Nat ional Of f ices Volume 30, Issue 1

A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION

May 2016

Elected Officers

Allan J. Hauck Board Chair

ahauck@calpoly.edu

Cheryle Goodale Vice Board Chair

cgoodale1@hotmail.com

Jim Carr Treasurer

jkcarr1@ualr.edu

Norma Jean Andersen Secretary

anderson@mnstate.edu

Association Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organization Members

A C C E N E W S

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Roger Liska, Professor and Chair of the Department of Construction Dcience and Management for Clemson University, received the first ACCE Mark Benjamin Lifetime Achievement Award at ACCE’s February meeting in Mobile, Alabama. This award, to be given annually, is for “an individual who has demonstrated a profound service to construction education and the development of the next generation of construction professionals.”

Dr. Liska has been an active member of ACCE since 1978 and has served as chair of all of the council’s standing committees and officer positions, including president. Since becoming involved with ACCE, Roger has served on 25 accreditation teams for post-secondary construction education programs in the United States. Of these, he’s served as chair of 23 teams. He’s also served on accreditation teams to post-secondary construction education programs in China, Canada, England, Scotland and Ireland over the past 20 years. His career truly demonstrates the extent and depth of his commitment to construction.

This award is named in memory and honor of Mark Benjamin, a past President of ACCE and President & CEO of Morley Builders in Santa Monica, California who lost his life in a tragic accident in 2013. ACCE was honored to welcome Mark’s son, Matthew Benjamin, along with Bob Given, Mark’s long-time colleague at Morley Builders, to help present this first award. Matt shared thoughts and remembrances about his father and spoke of his father’s commitment to his work with ACCE. Matt was presented with a plaque of appreciation by Dr. Hauck.

Dr. Liska received another honor just one month later when Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. recognized Roger with their Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award ~ given to a select few who have contributed much to the industry.

Congratulations to Roger on his remarkable career and on his well-deserved honors. * * *

REMINDER TO ACCE MEMBERS:

May 31st is the deadline for letters of nomination for the ACCE Mark Benjamin Lifetime Achievement Award.

Roger Liska, Matt Benjamin, and ACCE chair Allan Hauck

ACCE IS ON THE MOVE! Effective May 11, 2016,

our national office has a new address:

825 W. Bitters Road, Suite 103 San Antonio, TX 78216

Editor: Maggi Williams

When volunteers give of their time and talents without reward of fame or fortune, organizations benefit and things happen. Projects and initiatives are started, others get inspired to be part of the movement and progress is made.

Leadership comes in two forms: formal and informal, sometimes called official and unofficial. Within every organ-ization regardless of its financial structure (for-profit or non-for-profit), there are both types of leaders. And the dynamics of every organization is interesting no matter where the lead-ership comes from. For those organizations that allow the freedom of both leadership styles to prosper, they receive benefits many times over from the contribution of all leaders and participants.

When a person takes a leadership position, serves as a willing participant, gives of their time and talents, devel-ops and grows their passion for the work they do and the contributions they make over a lifetime, that achievement grows within that person and the contributions make the organizations a better contributor to their mission and vision. Then, if an individual makes that contribution to a wide vision, or an industry, that lifetime achievement should be recognized. In this edition of ACCE News, there are 2 lifetime achievement recognitions that deserve additional mention.

Dr. Roger Liska, working out of Clemson University has been recognized with the first annual Mark Benjamin Lifetime Achievement Award. Roger has spent his lifetime making his presence known through his work for the construction indus-try. Roger’s contributions have been many – many places, many organizations, many thousands of personal hours of time and talents toward improving the construction industry and its strength for the future. Dr. Liska’s accomplishments are so many, they cannot be listed without more time, space and would easily leave something out. Just one example is his single-handed accomplishment of obtaining for the AIC’s Certification Tests the ANSI accreditation; this was estimated that it would have cost AIC over $100,000 and take 6 years; Roger did this with little out-of-pocket cost and in a much shorter time. See, even with this example, there are so many other accomplishments that are left out – how many thousands of students have benefited from his teaching and program

leadership – and so much more! Mark Benjamin would have been the first to vote for Roger as the first recipient; we are blessed to have Mark’s son Matthew to make this initial presentation, along with long-time family friend and business associate Bob Given in Mobile, Alabama.

