BCS professor named secretary of national construction accrediting board
Associate Professor Saeed Rokooei is the newly elected secretary of the American Council for Construction Education’s Board of Trustees,
The announcement was made at the 2026 ACCE Midyear conference in Irving, Texas.
The project began as a studio assignment in the fall semester of 2025 before faculty selected the group to represent the university.

Photo by Grace Cockrell
A sophomore building construction science major, Makayla Martin first discovered her love for this work after taking a shop class in her Mission, Texas, high school where she made a cutting board with many different types of wood.
The Building Construction Science Career Fair was held on February 19, 2026, at The Mill Conference Center. There were 116 students and 54 employers in attendance.