Spring 2011 Newsletter - M E Rinker Sr School of Building ...

GiftsHedrick Brothers Construction Co., Inc.Hedrick Brothers of West Palm Beach recentlypledged $100,000 for a faculty internshipprogram. Interested BCN faculty will competefor this internship. If selected, they willcomplete 60-90 day stints with a medium tolarge construction firm who would be willingto help the faculty update and enhance theirconstruction knowledge during their timewith the company.Miller Construction CompanyMiller Construction ofFt. Lauderdale recentlypledged $25,000 tobe used for the RinkerSchool director’s discretionaryfunds. Thismoney will be used tooffset budget cuts andother needs for theRinker School.Dale Hedrick, BCN 1980 Harley Miller, BCN 1969 Tom Miller, BCN 1965SponsorshipsOpportunities to helpThe Rinker School has a limited budget, and there are many activities and items for whichwe could certainly use your financial assistance. In return for your underwriting of theseactivities/items, we would provide appropriate publicity about your support.In the case of events, we would be pleased to have a company representative attend theevent and say a few words on behalf of your firm. For the Newsletter, we would include aprominent credit on the back page of the Newsletter.The following is a list of events and their approximate cost to us for which your supportwould be very beneficial to the Rinker School and its students:Future Event SponsorsWelcome ReceptionSpring 2011 Hardin ConstructionHomecoming BBQFall 2011 Current BuildersGraduation DinnerFal 2011 Balfour BeattyBIM CompetitionSpring 2011 Turner ConstructionAvailable Event SponsorshipsGraduation Dinner Spring 2011 $3,500Welcome Reception Fall 2011 $6,000LEED Competition Team Fall 2011 $5,000BCN Newsletter Fall 2011 $8,000BIM Competition Team Spring 2012 $7,000NAHB Competition Spring 2012 $5,000Homecoming BBQ Fall 2012 $3,500If you need additional information, please contactDr. Abdol Chini (chini@ufl.edu).Previous Two Year’s SponsorsSpecial thanks to our past event sponsors.Commercial Team (1998 - present) -Balfour BeattyDesign-Build Team (2002-present) -Haskell CompanyHeavy/Civil Team (2006-present) –Nelson ConstructionABC Competition TeamSpring 2009-ANF Group and Florida GulfCoast Chapter of ABCSpring 2010-ANF Group, Tri-CityElectric Co., Lotspeich Co. of Florida,William R. Nash, Inc., and Florida GulfCoast Chapter of ABCNAHB Competition Team2009 - Paul & Laura Dickert2010 - National Housing Endowment and Paul& Laura DickertLEED Competition TeamSpring 2009 - Holder ConstructionSpring 2010 - James A. CummingsFall 2010 - Clancy & TheysBIM Competition TeamSpring 2009 - Current BuildersSpring 2010 - Turner ConstructionGraduation DinnerSpring 2009 - James A. CummingsFall 2009 - The Shaw GroupFall 2010 - Clark ConstructionWelcome ReceptionSpring 2009 - Hardin ConstructionFall 2009 - Holder ConstructionSpring 2010 - Brasfield & GorrieHomecoming BBQ2009 - Brasfield & Gorrie2010 - Hawkins ConstructionBCN NewsletterSpring 2009 - Hawkins ConstructionFall 2009 - Clancy & Theys ConstructionSpring 2010 - Clark ConstructionGraduate Student ReceptionSpring 2009 - Clancy & Theys18