Published October 3, 2022
CAPTION: Pictured, from left, are Chris Stuart, Stuart & Co., Contractor, Licensing and CETF
Board, Kristen Brown, Brown Builders, Licensing Board, Andy Dupuy, Brown & Root, Licensing
Board, Art Farve, Performance Contracting, CETF, Vic Weston, Tri-State Road Boring,
Licensing and CETF Board, ULM President Ron Berry, Mark Graham, Lincoln Builders,
CETF, and School of Construction Management Director and CETF Endowed Chair Dr. Ed
Brayton. Photo by Paul Ware/ULM Photo Services
MONROE, La. – The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) and the Contractors’
Education Trust Fund (CEFT) presented a $300,000 donation to the ULM Foundation for
the ULM School of Construction Management.
To date, the LSLBC has donated $2.2 million to ULM's School of Construction Management,
and the CETF has given $1.2 million plus funded a $1 million endowed chair that is
now worth $1.9 million.
The LSLBC and the CETF know graduates from the ULM School of Construction Management
are among the best in the world at what they do.
A check presentation and reception were held to thank the organizations for their
many years of support, which has allowed the program to improve facilities, technology,
and student experiences.
Guests included: Mike McDuff, Licensing Board Executive Director, Licensing Board
Treasurer Andy Dupuy, Construction Education Trust Fund members Chris Stuart, Art
Farve, Mark Graham and Ken Naquin, CEO LAGC.
“The support that this group provides to the ULM School of Construction Management
is phenomenal,” said Dr. Michelle McEacharn, Dean of the College of Business and Social
Sciences. “These resources advance the quality of the program and provide opportunities
to our students that are beyond measure.”
Vic Weston of the LSLBC said the construction industry “are the consumers of the finished
product that ULM School of Construction Management produces.”
School of Construction Management Director and CETF Endowed Chair Dr. Ed Brayton,
said the school’s progress through the years is thanks to the two organizations.
“We have been able to do what we’ve done because of these private funds. We have
really turned this program around because of them.”
The School has a 100 percent passage rate on licensing examinations, and a 100 percent
placement rate, with most seniors accepting positions before they graduate. The starting
salaries of graduates are the highest in the university’s undergraduate programs.
To learn more about the School of Construction Management, please visit https://www.ulm.edu/cbss/construction/program/.
