Vienna, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (鶹ý) Foundation announced today that it has received a gift of $250,000 from a 鶹ý member who is passionate about developing the next generation of construction management professionals.
The gift, the largest in the Foundation’s history, will endow the Foundation’s Chapter Grants program, ensuring the long-term success of the program. In making the commitment, the donor invited anyone willing to match the amount, to name the fund.
The Chapter Grants Program is a key element in the Foundation’s scope of work for achieving its vision of a future workforce that is open, inclusive, and committed to the growth and development of the profession.
Grants are made on a competitive basis to qualified 鶹ý Chapters to support the early stages of developing and implementing a local, summer, student internship program, or Rising Construction Manager conference. The first grants were made in 2020 and went to 鶹ý Florida and to a consortium of three chapters in California (鶹ý San Diego, 鶹ý Southern California, and 鶹ý Northern California). Both grants were for local conferences for students and recent graduates.
“This is quite a remarkable moment in the Foundation’s history,” said, Joel Keels, CCM, Chair of the 鶹ý Foundation Board of Directors. “It signifies the donor’s trust in the Foundation and commitment to the future of the profession.”
The 鶹ý Foundation was revitalized in 2019 after a two-year hiatus during which 鶹ý leaders reconsidered the Foundation’s vision, mission, and scope of work. In addition to the Chapter Grants Program, the Foundation has reestablished its national scholarship program, and is developing a program to support faculty development at post-secondary institutions.
“This donor has set an extraordinary example through their philanthropic choices,” said Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE, President of the 鶹ý Foundation. “We look forward to advancing the success of the Chapter Grants Program and the Foundation.”
About The 鶹ý Foundation
VISION: The 鶹ý Foundation envisions a future workforce that is open, inclusive, and committed to the growth and development of the profession.
MISSION: The 鶹ý Foundation advances and supports workforce development to support the future growth of the industry, development of research beneficial to the advancement of technological, educational, or vocational expertise in the industry, and education in the construction management profession.
For more information, visit www.cmaanet.org/foundation.