The American Concrete Institute announced the winners of the ACI Award for University Student Activities program, designed to recognize universities whose students and faculty are active in ACI and other concrete-related activities.
Throughout 2011, students and faculty from universities participated in ACI-related activities to earn points towards achieving Excellent/Outstanding University status. Some eligible activities included student ACI membership, participation in ACI student competitions, attendance at ACI conventions, presence of an active ACI student chapter at the university, and participation in ACI technical, educational, and certification committees.
Universities earning 12 or more points during 2011 were recognized for the ACI Excellent University Award. Those universities included:
Aria University of Sciences and Sustainability
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Florida International University
Middle Tennessee State University
Missouri University of Science & Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Texas State University – San Marcos
United States Military Academy
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of Kansas
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Missouri – Kansas City
University of Texas at Austin
Villanova University
Universities earning 6-11 points during 2011 were recognized for the ACI Outstanding University Award. Those universities included:
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Cleveland State University
Escuela Colombia de Ingeniería Julio Garavito
Instituto Tecnologico de La Paz
Purdue University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
San Jose State University
Tennessee Technological University
Trine University
Universidad Rafael Landivar de Quetzaltenango
University of Colorado Denver
University of Michigan
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
University of Toronto
Valparaiso University
Universities are invited to begin the application process for the 2012 year, for activities completed Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2012. Award-winning universities will be recognized at the ACI Spring 2013 Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. For more information on eligible activities and their respective point values and entry forms, please visit www.UniversityAward.concrete.org.
