CITC Names 2006 Graduates/AIA Colorado Honors Young Architects/Jeffco Council Recognizes RMAEC

More than 70 people graduated in May from carpentry, electrical, plumbing and sheet metal apprenticeship programs at the Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado in Denver.

CITC Names 70-plus Graduates for 2006

The Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado held its 2006 graduation ceremony May 6 at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities. Taryn Edwards, Hensel Phelps Construction Co.'s Plains District vice president, was the keynote speaker.

Apprenticeship program graduates were:

Carpentry

Joshua Nelson, Calcon Constructors; Roberto Calderon and Andres Lopez, Haselden Construction; Matthew Berrelez, Daniel Fernandez - Atilano, Peter Wesley Janssen and Alejandro Alvarez Silva, Hensel Phelps; Abundio Cervantes, Alberto Enriquez-Montes, Carlos Javier Galicia Capacha, Matthew Russell Keefe, Javier Porras, Hector Saldana, Joshua Sanchez and Megan Piasecki, M.A. Mortenson.

Electrical

Christopher Duran; Matthew Dorworth, Arens Electric; Mark Arias, William De Angelo Dudley, Paul Lackey, Jerald Lazar, Chris Paulson, Ryan Svigel, Brook Taylor and Steve Yount, Greiner Electric; Andrew James Campbell, Scott Schnebly and Chad Vicek, Piper Electric; David Eid, Kip Glen Strobel and Stephen Ibarra, Duro Electric; Ronald Hermosillo, 1st Electric.

Marin lonut Adrian, Alex Baxter, Douglas Blackburn, Bradley Chapman, John Chavez, Arthur Djibilov, James Fox, Dave Heilman, Jeff Holderman, Jon Johansen, Matthew Jones, Alphonso Marquez, Jason McCollough, Kevin McGee, Gregory Medina, Eloi Montoya, Jose Ben Ortiz, Larry Plummer, Anthony Rivera, Curtis Scott, Jason Steeley, Kent Stein, Steven Toth, Denver Tucker, Jedediah Warnke and Paul Woodruff, Ludvik Electric.

Plumbing

Justin Michael Ragan, AMI Mechanical; Cory Jovanovich, Heating and Plumbing; Patrick Kee and Franklyn Everett Lowder, Kimmel Mechanical; Gumaro Garcia-Orozco, Midlands Mechanical; Jeff Lighthill, Security Plumbing; and Eric Galentine, David Godfrey and Jarrad Williams, Total Plumbing.

Sheet Metal

Justin Brown and Todd Parsons, Cryton Inc.; Michael Case and James Rhoades, Forst Air; and Jesse Piotrowski, Rogers and Sons.

AIA Colorado Honors Young Architects, Scholarship Winners

AIA Colorado recognized 25 individuals and two firms at its seventh annual Young Architects Awards Gala and Beaux Arts Ball in April.

The event - designed to spotlight young people in the architecture community - kicked off Architecture Week 2006. The winners were:

• Student Portfolio - Daryn Hosiassohn;
• Architectural Project - Rob Pyatt;
• Craftsmanship - Brad Ash and Sterling Doster; Kevin Brodkorb, honorable mention;
• Intern of the Year - Daniel Craig, Associate AIA;
• Graphics - Matthew Howell, Associate AIA, Scott Schuster and Dru Schwyhart;
• Mentor of the Year - Scott Dergance; RTA Architects and AndersonMasonDale Architects, honorable mentions;
• Instructor of the Year - Barbara Ambach;
• People's Choice Award - Caleb Tobin.

The Architectural Education Foundation and AIA Colorado also announced scholarship winners at the event. They were:

• Anniversary Scholarship ($1,500) - Kellen Schauermann;
• C. Gordon Sweet Scholarship ($1,500) - Heather Scott.;
• Gary G. Landin Scholarship ($1,500) - Jonathan Tucker;
• AIA Colorado North Chapter Scholarship ($1,000) - Nicole Giglio;
• Kenneth R. Fuller Scholarship ($2,000) - Jessica Hehr;
• Robert K. Fuller Scholarship ($2,000) - Christina Haas;
• William C. Muchow Scholarship ($2,100) - Allison Brandt;
• DeVon M. Scholarship ($2,500) - Rob Pyatt;
• Temple Hoyne Buell Scholarship ($2,500) - Brooke Schubert.
• Four traveling scholarships were awarded. The winners were:
• Hobart D. Wagener Scholarship ($5,000) - Maria Cole, AIA
• Presented for the first time this year, this award is meant to help students or architects under 40 travel and further their education in the field of architecture.
• James M. Hunter Scholarship ($2,000) - Stephen Eckert, AIA, and Jade Polizzi. o Fisher Traveling Scholarship Award I ($2,700) - Seth Rosenman, AIA.
• Fisher Traveling Scholarship Award II ($2,300) - Manya Albreht, Associate AIA, and Leila Tolderlund.
  

CU-Boulder Creates New Undergrad Engineering Track

Undergraduate students in civil and environmental engineering who want to use their skills and knowledge to help people in the developing world can now follow an approved curriculum at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The new bachelor of science degree track in Engineering for Developing Communities integrates sustainability, appropriate technology, renewable energy, international education and development, business, health and humanities with the traditional curriculum in civil and environmental engineering.

The new undergraduate track provides an integrated curriculum for students interested in these areas and complements an existing graduate degree track in Engineering for Developing Communities, an option in the master's-doctoral degree program in environmental engineering. Engineering for Developing Communities also can be emphasized within the Building Systems Program at CU-Boulder.

RMAEC Honored at Jeffco Industry Appreciation Awards

The Jefferson Economic Council honored in April leading businesses in Jeffco that experienced significant growth in 2005, including the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center.

The Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center received a new award, the Jefferson County Workforce Development Partnership for Business Award. The center was honored for implementing a work-force training program for at-risk teenagers.

The event's top award, the Pioneer Award, was given to the Rocky Mountain Bottling Co. The award for the Economic Developer of the Year honored Colorado School of Mines President John Trefny.

Other awards were the Innovative Technology Award, given to Community Power Corp.; Business Recognition Awards, Unaxis Optics, BEC POS, Ball Metal Beverage Container Operations, Epilog Laser and Byers Peak; Chairman's Choice Award, Gambro Inc.; and the Community Spirit Award, to former Wheat Ridge Mayor Gretchen Cerveny.

JEC's 2005 Board Chairman, Bob West, from Jehn Engineering; and JEC investor Kimra Perkins, Colorado Mills; were the emcees for this year's event.

Denver Lands 'Super Bowl' of Corporate Real Estate

More than 2,500 corporate real estate industry executives are expected to gather at the Colorado Convention Center next year for the CoreNet Global Summit, considered the "Super Bowl" of corporate and commercial real estate. The event is set for April 29-May 2, 2007.

The summit is considered the premier event of corporate real estate because it draws the industry's top decision makers, including corporate executives, commercial real estate professionals and economic development agencies, said David Raduziner, Rocky Mountain CoreNet Chapter chair.

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