Construction engineering management team 3rd at national championship

Cal State Long Beach's Design/Build team recently placed third at the 2009 National Student Championship, hosted by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) in San Diego.

According to a CSULB press release, the team had to solve problems in commercial building, heavy civil engineering, and designing and building.

The following students were a part of the team:

• Jeffrey Goodermote
• Alec Grassel
• John Hallgarth
• Dustin House
• Scott Mosier
• Nicholas Tasich
• Ismar Ibrahimpasic (alternate)

Also involved were the following professors:

• Elihami Nasr
• Tang-Hung Nguyen
• Michael Pulley
• Gary Raffert
• Tariq Shehab

Nasr told CSULB:

“Our students had to put forward an extreme effort to go through the entire planning and proposal process within 48 hours. This effort reflects what our university is all about, preparing students to work under pressure in real-life situations while functioning together as academically sound team players. ”