Category University News – Texas State
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Dr. Gene Bourgeois, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for Texas State University has announced the promotion of Dr. Anthony S. Torres from Associate Professor to Professor. Dr. Torres received a Ph.D. and MS in civil engineering from the University of New Mexico and a BS in civil engineering from New Mexico State
On May 8, 2023, Tyler Key, a South Carolina native, joined the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program staff at Texas State University. A 2018 graduate of Coastal Carolina University, Tyler has prior enrollment and recruitment experience. He is eager to begin creating effective recruitment strategies to increase student awareness and enrollment in the CIM program. Welcome Tyler!
Six concrete industry management students from Texas State University traveled to the World of Concrete 2023 Convention in Las Vegas to learn and compete in one of the largest concrete industry trade shows in the world. The students participated in concrete and construction-related courses and seminars at the convention, competed for scholarships, and helped to educate
Each episode of the Concrete Logic podcast explores one concrete-related topic with the help of industry professionals that are shaping the future of the trade. The hosts talk with suppliers, contractors, architects, engineers, specialists, and even some proponents of competing materials about their views of concrete and their vision of its future. CIM Program Director Ryan
Congratulations to Texas State University’s CIM program! On Wednesday, Nov. 9, department chair Dr. James Wilde sat before the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Board of Accreditation for its two-year progress report decision. They voted unanimously to grant Texas State’s CIM program full accreditation. They are the first CIM program to have
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – is seeking donations for their 2023 CIM Auction to be held at World of Concrete. The auction is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
In recognition of Dr. Yoo Jae Kim’s long record of excellence in teaching and continuous research, Texas State University and the Board of Regents approved Dr. Kim’s promotion to full professor in June 2020. Dr. Kim has been with Texas State University since 2009 and joined the CIM program in the fall of 2010. His
On May 25, Dr. Fred Aguayo, traveled to Toluca, Mexico to present at the 7th National Concrete Mixing Design Contest. This collaborative event, hosted by the Mexican Institute of Cement and Concrete (IMCYC) and the Center for Innovation in Construction Technology Holcim Mexico (CITEC), promotes the exchange of best practices of innovation with companies related
We are pleased to announce that Dr. W. James Wilde, P.E. is the new program director of the CIM program at Texas State University. Prior to Texas State, Dr. Wilde was on the staff at Minnesota State University. He earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin in 1998, and is