Building public parks in
the south side of Peoria


Fall 2009 AGC
3rd Place in
Estimating Competition
CEC Students visiting
the Pyramids in Egypt
ASCE Student Chapter
Steel Bridge Competition

Dr. Al-Khafaji receives the 2010 Frances G. Mergen Award for Public Service

 

By winning this award, Dr. Al-Khafaji is the first in Bradley's history to win all four major university awards:

The Rothberg Award for Scholarship (1991)
The Parents Association Award of Excellence (2006)
The Putnam Award for Teaching Excellence (2008), and
The Frances G. Mergen Award for Public Service (2010)

Dr. Al-Khafaji established the Center for Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure (CETI) at Bradley University. The CETI plays a primordial role in providing CEC students with unique opportunities to interact with influencial people from the industry. Through the CETI, he estalblished two major conferences: the International Construction Innovations Conference (ICIC) and the Innovations Conference on Asphalt and Transportation (ICAT). These conferences bring together internationally renowned scholars, business leaders, and government officials providing unique opportunities for our students to learn and network.

Dr. Al-Khafaji also has the following service contributions and board memberships to his credit:

Chair of the Peoria Race Relations Commission
Chair of the Peoria Sutainability Commission.
Organizing force behind the Peoria Unity Luncheon,
The Certification and Business Development Workshop, the
The Peoria African American Summit, and
Peoria Pocket Parks projects
Easter Seals
W.D. Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Muscular Dystrophy Association
A Safe Haven Foundation
The Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce.


 
Dr. Maillacheruvu receives the 2010 Putnam Award for Teaching Excellence
Throughout his 13 years at Bradley, Dr. Maillacheruvu has consistently received outstanding student course evaluations. His teaching impacts students during their tenure on campus and in their subsequent careers as well, as they stay in touch with him and seek his guidance. His teaching extends beyond the classroom through his service with the Global Explorer Program and as an advisor to student professional organizations. In addition, his scholarship is focused on expanding students’ horizons in their field of interest. Over the years, he has supervised many graduate student research projects, produced quality publications in prestigious journals, and participated in major conferences.  And recently, his scholarly pursuits have resulted in the production of his first co-authorship of a new textbook