On Feb. 12, community members celebrated Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday and the rededication of a historic monument built in his honor. Boise State University's Construction Management Association student chapter was responsible for refurbishing the statue and relocating it from the Idaho State Veteran's Home to Steunenberg Park in front of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Their efforts earned them the Outstanding Student Chapter award from the Associated General Contractors of America for the second year in a row.
Boise State University’s Construction Management Association (CMA) student group received the Outstanding Student Chapter award from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Groups at Kansas State University and California State University, Chico, took second and third place in the national competition.
“The mix of construction skills, management expertise and project savvy these groups possess is on a par with some of the nation’s top construction firms,” said J. Doug Pruitt, AGC president and chairman and CEO of Sundt Construction in Tempe, Ariz. “Looking at these students’ work, it’s easy to feel optimistic about the industry’s future.”
Pruitt noted that Boise State’s CMA student chapter, which was named the AGC’s Outstanding Student Chapter last year, was selected again this year largely for the successful relocation and refurbishment of one of the oldest Abraham Lincoln statues west of the Mississippi — just in time for the beloved president’s 200th birthday. Called “Lincoln the Emancipator,” the historic statue and its 27,000-pound base had to be carefully extracted, repaired and moved from the Idaho State Veterans Home to Steunenberg Park in front of the Idaho State Capitol. Thanks to their impressive work, the students in Boise State’s CMA chapter are being recognized as national leaders and will receive $1,500 to help finance their operations in the College of Engineering.
A panel of seven judges from the construction industry evaluated applications for the prestigious award. Groups were rated based on their accomplishments during the 2008-2009 academic year. Nationwide, there are about 200 university-level student construction groups. To learn more about Boise State’s CMA student chapter, visit its Web site.
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Media Contact: Erin Ryan, University Communications, (208) 426-4910, erinryan@boisestate.edu
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