James (Jim) Goddard is another example of a person whose lifetime has been dedicated to improving the educa-tion of students going into the world of construction. For over 40 years, this Kansas State professor has participated in more than just the classroom. Serving on many com-mittees within ACCE and ASC, Jim has lent his leadership and guidance in all areas, even with the leadership of ACCE as its Chief Elected Official (President/Board Chair) for 2 years (4 years if you count the Vice-president/Board Chair role). Jim has led many, many Visiting Teams throughout the years and has participated in train-ing both at ACCE and ASC, in addition to the committees Jim has led at K-State.

These men are only two of the many who have dedicat-ed their efforts, their time and talents to our industry and the education of the future leaders of the construction industry. Look around you – you will see others who contribute a tremendous amount to the future of construc-tion and to the future leaders who will carry on the tradi-tion of giving without reward. May we see those contribu-tions and make their reward a recognition and a “thank you” for what they give and how they positively impact everything and everyone around them.

Thanks to all of you. It is your contribution of time and talents which makes ACCE successful.

Focus On

  A M e s s a g e f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t , M i c h a e l M . H o l l a n d

A LIFETIME OF PASSION AND WORK

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Kansas State’s James Goddard Receives ASC Lifetime Achievement Award James Goddard, Professor of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, has been honored with the Associated Schools of Construction Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented on April 15th at the ASC’s 52nd annual international conference at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and is for an individual who has made significant lifelong contributions to construction education.

The award is given annually to recognize those who have worked throughout their careers to develop and advance construction education through the sharing of knowledge, inspiration, and guidance, as well as the promotion of excellence in curricula, teaching research and service. “This is a proud accomplishment for Jim and an amazing “bragging point” for our department,” said Ray Yunk, Professor of the Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science at K-State. “This prestigious award accurately reflects Jim’s career and contributions to construction education.”

Goddard, who has been with K-State for more than 40 years, teaches in and coordinates the University’s Construction Science and Management program. He has advised a number of award-winning construction management teams, the K-State student chapter of AGC and the Pi Chapter of Sigma Lambda Chi, the international construction honor society.

He is a past president of ACCE and has chaired many of the council’s accreditation teams. For several years Jim was the primary trainer of accreditation visiting team members. Jim is also a past president of the Associated Schools of Construction and in 2000, received its Outstanding Educator Award. Congratulations to our colleague and friend on this prestigious award.

K-State’s Ray Buyle Receives the 2016 ASC Regional Teaching Award Ray Buyle, Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science and Tointon Construction

Management Chair at Kansas State University, has received the 2016 Associated Schools of Construction Regional Teaching Award. The recognition is presented annually to untenured or tenure track faculty with two to six years of teaching experience at an association member school. It recognizes the faculty member’s contribution to construction education, excellence in teaching, service to the ASC and dedication to the construction profession.

Buyle’s areas of expertise are construction management and design-build project delivery. His current teaching assignments include construction operations, construction methods and equipment, current trends in construction, and computer applications in engineering and construction.

Kennesaw State University Wins 2015 NAHB Outstanding Student Chapter Award KSU Construction Management’s National Association of

Home Builders (NAHB) student chapter competition team recently attended the International Home Builders Show in Las Vegas, NV. While in attendance, the student chapter competed in the 2015 National Residential Construction Management Competition. Thirty-four universities from across the country (such as the University of Denver, Cal Poly, Purdue, Penn State, Michigan State, and BYU) submitted proposals to construct a multi-staged diverse housing project located in Fredericksburg, Maryland. The proposals included Green building, scheduling, estimating, project management, marketing, and financing. The KSU team placed tenth overall in the competition. The biggest highlight of the trip is winning NAHB Chapter of the Year out of 150+ student chapters across the nation. Student chapter President J. Wes Fishburne was recognized as an Outstanding Student of the Year and chapter advisor Dr. Charner Rodgers was inducted as a member of the National Student Advisory Board and appointed chairperson of the awards and recognition committee.

