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An Evening to Remember: Ram Built Gala
Colorado State University President Larry Edward Penley stepped up to the podium in the candlelit ballroom. Holding up his glass to make a toast, he said, "Few of our academic programs can demonstrate a more direct connection to economic vitality than construction management, a program that has lourished as an extraordinary partnership between the University and industry."
At the May 6 Ram Built Gala, 600 alumni, friends, construction professionals, faculty, staff, and students joined President Penley in toasting to 60 years of construction education at Colorado State — and to the University/industry partnership that has contributed to the program's success.
Guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, complimentary formal portraits for all attendees, dinner and wine, an awards presentation, a slide show of the past 60 years, a champagne toast, and dancing. A live auction featuring such items as a champagne balloon light, a Colorado ishing trip, and a double magnum bottle of Joseph Phelps 2001 Insignia wine, raised $12,000 for the James Parnell Student Professional Development Fund.
Top photo: “When everyone walked into the ballroom and saw how beautiful it looked, they knew this would be a special night,” said Department Head Larry Grosse.
Bruce Ferguson (above left), ’66, received the 2006 Hall of Honor Award and Sue Wagner-Renner (above right), ’95, the 2006 Ram Built Hard Hat Award. Both were recognized for their support of construction education.
Unveiled Plans Spark Excitement
Sixty construction industry presidents and CEOs were invited to meet Colorado State University President Larry Edward Penley at a special President's Reception held on the evening of the 2006 Ram Built Gala. But something else was also in store: the unveiling of architectural renderings for the remodeling and restoration of the Industrial Sciences Building, along with a proposal floor plan.
President Penley introduced industry leaders Mike Haselden of Haselden Construction, LLC, and Bruce Ferguson of Gerald H. Phipps, Inc. Haselden and Phipps announced their companies' pacesetting gifts to establish the new Haselden Construction, LLC, Pre-Construction Laboratory and the Gerald H. Phipps, Inc., Lecture Hall. The leaders then challenged other industry members to join them in supporting the project and enhancing their relationship with the University by creating named classrooms on behalf of their respective companies.
'These gifts from Haselden Construction, LLC, and Gerald H. Phipps, Inc., will allow the Department of Construction Management to strengthen an already world-class program as it prepares to address the needs of a rapidly changing industry,' said Penley.
JE Dunn Construction Classroom
Many of our employees in the Rocky Mountain region and in our other offices around the country are graduates of the construction management program at Colorado State,' says Steve Hamline, president of JE Dunn Construction. 'Our company prides itself on hiring the best and brightest college graduates.'
Hamline adds that the reputation Colorado State's CM program has for turning out some of the best graduates in the industry was a major factor in our decision to donate $50,000 to the department to support the JE Dunn Construction Classroom.
Located on the second floor of Guggenheim Hall, the new JE Dunn Construction classroom has undergone changes to reflect the company's image and projects. Some of the walls have been painted in 'JE Dunn Construction' blue, and a brushed steel logo sign has been installed. Tack boards have been recovered in the company's corporate colors.
Future plans call for mounting boards that illustrate and describe Colorado projects the company is working on and that provide information about JE Dunn Construction's national locations and career opportunities.
'We want to convey to these students that JE Dunn Construction is the place they want to begin their careers and that professional and personal growth opportunity is unlimited for high-performing individuals,' notes Hamline. 'We believe in the program and want to support its growth. After all, these graduates are our future and the future of the industry.'
"It is this extraordinary partnership with industry, I believe, that has built Colorado State’s construction
management program into the largest
and most highly respected construction management program
in the country. – Larry Edward Penley, |
Scholarship News Forty-eight scholarships totalling $75,050 were awarded for FY 2006-2007. A new scholarship was awarded this year: The American Society of Professional Estimators/ Eugene L. Joerns. Scholarship. |
Fund-Raising Update CFMA Scholarship At a recent golf tournament/ fund raiser, the Construction Financial Management Association raised the balance of funds needed to complete a $50,000 endowed scholarship. Heavy Construction Management Endowed Chair Initiative Goal: $3 million Amount raised as of 6/30/06: $1,000,000 Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association Asphalt Laboratory A $55,000 campaign to raise funds to support the creation of the CAPA Asphalt Lab was completed. CAPA also provided $150,000 of new equipment for the laboratory. James Parnell Student Professional Development Fund Goal: $250,000 Amount raised as of 6/30/06: $129,284 Named Rooms JE Dunn Construction Classroom (named in 2005) in Guggenheim Hall: $50,000 donation. Gerald Phipps, Inc., Lecture Hall in the Industrial Sciences Building: $50,000 pledge plus in-kind donation to complete the restoration and remodel. Haselden Construction, LLC, Pre-Construction Laboratory in the Industrial Sciences Building: $250,000 |