April 15, 2008

To: Prospective Graduate Students

From: Daniel D. Bennett, Dean

Re: Design/Build Graduate Program Future Directions

Since its inception, the Auburn University Design/Build graduate program has been administered by Professor D.K. Ruth. Under his very able and progressive leadership, the program has garnered significant success...both in terms of its academic content and its strong community based initiatives. Unfortunately, Professor Ruth has announced his intentions to retire from directing the program at the end of the 2008-09 academic year. This decision will result in a transition to new leadership and programmatic content changes beginning in the Fall 2009 semester. The revised curriculum will engage students in a variety of innovative and new design and construction project delivery systems and methods. We expect to have the new curriculum finalized by mid-summer, 2008. For more specific information regarding this transition, please contact Associate Dean Karen Rogers, Ph.D. at 334.844.5384.