Collin College students won the “Rookie of the Year” award in a nationwide construction proposal competition in January. Team members include (clockwise from top left) Cole Stewart, Zoey Smith, Robbie Murray, Jay Dahya, and Truston Cannon. Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson, director of architecture and construction programs at Collin College
Collin College students won the “Rookie of the Year” award in a nationwide construction proposal competition in January. Team members include (clockwise from top left) Cole Stewart, Zoey Smith, Robbie Murray, Jay Dahya, and Truston Cannon. Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson, director of architecture and construction programs at Collin College

Construction, Drafting Students Earn Home Builders Conference Award

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Collin College students won the “Rookie of the Year” award in a nationwide construction proposal competition in January. Team members include (clockwise from top left) Cole Stewart, Zoey Smith, Robbie Murray, Jay Dahya, and Truston Cannon. Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson, director of architecture and construction programs at Collin College
Collin College students won the “Rookie of the Year” award in a nationwide construction proposal competition in January. Team members include (clockwise from top left) Cole Stewart, Zoey Smith, Robbie Murray, Jay Dahya, and Truston Cannon.
Photo courtesy of Craig Johnson, director of architecture and construction programs at Collin College

Feb. 11, 2020 – Collin College was awarded “Rookie of the Year” at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Student Competition, held Jan. 20-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show (IBS).

A five-member student team from Collin College created a management project proposal for the competition. The proposal included a complete set of working drawings sufficient for obtaining a building permit, material and labor estimates, a construction schedule, and an alternate plan with an additional bedroom.

The team, which consisted of three students in construction management and two in computer-aided drafting and design, submitted the proposal to a panel of construction company executives and defended it in front of an audience at IBS. Collin College’s team competed with more than 50 college and high school teams from across the country.

Team members included drafting students Cole Stewart of Pilot Point and Zoey Smith of Dallas, and construction students Robbie Murray of Anna, Jay Dahya of Frisco, and Truston Cannon of Garland. They are members of the National Association of Home Builders student chapter at Collin College.

“We are extremely proud of this award, and I am confident that this is the first of many awards,” said Craig Johnson, director of architecture and construction programs at Collin College. “This is another step towards achieving our goal of making this program the best in the country.”

Collin College serves more than 59,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cybersecurity (BAT) degrees. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and work force development. In addition, the college operates the Collin Higher Education Center, which has an enrollment of more than 3,300 each year in partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Tech University and the University of North Texas. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.