Faculty and Staff

Adjunct Faculty Model

The adjunct faculty model used by the Construction Management program means that our instructors are practitioners in their field, dealing with the day-to-day challenges of construction projects and bringing their experience to the classroom. This real-world knowledge is repeatedly identified by students as one of the strong points of the department. Biographies of our faculty can be found here.

New faculty joining the program in AY 2021−22: Neil Carlson, CMGT 4303 Industrial Hygiene Principles; Mariaha Dean, CMGT 3001W Introduction to Construction.

Thank you to faculty who have retired or who can no longer teach for us: Nirmal Jain (12 years), Cullen O’Neill (7 years), Jason Hanlon (2 years).

Construction Management Faculty 2021–22

Applied Business Faculty

Faculty Awards and Outreach Activities 

Construction Management program faculty are established and respected members of their fields. In addition to their teaching activities, they receive professional recognition and awards and serve on local and statewide boards. The following is a summary of some of their achievements during 2021−22.

Congratulations to all of our faculty!

• Jay Hietpas, CMGT 4001 – Innovative Contracting, was elected Chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Project Delivery Methods, part of the National Academy of Sciences
• Scott Holm, CMGT 4073 – Building Codes for Construction Managers, and CMGT 4304 – Fire and Life Safety Principles, has been appointed Vice Chair for the International Code Council Education Committee. Scott has also been appointed Chair of the Architect, Landscape Architect, Certified Interior Design (ALACID) group for the MN Board of Architects/Engineers (AELSLAGID)
• Peter Hilger, Faculty Director, has been appointed to the Campus Writing Board

Staff

The program staff are a critical component of our success, the depth of which is a differentiator between our program and the typical college program. Without this staffing, we would be unable to achieve our mission and goals, much less recruit new students to the program and workforce. The program staff for 2021–22 are as follows.