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ENR ^Engineering News-Record enr.com LETT ERS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Janice L. Tuohman, (212) 904-3251, tuohmanj@mograw- hllLoom MANAGING EDITOR BOLSTERING EDUCATION THE NATION’S ^SCHOOLS THAT MAN- John J. Koeowatz, (212) 904-6427, kosowatzSmegraw- I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE MY TWO dateaPh.D.asafacuItyrequirementtru- hlll.com ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR cents to the industry effort to make your ly miss the opportunity in developing William G. Krizan, (212) 904-3250, krizanwOmograw- C-School Article an annual feature (ENR seasoned industry professionals, defined hlll.com 10/29 p. 26). Construction education as minimum 15 years of professional BUSINESS & ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT, LABOR, BusiNESSi Richard A. Korman, and training is a critical issue for the experience and a graduate degree, into senior editor, (212) 904-6484, kormanr® mograw-hlll.com; Costs & Marketsi Timothy J. Grogan, senior editor, (212) industry. An annual feature on the sub- any construction management program, 904-3418, grogant0mcgraw-hlll.com: Rona Nadi-Wafaiow, (212) 904-3418, rona_wafalow0mcgraw-hill.eom; Surveysi ject will have the effect of motivating CM programs struggle to attract Ph.D.s Gary J. Tulacz, senior editor, (212) 904-2295, schools with substandard programs to with any serious relevant construction lulaozg0mcgraw-hill.com: Virgilio G. Mendoza, coordinator- survey database, (212) 904-6371, improve; and reprints could become management experience to teach “meat Virgilio mendoza0mcgraw-hlll.com; Theola A. King, data processing assistant, (212) 904-3206, lheola_klng@mcgraw- valuable in attracting future generations and potato” construction courses, like nill.com: Scurcebooksi Joann Gonchar, associate eoltor, to choose construction professions, estimating or scheduling. C-schools that (212) 904-2352, ioann_gonchar0mcgraw-hill.com; Pulsei Pearl Herndon, (212) 904-6277, phemdon0mcgraw-hlll.com BRUCE D’AGOSTINO, CAE line up to fill faculty Staff with Ph.D.s to BUILDINGS Executive Director satisfy administration demands short-sell STAFF SENIOR WRITERi Nadine M. Post, (212) 904-4139 Construction Management Association of students who, in some instances, bring postn 0 mograw-hlll.com DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION America more construction experience to the MANAGING SENIOR EOITORl ENVIRONMENT Debra K. Bubln, (212) 904-6485, rublnd®mcgraw-hill.oom; Trans- McLean, Va. classroom than the professor. portatloni Aileen Cho, associate editor, (212) 904-3389, The reality is, while the burgeoning acho0mcgraw-hlll.com; Equipment & Technologyt Tom Sawyer, associate editor, information technology, (212) 904- THANK YOU. ENR DID THE CONSTRUC- Ph.D. has been completing rigorous doc- 3611, tom_sawyer0mcgraw-hill.com Power & Industrlali Thomas F. Armistead, associate editor, tion industry a tremendous service when toral requirements, teaching freshmen (212) 904-3388, tom_armlstead®mcgraw-hlil.com; it prepared the review of “The Nation’s courses and working summers at Bechtel Productsi Barbara Nathaniel, (212) 904-3239, nathanie 0 mcgraw-hlll.com C-Schools.” There’s been a lot of contro- or Turner, the industry counterpart has NEWS BUREAUS versy within the academic community on been estimating a $3^million project, Bostoni William J. Angelo, (781) 937-9265, wllliam_ange- lo®mcgraw-hill.oom; San Franclecoi David B. Rosen­ the article but the most important factor project managing a 12-story high-rise or baum, (415) 447-7832, david [email protected]; Washinotoni Tom Ichniowski, (202) 383-2255; is that ENR prepared a review of C- negotiating a design-build contract with a tom_lchnlowski®mograw-hill.oom; Sherie Winston, Schools for the first time in 20 years. The Fortune 500 firm. While the industry pro­ (202) 383-2136, shene_winstonamograw-hlll.com SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS industry needs a single source where high fessional often lacks the body of research, Birmingham, Ala.i Mary Buckner Powers, (205) 967- school guidance counselors and other curriculum development and scholarly 6320; Los Angelesi Paul B. Rosta, (310) 204-1562; Europe (London)! Peter Reina, (44-207) 249-7059; career advisors can learn more about the achievements associated with academia, Relna0btlntemet.oom available education options. I was sur- the construction professional brings an CORRESPONDENTS prised by comments from constructors in-depth knowledge and intuitiveness of Deerfield Beach, Fla.i David Kohn, (954) 429-9373; Minneapolis! Andrew Roe, (763) 494-9564; Olympia! Stephan H. Daniels, (360) 705-1244; San DlogO! Laura and other practitioners who didn’t know the construction process that can only be Lang, (760) 789-2989, Lang0KeatingLang.com; ASIA there were so many different programs. If acquired by working at length in industry. (To^o)! Dennis Normile, (81-3) 3335-9925; Sfio Paulo! Armin Schmid, (55-16) 3203-2725, [email protected]. industry practitioners don’t recognize the This experience legitimizes any seri- Las Vegas! Tony lllia, (702) 303-5699, Tonylllia0aol.com variety of educational options and the ous construction program. I don’t envy, ART DEPARTMENT progress of construction education over the construction department head who DIREGTOR! Guy Lawrence,(212) 904-3257, guyjawrence 0mcgraw-hill.com: Susan Pearsall, associate art director, (212) 904-4703, sue_pearsall0mograw-hlll.eom; Nancy the past 20 years, how can we expect mustjuggle the student’s demand for ex- Soulliard, associate art director, (212) 904-4874, those outside the industry to recommend perienced faculty and the administra- nancy soulllard0mograw-hllI.com; Maritza Hurtado, assis­ tant an director, (212) 904-6481, mar1tza_hurtado0mcgraw- our profession to others? I believe that an lion’s demand for academic requirements hill.com annual C-School review can be an impor- for a construction management program. EDITORIAL PRODUCTION PRODUCTION MANAGER! Agnes Barbara B. Montalban- tant tool to attract talent and educate oth- The symbiotic balance between the re- Salvlo, (212) 904-3243, [email protected]; ers. search-oriented Ph.D. and the experi­ Virginia J. Camasca, protfuotlon editor, (212) 904-3508, Voama8ca0mograw-hill.com; Swati Soindla, (212) 904-6428, T.J. rERRANTELLA, AIC, CPC enced industry professional develops the editorial production coordinator, 8watLSclndia@mcgraw- best of both worlds. hill.com Chairman EDITORIAL RESEARCH American Institute of Constructors WALTER H. LEHNER AIC, CPC, CPE DIRECTOR! Scott Lewis, (212 ) 904-3507, scott_lewis ©mograw-hlll.com; Constructor Certification Commission Director of Operations, Gar-San Corp. : I EDITORS EMERITUS St. Petersburg Pla. Adjunct Lecturer Howard B. 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