UF Rinker School of Construction Management

Congratulations to Dr. Jason von Meding, who was announced as the new director of the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, effective July 1.

We are pleased to announce the award of the CEMEX Professorship, which has been open for a few years, to Dr. Robert Cox, Director of the Rinker School..

CEMEX is a multinational construction materials company that produces and markets cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and related construction materials. CEMEX acquired the Rinker Group in 2007.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Cox on this appointment.

PHOTO GALLERY: Spring 2026 Rinker Undergrad Graduate Reception held April 29th at the UF Hilton

Your Spring 2026 Graduating Rinker Class

A huge thanks to Rinker graduate Kyle Burton, president and CEO of Burton Construction, for lecturing our Senior 2 Class on Leadership and Relentless Positivity yesterday.

Today was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience. Did you know the new building was constructed by DPR Construction, a proud supporter and corporate partner of the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning?

Huge thanks to our guest lecturers in BCN 4709:
Jessica Herrala from Buildots and Jake Landreneau and Emily Osborne from Juneau Construction Company

Rinker had a strong presence at the 2026 ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) in San Antonio, Texas, with 16 faculty members and PhD students actively participating. Our team contributed to multiple sessions, shared research findings, and engaged in valuable networking with colleagues from around the world. It was also great to reconnect with many of our outstanding Rinker alumni during the event.

Special thanks to Texas A&M Construction Science Department and The University of Texas at San Antonio for jointly organizing such a fantastic conference.

Love this feature on a 2022 Rinker Grad!

Senior project engineer goes from beauty pageants to construction sites During Women's Construction Week, Senior Project Engineer for JE Dunn Construction, Julianna Nickel, speaks about transitioning from beauty pageants to job sites.

Rinker's latest family reunion took place this past week at our annual spring construction management career fair!

Recruiters Swarm Rinker Students at Spring Construction Management Career Fair 329 recruiters from 109 companies recruited nearly 300 students.

Check out this neat feature on 2020 Rinker grad Mackie Myers of Suffolk Construction!

Construction leaders with nearly 50-year age gap are each other's best mentors | Business Observer A pair of construction leaders at vastly different stages of their careers have a flourishing mentoring relationship at Suffolk's Southwest Florida office. The lessons go both ways.