In Memoriam
Brian F. Schroder, age 52 of SW Minneapolis, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 6,
2008. Born in Rockford IL. Graduate of U of MN School of Architecture. Brian had a lifelong passion for architecture and design, most recently reflected through his employment at the BKV Group. His love of sailing brought him many new adventures. We remember his kind smile, his gentle touch, and his open arms for all. Preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Vivian. Survived by his wife and soulmate of 22 years, Gigi; his beloved children, Ally and Nick; Gigi's mother, Arla Olive; and siblings, Mark (Nancy), Tom (Kay), Cathleen (Mike), Nick, Andrew (Andrea), Joe (Kendra); nieces and nephews, Sam, Bekah, Frannie, Charlie, Maggie, Natalie, Matthew, Katy. Memorial Mass was Friday, Jan. 11, 11 am at The Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, 2914 West 44th St. Mpls. Memorials preferred to the family. 952-924-4100
Published in the Star Tribune from 1/9/2008 - 1/10/2008.
CDT Exam Review Class
The final CDT review class schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 6 to 9 pm, Hallmark Building Supplies Conference Room
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 6 to 9 pm, Hallmark Building Supplies Conference Room
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6 to 9 pm, Hallmark Building Supplies Conference Room
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6 to 9 pm, Hallmark Building Supplies Conference Room
Student Membership Committee Announcement
About four years ago, I led an ad hoc committee appointed to understand the student member category. What the committee discovered was that technically, per Institute, there were no longer student chapters (except for a lone remaining student chapter in Oklahoma). Student members are actually members of the Chapter at large. With this knowledge, the Board set up a standing committee three years ago, the Student Membership Committee (SMC).
This new committee was an overhaul of the way our Chapter approached student members. Traditionally, we dealt mostly with Dunwoody College of Technology’s architectural students. We had set up a “student chapter” several years ago at the school. Chapter participation with the student chapter was tenuous at best and virtually non-existent the last few years. The process now is to have students join independently of the school at which they are enrolled and to integrate them directly into the Chapter. This gives the student members greater access to our programs, and more importantly, the networking that we always promote to non-members. This new approach is the best way for students to meet future, potential employers and mentors, and for employers to meet potential employees.
The Student Membership Committee is in its third year. Unfortunately, the committee struggled the first year and did not move forward at all last year, essentially disbanding. Thus, at this time, it is my goal to restart the committee and get up to speed as quickly as possible. As the “construction educators,” this presents an opportunity for members interested in joining this committee to have input in shaping the committee’s functions, determining its goals, implementing procedures, and promoting benefits of student membership in CSI to area educational institutions with a construction curriculum.
If you are interested in joining, please reply to the e-mail address posted below with your name, e-mail address, and phone number. Once we have enough committee members signed up, we will then establish meeting dates, times, and locations.
Dean E. McCarty, CCS, CSI, SCIP, CICC, is president of McCarty Group, a specification-consulting firm. He may be reached at dean@mccartygroup.com.
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