The NAHB Team consisted of J. Wes Fisburne, Myles Cardenas, Morgan Haas, Ronald Jones, Teigh Dooley, and Veryl Rosser. Also three observers attended the competition Jason Santos, Christopher Kim, and Rebecca Barber. The student chapter advisor is Dr. Charner Rodgers.

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John Brown University John Brown University construction management students took first place at the second annual American Institute of Con-tractors (AIC) Ethics Competition, a national construction ethics competition and conference hosted by the AIC in San Diego, California. JBU won the inaugural competition in 2015 and returned to defend their title in 2016.

Oregon State University Oregon State University School of Civil and Construction Engineering hosted Henry Petroski of Duke University on April

28th for a lecture about America’s infrastructure entitled “Infrastructure in Perspective.” This talk is adapted from Petroski’s re-cently published book, The Road Taken: The History and Future of America’s Infrastructure.

America’s infrastructure today is often described as inadequate, crumbling, and mediocre at best. The most recent report card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 2013, gives our roads a grade of D, our bridges a C+, and our infra-structure overall a D+. In his talk, sponsored by Kiewit, the background, status, and future of selected aspects of our infrastruc-ture — among them highways, traffic control devices, bridges, and the funding for such things — were discussed in the context of technology, finance, and politics, all of which are interrelated.

Colorado State University

Utilizing its connections with industry, the CSU Construction Management Program is always seeking new methods to give students every advantage as the future leaders of construction. The development of specialized ‘boot camp’ style courses is just one such method of immersing students in the latest technologies used by the industry. This past December, AGC recog-nized CSU for “giving students the edge” by presenting their ACE Construction Education Challenge Award to the program.

The boot camp courses give students exposure to state-of-the-art software and processes as taught by industry experts currently using them in the field. These limited size, five-week classes focus on identifying and understanding the current practices and applications of specif-ic subject matter.

“The boot camps provide the opportunity for our department and our industry to partner in building a CM Program of excellence at Colorado State University,” said Department Head Mostafa Khattab. “The students receive exposure to the current practices in our industry, the department faculty interact with industry professionals on current challenges in the market-place, and our industry gets to influence and recruit the top students in our program.”

John Brown University John Brown University hosted the 5th Annual Disaster Shelter Design Competition on

April 21-23 on JBU’s Siloam Springs campus. JBU partnered with Samaritan’s Purse to find innovative disaster response shelters. A panel of shelter experts evaluated the shelter designs for possible implementation in relief efforts worldwide.

“A competition like this is a great resource for everyone involved,” said Mark Ter-rill, assistant professor of construction management and competition coordinator. “This compe-tition provides some of the region’s most innovative engineering, architecture, and construction management students an opportunity to create practical solutions to real-world problems, like the current refugee crisis.”

This year’s competition scenario was based on needs of refugees currently fleeing to Albania and Macedonia from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The transitional shelters were required to be easily transported and constructed, light-weight (under 440 pounds), spacious enough for a family of four, culturally appropriate for the given situation, support a year or longer of transitional living, and cost less than $1,500 to reproduce.

Nine teams from universities in Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, and Arkansas submit-ted preliminary shelter plans in November and presented their refined prototypes for rigorous testing for earthquake sustainability, heat retention, overnight habitability and wind re-sistance.

Overall, teams were scored not only on their shelter’s performance on the individual events, but also on their presentations detailing their shelter’s schematics, design and materi-als. University of Arkansas at Little Rock received first place for this 3-day event, along

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Jeff Wilkes, Mostafa Khattab, and Kayla Boos

An emergency shelter design yields to the wind machine, affectionately named

“The Wolf."

