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Student Chapter
Named the
Nation’s Best in 2017
In 2017, the Greater San Antonio Builders Ernesto Perez, Edgar Rojas, Eloy Sauceda, and
Association (GSABA) met with the University of Texas, Jose Valenzuela traveled to Orlando to present
San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Construction their development proposal for a 72-acre tract of
Science Management (CSM) leadership to set-up land near East Lansing, Michigan. The property
an NAHB Student Chapter at the school. The CSM had its share of complications, including difficult
program was established at UTSA in 2010 with the terrain, flood plain, local government restrictions,
strong backing of commercial contracting firms, and weather considerations that are foreign to
with little exposure to the residential construction Texas students. The students created a site plan,
industry. GSABA prioritized to gain a foothold at selected floor plans to offer, detailed sustainability
UTSA to ensure that our industry was presented practices and construction schedules, and
as an option to graduating students. Little did we delivered a comprehensive marketing strategy for
know that 2017 would become a year of explosive their golf course development, which they labeled
growth and opportunity for our Association and ‘The Fairways at Herron Creek’. 2018 marked the
student chapters. first year that UTSA students participated in the
In March of 2017, GSABA held its first career national competition.
fair which drew approximately 75 students from GSABA won the ‘Local Accomplishment of
UTSA and St. Philip’s College. We also partnered the Year’ award from the Texas Association
with members 84 Lumber, Builders FirstSource, of Builders for its work with student chapters.
and McCoy’s Building Supply to hold a playhouse At IBS, the UTSA Student Chapter was named
design and build competition that gave students ‘Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year’ by
hands-on experience and benefitted the Battered NAHB.
Women’s and Children’s Shelter in San Antonio. GSABA wishes to thank members Jim Leonard
UTSA students volunteered at the 2017 Parade (Greenboro Homes), Steve Louis (Bella Vista
of Homes and spearheaded a Hurricane Harvey Homes), Lloyd Vaughn (Meyers Research), UTSA
relief effort by replacing a roof for a family in CSM Program Director Tulio Sulbaran (Current),
Aransas Pass, TX using 100% donated materials former Interim UTSA CSM Program Director Larry
from GSABA members TAMKO, Southern Shingles, Grosse and many others for playing both large
and Bondoc Roofing. and small parts in preparing these students for
In the Fall of 2017, GSABA members guided a success. Funding from the Greater San Antonio
team of students to prepare for the Residential Education Foundation (GSAEF) and NAHB made
Construction Management Competition at the this trip possible. If you wish to impact local
International Builders Show (IBS) in Orlando, student’s lives, please consider donating to the
FL. UTSA Construction Science Management Greater San Antonio Education Foundation.
students Devin Crayton, Fernando Mallari,
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