>At the January 2009 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, the UNL College of Engineering gained several honors from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).</span>
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January 28, 2009 - <span>Grenville Yuill will return to teaching after leading The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.</span>
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October 23, 2008 - Students from UNL's Omaha Campus were treated to the advice of AE alumni and industry leaders as part of the anniversary festivities.
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September 12, 2008 - <span>Mahmoud "Moe" Alahmad, assistant professor of architectural engineering in The Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, is one of six Early Career Award winners announced July 25 by ELECTRI International.</span>
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May 08, 2008 - <span>Dick Kafonek, former chair of the UNL College of Engineering's Construction Management department in Lincoln, was recently honored with the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to construction education.</span>
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April 28, 2008 - <span>Jonathan Rathsam has been named one of approximately 35 postdoctoral fellows for 2008-09 with the National Science Foundation's International Research Fellowship Program.</span>
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April 10, 2008 - <span>The namesake for The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction</span><span>, Charles Durham, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 in Omaha at the age of 90.</span>
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March 05, 2008 - <span>A project to develop and implement automated FDD technology for commercial building centrifugal chillers by Haorong Li has been awarded $152,220 from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.</span>
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August 18, 2007 - <span>Architectural Engineering Professor Grenville Yuill has been named the founding director of the Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.</span>
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May 22, 2007 - <span>Kevin Houser, associate professor at the Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, has obtained funding for a five-year project to "Create an Alliance to Nurture Design in Lighting Education."</span>
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