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with achieving the highest sustained wind load (130 mph for over 2 minutes). UALR Coach Hank Bray has been involved with the Shelter Competition since its inception five years ago and was extremely pleased with the outcome.

New to this year’s competition was an emergency shelter construction test. Samaritan’s Purse supplied each team with a kit of lumber, plastic sheeting, tools, nails, wire and corrugated tin. Teams were evaluated on their ability to quickly de-sign and construct emergency shelters from the given materials. The team from John Brown University won this two-hour timed event.

For more information of how to participate in future competitions, visit JBU’s website.

ACCE HQ Re-Do Pardon our dust! ACCE headquarters has been in the same San Antonio location since April 9, 2004. We’ve lost our

lease, so as they say ~ we’re moving on! As we go to press with this issue of ACCE NEWS, our locale is changing, but the locals remain the same. ACCE, Mike, and Billye will be open for business as usual this week – with as few interruptions as possible. Below is a time-elapsed sequence of our progress.

While our surroundings are not quite ready for guests – they will be soon. So, if you are in San Antonio, drop by for a visit! Our phone, website and email are unchanged. ACCE’s new HQ address is:

825 W. Bitters Road, Suite 103, San Antonio, TX 78216

ACCE is happy to share news of your special events, programs, or awards with fellow ACCE members in our bi-annual newsletter.

~ Send your breaking news as it occurs to Billye Hall ~ bhall@acce-hq.org

Construction zone!

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ACCE Accredited Programs Shine

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS At the 2016 International Builder’s Show, NAHB announced Residential Construction Management Competition winners. The Home Builders Institute administers the NAHB Student Chapters on behalf of the NAHB, allowing students studying construction to have access to all the benefits the association offers home building industry professionals. We are pleased to recognize these ACCE programs that made such outstanding contributions.

Four-Year College Programs: Two-Year College Programs: 2nd Place: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (CA) 3rd Place: State University of New York at Delhi (NY)

4th Place: University of Florida (FL)

5th Place: University of New Mexico (NM)

Rookie of the Year: University of Minnesota, St. Paul (MN)

Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma (OK)

Outstanding Student Chapter Award: 1st - Kennesaw State University (GA)

Outstanding Student Awards include: Scott Heath, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Trenton Wayne Crouch, Tarrant County College South

Jason T. Davis, East Carolina University Erick Martinez, Texas A&M University

Eric Adkins, Illinois State University Erik Sifuentes, Texas State University

J. Wesley Fishburne, Kennesaw State University Austin Anderson, University of Florida

Madison Hoxsie, Michigan State University Jeremiah Cunningham, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Joseph Bryson, Northern Kentucky University Michael James Hurt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Aaron White, Pennsylvania College of Technology Michael Godoy, University of North Florida

Henry Jonathan Hitchcock, State University of New York at Delhi\ Drew Sylvia, Wentworth Institute of Technology

AGC Foundation 2016 Scholarship Recipients

FROM ACCE ACCREDITED/CANDIDATE PROGRAMS We congratulate all recipients of 2016 scholarships. A total of 87 students from ACCE accredited/candidate programs received awards. Undergraduate recipients will receive $2,500 annual, renewable scholarships. Graduate students are awarded $7,500 over two years. For a

complete listing and information about applying for future scholarships, please visit the AGC Foundation

University of Alaska Anchorage—2 Northern Arizona University—1 Arizona State University—1 California State University Sacramento—1 Central Connecticut State University—1 Florida International University—1 University of Florida—2 Georgia Southern University—1 Kennesaw State University—1 Boise State University—1 Illinois State University—1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville—1 Purdue University—4 Indiana State University—1 Ball State University—1 Kansas State University—5 University of Louisiana at Monroe—1 Wentworth Institute of Technology—2 Michigan State University—3 Ferris State University—1

