NRMCA Hosts CIM

Today, Sunday March 21, was the first day of the 2011 NRMCA Annual Convention at the prestigious Paris Las Vegas Hotel. Along with CIM students from Middle Tennessee State University, California State University, and Arizona State University; four NJIT-CIM students attended the event: Julio Pecho, Wilton Arellano, Christopher Worthington and Robert Samul. The CIM students took shifts along the 15 hour day helping with the convention registration and room set ups. CIM students also attended the general session and committee meetings. They have also attended the Annual Members’ Meeting where new committee members of NRMCA were nominated and elected. Directly following this meeting the students then attended a Luncheon where David Crowe and Robert Garbini spoke. At night the NJIT students along with other students from other CIM schools had an opportunity for networking at a dinner and auction, sponsored by many companies within the industry. Two of our students were interviewed by one of the companies in Maryland for potential summer internships.


We met with the following people during the conference:

Mr. Robert Garbini, the NRMCA President who always welcomes CIM students.

Nicole Maher, the NRMCA Senior vice president of Industry Relations and Special Programs.

Julie Garbini, the NRMCA Executive Director for Research and Education Foundation.

We have also met Mike Schneider the Chairman of CIM National Steering Committee and Baker Concrete Vice President.

NRMCA has offered all CIM students who attended the conference business cards free of charge. Towards the end of the auction, it was really great to see one of the CIM students at NJIT, Robert Samul, bid for the four NY Yankee tickets twice for $650 and $825. Robert has also bid for the blue Topaz ring for $450. Students had a great opportunity to network with the conference attendees

Mohamed Mahgoub, PhD, PE, NJIT CIM Program Director