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Kris Bess

Graduate Program Manager
Civil and Construction Engineering
krisbess@byu.edu
(801) 422-2831
430 EB
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Steve Shumway Appointed Director, School of Technology; Two Department Chairs Renewed for Second Terms

June 30, 2021 02:23 PM
Shumway replaces Barry Lunt as SOT Director, Aaron Hawkins and Norm Jones renewed for second terms as engineering department chairs
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Construction Management Win at ASC Leads to Scholarship Donation from Beavers Charitable Trust

April 13, 2021 02:09 PM
The Beavers Charitable Trust recently donated $25,000 to BYU Engineering to fund scholarships for heavy civil construction students at BYU.
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BYU Engineering wins high awards at Institute of Transportation Engineers Mountain District Conference

By Rachel Smith
September 16, 2020 01:30 PM
Two teams of BYU Civil Engineering students won first place in competitions at this year’s Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Mountain District Conference. Students competed in two competitions: the Traffic Bowl and the Kell Competition. Students Camille Lunt, Logan Bennett and Bruce Wang placed first in the Traffic Bowl. Natalie Gray, Sami Lau and Bruce Wang took first place in the Kell Competition. Second place of the Kell Competition was awarded to another BYU team, comprised of students Logan Bennett, Justin Hunter and Camille Lunt.
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U.S. Department of Transportation awards $1M grant to consortium including BYU

By Rachel Smith
September 07, 2020 01:30 PM
BYU, along with three other universities, will use the grant to research strategic implications of changing public transportation travel trends.
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BYU team wins first place in Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition

By Rachel Smith
April 08, 2020 12:00 PM
The Weidman Center-sponsored team won first place in the competition for the second year in a row, maintaining their reputation of excellence in ethics.
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BYU College of Engineering earns spot on U.S. News & World Report "Best Grad Schools" list

By Rachel Smith
March 23, 2020 12:09 PM
U.S. News & World Report recently announced the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering earned a spot on its annual “Best Graduate Schools” list along with BYU's Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering graduate programs.
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Clyde Companies donate $300k to BYU Engineering professorship

By Rachel Smith
March 06, 2020 05:05 PM
The $300,000 donation will support education in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction and Facilities Management within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering.
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King & Diane Husein donate $5M to BYU College of Engineering; support ethics and integrity initiatives, student development

January 06, 2020 09:01 AM
King Firoz and Diane Husein have made a $5 million donation to the BYU College of Engineering in support of student development efforts focused on ethics and integrity
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Jay P. Christofferson

Professor, Program Coordinator, Construction and Facilities Management
jay_christofferson@byu.edu
(801) 422-6302
368-E CB
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Michael Scott

Associate Professor, Civil & Construction Engineering
michael.scott@byu.edu
(801) 422-6324
430-M EB
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From BYU to billion-dollar projects at Bechtel

September 29, 2017 03:38 PM
It’s not always easy to figure out what you want to study in college. Kim Irwin came to BYU over 30 years ago thinking she wanted to be a home economics teacher. But, after working a summer job on a construction site, she realized her heart belonged to civil engineering. She is now a principal vice president of Bechtel National, serving as the project manager of a multi-billion-dollar project.
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