Eastern Michigan University—1 Minnesota State University, Mankato—2 University of Southern Mississippi—2 University of Central Missouri—1 University of Nebraska, Lincoln—-6 University of Nevada—1 Alfred State College—1 State University of New York, Delhi—1 North Dakota State University—4 University of Cincinnati—1 Oregon State University—5 Clemson University—5 Texas A & M University—8 University of Houston—1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute—4 Central Washington University—1 University of Washington—4 Washington State University—3 University of Wisconsin, Stout—3 Milwaukee School of Engineering—1

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ACCE Accredited Programs Shine

2015-2016 REGIONAL WINNERS -- ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS OF CONSTRUCTION STUDENT COMPETITIONS We are pleased to recognize ACCE accredited/candidate programs as ASC regional winners for 2015-2016 for their outstanding achieve-ments through strong leadership, instruction, preparation, attention to detail, and thorough follow-through on the team’s part.

COMMERCIAL: Region I Drexel University, 1st

Roger Williams, 2nd

Alfred State University, 3rd

Region II Virginia Tech, 1st

Clemson University, 2nd

Region III University of Cincinnati, 1st

Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2nd

Bradley University

Region IV North Dakota State, 3rd

Region V John Brown University, 1st

University of Texas at San Antonio, 3rd

Region VI Colorado State University, 1st

University of Alaska Anchorage, 2nd

Region VII California State Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, 1st

California State University, Chico

California State University, Sacramento

DESIGN-BUILD:

Region I Roger Williams University, 1st

Alfred State University, 3rd

Region II University of Florida, 1st

Region III Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1st

Ball State University, 2nd

Ferris State University, 3rd

Region IV Kansas State University, 2nd

Missouri State University, 3rd

Region V University of Oklahoma, 1st

Region VI Weber State University, 1st

Colorado State University, 2nd

Region VII University of Washington, 3rd

MIXED-USE:

Region VII Central Washington University, 1st

University of Washington, 2nd

Oregon State University, 3rd

HEAVY-CIVIL:

Region I Drexel University, 1st

Roger Williams University, 2nd

Alfred State University, 3rd

Region II Auburn University, 1st

Region III University of Cincinnati, 1st

Ferris State University, 2nd

Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville, 3rd

Region VI Colorado State University, 1st

Boise State University, 2nd

University of Alaska, Anchorage, 3rd

Region VII California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1st

California State University, Chico, 2nd

California State University, Sacramento, 3rd

PRECONSTRUCTION:

Region III Ohio State University, 2nd

University of Cincinnati, 3rd

HEALTH CARE:

Region III Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1st

California State University, Sacramento, 2nd

Purdue University, 3rd

HEAVY HIGHWAY:

Region IV University of Central Missouri, 2nd

Missouri State University, 3rd

Region IV John Brown University, 1st

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 2nd

SPECIALTY DIVISION:

Region IV Missouri State University, 1st

North Dakota State University, 3rd

CONCRETE SOLUTIONS:

Region II Virginia Tech, 2nd

Region III California Polytechnic State University, 1st

Arizona State University, 2nd

ELECTRICAL:

Region III California Polytechnic State University, 1st

Arizona State University, 2nd

OPEN COMPETITION: (Not split by Regions):

Integrated Project: California State Chico, 2nd

Auburn University, 3rd

Mechanical: Oregon State University, 1st

Colorado State University, 2nd

California State Polytechnic SLO, 3rd

Virtual Design & California State Polytechnic SLO, 1st

Construction: Colorado State University, 3rd

Sustainable University of Florida, 1st

Building & LEED: Colorado State University, 2nd

University of Washington, 3rd

Preconstruction California State Polytechnic SLO, 1st

Services: Colorado State University, 3rd

Determining

Project Risk: Oregon State University, 3rd

Electrical: California State Polytechnic SLO, 1st

University of Cincinnati, 2nd

California State University, Sacramento, 3rd

Concrete University of Florida, 1st

Solutions: California State Polytechnic SLO, 2nd

California State University Sacramento, 3rd

Spring 2016

Visiting Team Agenda

Volume 30, Issue 1

We would like to extend a special “Thank You” to all our ACCE Visiting Team Members for sharing their time and expertise to complete our Mission.

