Cim 2009-10 Funding Approaches $500K

The Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee has distributed $460,000 to the five CIM campuses: Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU),

The Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee has distributed $460,000 to the five CIM campuses: Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Arizona State University, California State University, Chico, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Texas State University. In support of the business-intensive CIM curriculum that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management, NSC allotted monies during its board meeting at Arizona State.

MTSU Director and Associate Professor Heather Brown reports that NSC funds are used to send students to industry events, host industry members on campus, supply publications and resources to students, and purchase laboratory equipment. Industry groups joining CIM Program charter sponsor National Ready Mixed Concrete Association include American Concrete Pipe Association, American Concrete Institute Foundation, American Society of Concrete Contractors Education Foundation, National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) Education and Research Foundation, National Precast Concrete Association, Portland Cement Association, PCI Foundation, and RMC Research and Education Foundation.