Fall 2009 Newsletter - M E Rinker Sr School of Building Construction ...

BCN Alumni Regional Club UpdatesCentral Florida Gator BCN Alumni ClubOn April 16th, 2009, the Central Florida Gator BCN AlumniClub hosted the 1st Annual Golf Tournament for our club. Followingup on the success of our GALA last year, the board wanted tochange it up a little and instigate an annual tournament with whichwe can build a legacy of giving back to the M.E. Rinker, Sr. Schoolof Building Construction.The Central Florida BCN Alumni Clubheld a pre-golf social on March 12th atWinghouse. More than 30 attendedContinuing on the building enthusiasm of our club in CentralFlorida, the tournament promised to bring awesome networking,incredible GATOR and other sports and golf related prizes and anoutstanding venue for golf.Professor Mike Cook enjoysplaying golf with John Sofarelli,Tom Borgia and Paul Graham (J.Raymond Construction).The event was held the day before our advisory council met in Orlando,allowing Dr. Silver, Dr. Chini and Lynne Capece to attend aswell as some of our other Advisory Council members, such as RaySouthern, John Sofarelli, and John Bennett.The tournament hosted a full field of 144 golfers at the OrangeCounty National Crooked Cat golf course. The sun was shiningand the celebration was large as all enjoyed a great time. Includedin the event were over 40 subcontractors, 11 general contractors, 3suppliers, one consultant and one owner sponsors. Considering themajor sponsors by Maxim Crane of Orlando and Baker Concrete,along with numerous hole sponsors, beverage cart sponsors, longestdrive and closest to pin sponsorships and awards for top threeteams, we believed that the tournament was extremely successful,as we brought in over $37,000 for continued support of the professorshipendowment at the Rinker School of Building Construction.High praise and thanks to the board members who contributed hoursof time and effort to make this happen – THANK YOU!The Central Florida Gator BCNAlumni Club presents a check toBCN’s Dr. Abdol Chini & DeanChris Silver.Bob McDonald (Building SystemsConsultants), Sean De Martino& Ray Southern (Balfour BeattyConstruction) and Christopher Silver(Dean,College of Design, Construction& Planning at UF) attended theevent.Sean DeMartino - Balfour Beatty (President)John Sofarelli – J. Raymond (Past President)Jim Ellspermann – Brasfield & GorrieArt Higginbotham – Walt Disney ImagineeringCoby Welch – Wal-Mark ContractingHal Ziegler – Starwood Vacation OwnershipLaurence Oleck – LKO Inc.Tom Maurer – Turner ConstructionRob Maphis – James A. Cummings, (Incoming President)Tom Johnson – Mader SoutheastMark Finucane – Balfour Beatty ConstructionBrice Miller – ECS Florida, LLCA special thank you goes to Cindy Garris and Tammie Hollier ofBalfour Beatty, Mackenzie Arnold and Angelique Kinker fromJames A. Cummings Construction, and Kim Stanley of the RinkerSchool for their endless efforts. More thanks goes to volunteersRoslyn Henderson and Robin Davis.Next year we will plan on another outstanding tournament in mid-April. Sign up now – space and sponsorship are already fillingup!Palm Beach County Gator BCN Alumni ClubThe Palm Beach County Gator BCN Alumni Club held their firstmeeting/social on January 15, 2009, to ring in the New Year withfun and fellowship. The event was held at Duffy’s Sports Grill withan agenda that included a meet-and-greet, celebrating our newlyachieved National Championship, election of the new ExecutiveBoard, and ended with a raffle that covered all expenses.The 2009 Executive Board was voted on by the 34 alumni that attendedthe meeting and are listed below. These alumni have agreedto dedicate some of their valuable time to help plan and volunteerat this year’s upcoming events.President:Vice President:Secretary:Treasurer:UnofficialAssistants:Ashley Griffith, Hedrick Brothers ConstructionGary Cook, Owner and Builder ConsultantJason Hoffman, Kast ConstructionDavid Zorrilla, Suffolk ConstructionVincent Burkhardt, Burkhardt Construction;and John Banting, Hedrick BrothersConstruction12