William "Bill" Badger retiring May 15, 2011

It was announced today that Dr. Bill Badger will be retiring at the end of the spring 2011 semester.

A little info about one my favorite mentors:

He received his PhD from Iowa State in Civil Engineering. From 1987 through 2004 he was the Director of the Del E. Webb School of Construction. During that time he transformed the construction program from a small regional program to one of national prominence. Prior to joining ASU Bill served a long and distinguished career in the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Dr. Badger was the “The Engineer” for the United States Military Academy from 1983-85, supervising the planning, engineering, construction, and maintenance of West Point.

As the Saint Paul District Engineer (1979-82), Colonel Badger was the contracting officer for the $40,000,000 Lock and Dam Number One restoration.

Prior to this he served Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and China in addition to several stateside tours.

Bill is a Registered Professional Engineer, State of Alabama.

His professional memberships include:

Member of the National Academy of Construction (2000-present)

Associated General Contractors of America Education and Research Foundation member

Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) National Board

CII’s International Research Team, the Education Committee, and the Academic Council

Member, White House Workshop to determine National Construction Goals

President of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) organization

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member

America Institute of Constructors (AIC)

... and he recently published his book on Construction Leadership.

Bechtel Presentation tonight (3/24) - booth in USE Lobby

Reminder that Bechtel is in the USE Student lobby all day today (3/24) and Friday morning. The presentation tonight is in USE room 126.

The panel Thursday evening will consist of a video overview of Bechtel and then 4 recent graduates, (2 Construction, 2 Civil Engineering) currently working at the Dulles Metrorail, Ivanpah Solar and Desert Southwest Communications projects.

The GIS Position and Project Controls interview lists are still open for Friday on Sun Devil Career Link. The Field Engineer, Field Technician and Summer Intern positions will be coordinated at the booth in the USE lobby.

Summer Internship - Submitting Paperwork for Summer 2011

Students can submit internship paperwork by email. If you are getting things done over spring break next week just scan and send the contents directly to me at m.eicher@asu.edu

Again, paperwork can be downloaded at - http://construction.asu.edu/internships/default.html

Summer Internship Tuition and Fees

I received a recent inquiry about the cost of the one (1) credit internships, CON 296 or CON 484.

The best way to determine all fees is to go to the ASU Tuition and Fees Page:
http://students.asu.edu/tuitionandfees

On that page there is a calculator that determines the cost by college, academic year, in state/out of state status, etc. - http://students.asu.edu/costs

FIATECH’s Technology Conference & Showcase, April 18-20 in AZ

Posting a note I received from Dr. Al Chasey.

Today's Pioneers: Rounding Up Innovations & Solutions to Deliver Value

For details and to register go to http://www.fiatech.org/2011conference

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
~ Countdown to Teamwork - Astronaut Michael Mullane
~ How Walt Disney Imagineering is Using Technology to Optimize Major Capital Projects - Rajesh Agrawal, Director of Management Controls, Walt Disney Imagineering
~ The Hidden Cleantech Revolution: The Surprising Transformation of Our Infrastructure Which Will Drive Our Next Era of Prosperity - John Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Acorn Energy
~ Back to the Future - Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc.

GENERAL SESSIONS PRESENTED BY LEADING OWNERS & THEIR PARTNERS
~ Social Networking for the Rest of Us
~ FIATECH: Today's Pioneers
~ Exploring FIATECH's Projects
~ The Materials Management Enterprise
~ Safety & Savings in Capital Project Design & Construction Using Subsurface Utility Engineering
~ Welcome to the Post-PC Era
~ Concepts in Nuclear Power Plant Design, Construction & Operations
~ The Achievable Challenge: Continuous Material Control, Visibility & Mgmt Across the Supply Chain

OVER 55 PRESENTATIONS IN 15 EDUCATIONAL BREAKOUTS, INCLUDING:
~ Increasing Construction Efficiency through Lean Techniques
~ The Rapid Evolution of Mobile IT: From Concept to ROI
~ Solutions in Design and Specification Management
~ Integrated Solutions that Support Integrated Teams
~ Transforming the Capital Asset Delivery Process through Business Processes Standardization and BIM
~ ISO 15926 - A Look at Industry Usage
~ Digital Code and BIM in Construction
~ Materials Management Enterprise: Streamlining Performance through RFID
~ Modeling and Simulation
~ Scanning and Planning
~ Researching through the Roadmap: Knowledge-enabled Workforce
~ Researching through the Roadmap: Planning & Design
~ Researching through the Roadmap: Project Controls and Workforce Management
~ Researching through the Roadmap: Intelligent Job Site
~ Researching through the Roadmap: Intelligent Operating Facilities