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Construction program golden anniversary celebration: Call for Luminaries

In the spring of 2025, the Durham School is gearing up to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of its Construction Program, which has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of construction education for over 55 years. The Golden Anniversary celebration is slated to take place in April 2025 at the school's new home on the City campus in Lincoln: the state-of-the-art Kiewit Hall.

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Kiewit Hall is scheduled to open for Spring semester 2024.


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A team from Durham School of Architectural Engineering won three major awards at the AEI International Student Design Competition April 14-16.

Durham School team, Waters earn awards at AEI International Student Design Competition






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Sarah Drummey, a student in the architectural engineering master's program, has been chosen the 2018 ACEC Scholar of the Year.
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Three faculty – (from left) Daniel Linzell, Aemal Khattak and Lily Wang – have accepted new roles in the College of Engineering’s leadership team.
October 25, 2018 - Changes in the College of Engineering leadership team have brought new roles for three faculty – Daniel Linzell, Lily Wang and Aemal Khattak.  Full Story

Kieren Smith, a graduate student in architectural engineering, has received the Leo and Gabriella Beranek Scholarship from the Acoustical Society of America.
October 05, 2018 - Kieren Smith, a graduate student in architectural engineering, has received the Leo and Gabriella Beranek Scholarship in Architectural Acoustics and Noise Control from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).  Full Story

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September 27, 2018 - The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are hosting the first smart building workshop in Omaha, on November 9, 2018, at the Scott Conference Center.  Full Story

Ece Erdogmus, professor of architectural engineering and associate director of architectural engineering in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction; and Hossein Noureddini, professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
September 21, 2018 - College of Engineering faculty Ece Erdogmus and Hossein Noureddini are among 10 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chosen by the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office to attend Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs this year.  Full Story

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering is 80th in the U.S. News list of top U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.
September 10, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs No. 61 ranking in the latest U.S. News college rankings is in part fueled by the College of Engineering's rise to No. 80 among U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.  Full Story

Submitted by the Durham School, the MAE project titled “Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Expansion” was chosen for a 2018 NCEES Engineering Education Award and a $10,000 prize.
June 13, 2018 - The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction has received a 2018 National Council Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Engineering Education Award and a $10,000 prize.  Full Story

Stephanie Ahrens, an architectural engineering major in The Durham School at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, became the first Division I track and field All-American for University of Nebraska Omaha by tying for eighth place in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
June 12, 2018 - Stephanie Ahrens, a senior in architectural engineering, was eighth in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and became the first Division I All-American in University of Nebraska-Omaha program history.  Full Story

Jay Puckett, director of The Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction.
May 23, 2018 - Jay Puckett, director of The Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction, has been awarded the Wyoming Eminent Engineer for 2018 on behalf of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi.  Full Story

Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln architectural engineering alumni -- (clockwise from top left) Samuel Haberman, Kimberly Cowman, Brandon Rich and Erica Ryherd, who is also an associate professor of in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction -- are among the 2018 40 Under 40 honorees chosen by Consulting-Specifying Engineer.
May 14, 2018 - Four Nebraska architectural engineering alumni, including current associate professor Erica Ryherd, are among the recipients of Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2018 40 Under 40 award.  Full Story

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