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Seminar: Let Curiosity Drive Your Career
Join us Friday at 1:30pm, HAMP 3153, for a seminar as part of CEM's 40th 
Anniversary Speaker Series.

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  *Construction Engineering and Management*

    *40th Anniversary Distinguished Speaker Series*

*Dr. Jim Rowings*
/Chief Learning Officer
Vice President/
Kiewit University, Kiewit Corporation

      *"Let Curiosity Drive Your Career"*

*Friday, November 11, 2016
1:30pm
HAMP 3153*

*Abstract:* Curiosity is a key force in shaping one’s career. This trait 
drives one to learn and grow knowledge and skills. Curiosity about 
engineering principles, technical challenges, management practices, 
leadership and team building development, and other project challenges 
drives the development of our project management capabilities. Our skill 
sets developed up though our education give us the tools and means to 
use our curiosity as a strength and grow our capacity and capabilities 
throughout our careers. Numerous examples will be shared highlighting 
how curiosity can be used to drive your career as you graduate and enter 
the Construction Industry.

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Dr. Jim Rowings 
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*Bio:* Dr. Jim Rowings was born in Mishawaka, Indiana. Jim worked his 
way through school with Chicago Bridge and Iron and worked as a 
boilermaker and eventually as a field engineer. After graduation in 
1975, Jim began his career working for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia as a 
construction engineer on projects ranging in scope from 60 million to 
2.3 billion dollars. While in Saudi, Jim met his wife LaDona who was a 
teacher for the expatriates. They took every opportunity to see the 
countries of the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East. After a few 
years, Jim and LaDona returned to Purdue for graduate work. Jim earned 
his MSCE and then completed his PhD dissertation, “Modeling Energy Use 
in Construction.”

After completing his PhD with a specialization in CEM in 1982, Jim 
accepted a faculty position at the University of Kansas. In 1986, Jim 
moved to Iowa State University as the Professor-in-Charge of 
Construction Engineering. During his academic career, Jim taught every 
fundamental construction engineering course and many graduate level 
courses related to Construction Engineering and Management. He was an 
active researcher on several Construction Industry Institute Projects 
dealing with organization development and management. He also authored 
and co-authored numerous papers and several books.

On a national level, Jim served in leadership positions as President of 
AACE, International (Cost Engineers), Chairman of the Engineering 
Management Group in ASCE, and Chairman of the DBIA Education and 
Research Foundation. He was elected a fellow in ASCE and AACE. Jim 
served as the editor of the Construction Engineering and Management Journal.

After 15 years at Iowa State University, Jim started with Kiewit in 2001 
as Vice President of Organizational Development. His responsibilities 
included organizing college-recruiting efforts, developing new 
approaches to employee training and improving existing training 
programs, such as Management Seminar. In March 2004, Jim transferred to 
Mass Electric in Boston where he served as Senior Manager. He was named 
Chief Learning Officer and Vice President – Kiewit University in 2007. 
Jim is responsible for the education, training and development programs 
of Kiewit’s 30,000 employees.

Kiewit University has 5 colleges covering 17 subject areas. The 
University offers 8 core schools, 11 technical schools and several 
specialty schools. In addition, several hundred online, eLearning 
courses and distributed learning courses are available through Kiewit 
University.

Jim and LaDona live in Omaha and have three grown children.

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