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Ball State University East Carolina University Missouri State University Northern Kentucky University

State Fair Community College

University of Alaska, a 2-year program

University of Alaska, a 4-year program

Weber State University

ACCE Fall 2016 Accreditation Visits Dates & Team Members to be determined

PILOT PROGRAMS

Eastern Kentucky University Kerry Slattery, Chair Neal Callahan Tulio Sulbaran Hazem Elzarka, MIT

Minnesota State University, Mankato Charles Berryman, Chair Souhail Elhouar Ed Wygnal Will Roudebush, Somek Ghosh, MIT

Minnesota State University, Moorhead Jim Carr, Chair Mikael Anderson Frank Dellaripa  

REGULAR VISITS

2-YEAR PROGRAMS:

Baton Rouge Community College John Gaver, Chair Steve Bloess Dwayne Fitzpatrick

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS:

John Brown University James Goddard, Chair Mikael Anderson Frank Dellaripa

MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS:

Louisiana State University Roger Liska, Chair Randy Rapp Gokhan Celik, MIT

PILOT PROGRAMS: Kansas State University SUNY Delhi University of Arkansas, Little Rock University of Florida California State University, Chico

REGULAR VISITS: Central New Mexico Community College Colorado State University Drexel University Michigan State University Washington State University

Visiting Team for LSU Masters program Left to right - Josh Round (Industry Observer), Roger Liska (Chair),

Randy Rapp (Team Member), and Gokhan Celik (MIT)

ACCE Fall 2015 Accreditation Visits

University of Arkansas, Little Rock Construction Management Department – Professor Michael Trammel, Department Chair

University of Florida College of Design, Construction, & Planning – Dr. Robert Ries, Director

University of Washington Department of Construction Management – Dr. William Bender, Department Chair

2-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS:

Central New Mexico Community College Applied Technologies Department – Professor Dave Ruff, Program Chair State University of New York, Delhi Technology Division Professor Steve McKeegan, Program Chair

4-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS:

California State University, Chico Dept. of Construction Management – Professor Joel Arthur, Coordinator

Colorado State University Construction Management Program – Dr. Mostafa Khattab, Department Head

Drexel University Construction Management Program – Dr. Christina Fiori, Program Director

Kansas State University Dept. of Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Science – Dr. James Goddard, Coordinator

Michigan State University School of Planning, Design, & Construction – Professor Tim Mrozowski, Coordinator

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Renewal of Accreditations At the February 2016 meeting, the Board of Trustees granted the following accreditations for six (6) years:

… Mid-Year in Mobile ...

Knights of the round table … Fred Hart, John Schaef…., Robert Ries

Jehnell and Dan Dupree Roger Liska with Pam Pullum

Mike, Roger, & Roger’s wife, _____

Billye joins in the celebration of Roger’s award

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Chair Training — Executive Committee — All Welcome Reception

are open to all

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We’re on the Web!

www.acce-hq.org

ACCE is Linkedin! Be sure to

visit us!

American Council for Construction

Education

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Phone: 210-495-6161 Fax: 210-495-6168

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President & CEO mholland@acce-hq.org

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Executive Assistant bhall@acce-hq.org

Please Note: ACCE’s Founder’s Award Nominations for the year January 1, 2015—December 31, 2015 have been extended to MAY 23, 2016! Further information may be found by clicking the

Founder’s Awards button on the Industry page of our website—or call 210.495.6161

For more details on the Annual or Mid-Year meetings, go to: www.acce-hq/news/annual-and-mid-year-meetings/

Please encourage your colleagues

in the Atlanta area to attend!

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