Construction Students Compete at ASC Competition
Posted November 26, 2019
The Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Great Lakes Region held their conference Oct. 14-17 in Downers Grove, Illinois. The SIUE School of Engineering Department of Construction had two teams participating in the heavy civil and commercial categories of the competition.
The heavy civil team was comprised of Daniel Guajardo, of Oak Forest; Dalton Ratliff, of Athens; Landon Wargel, of Clinton; Maxwell Goodman, of Gurnee; and Nathan Ferber, of Saint Charles, Mo. The commercial team was made up of Michael Firtos; Marcus Burks, of Chicago; Andrew Michel, of Morton; Kourion Mack, of Peoria; and Josh Gonzalez, of Edwardsville.
“The ASC competition is a wonderful opportunity for students to interact and engage with the biggest contractors in the region,” said faculty coach Dr. Ahmed Abdelaty, Assistant Professor and Chair in the Department of Construction. “Students work on solving problems for real projects delivered by those contractors in a competitive and motivating environment.”
The trip was made possible by funds from Helmkamp Construction, A. R. Deahl, Contegra Construction Co., Alberici Corp., and OPUS.
