FIU dedicates OHL School of Construction

Posted by × 03/22/2012 at 2:37 pm

Representatives of global construction multinational Obrascon Huarte Lain (OHL) and Arellano Construction, part of the OHL Group, joined FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, FIU College of Computing and Engineering Dean Amir Mirmiran and other FIU administrators, faculty and students to celebrate the naming of the OHL School of Construction, the first named school in the history of the college.

From left to right, CFO of Arellano Construction Agustin Arellano Jr., Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño, FIU Senior Vice President for Advancement and CEO of the FIU Foundation Howard Lipman, OHL School of Construction Director Irtishad Ahmad, FIU Board of Trustees Chair Albert Maury, OHL Vice President Francisco Marin, FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, President of Arellano Construction and member of the FIU Foundation Board of Directors Agustin R. Arellano, President and Chairman of the OHL Board of Directors Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, Vice President of Construction for Arellano Construction Frank Vilar, FIU Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Amir Mirmiran, President of OHL-USA Lauro Bravar, FIU Board of Trustees Vice Chair Michael M. Adler.

The day of events included a tour of FIU’s Engineering Center and the Modesto A. Maidique Campus and a lecture titled “OHL Group – A Case Study in Entrepreneurial Success”  by President and Chairman of the OHL Board of Directors Juan-Miguel Villar Mir.

College of Engineering and Computing Dean Amir Mirmiran (foreground, right) leads President and Chairman of the OHL Board of Directors Juan-Miguel Villar Mir and FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg on a tour of the Titan America Structures and Construction Testing Laboratory. In the background, Edgar Polo, laboratory manager.

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