project through North Dakota State University Center for Child Development. In Sierra Leone as a Senior Fulbright Scholar during the 1996/1997 academic year, Andersen taught several construction and construction-related courses and consulted by Krista Mund, Communications Manager with local contractors on US Embassy, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank projects. Andersen is Dr. Kenneth W. Andersen, PhD., CPC, CPESC, and also a Certified Professional Constructor and a Certified owner of KWA Constructors, Inc., is a builder who Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. He has a embodies integrity and professionalism in every aspect of Doctorate from Colorado State University in Vocational his life. Through the American Institute of Constructors, Education with an emphasis in construction management. Andersen follows a strict code of ethics and strives to promote those ethics to the rest of the industry wherever he He taught Construction Management for ten years at NDSU and as an adjunct professor at Minnesota State sees an opportunity. University Moorhead in the Construction Management Andersen is a behind-the-scenes man in every essence. department before moving back into the residential custom His humbleness steers him away home market. He built his first from the limelight and allows him home for a summer job while a to focus on the issues that he most graduate student in 1971. The cares about and where he feels U.S. Department of Housing and he can do the most good. The Urban Development recognized HBA of F-M and the construction this effort in an article in its industry are better because of it. November 1971 edition of the He has been an HBA member HUD Challenge. since 2002, has served on the On the national level, HBA’s board of directors since Andersen was highly involved 2009, currently serves on its with the American Institute of Education Committee, and Constructors where he has served received the HBA’s Builder of the on the board of directors and Year award in 2006. held a national office. He has “I became involved because Communications Manager Krista Mund and Execuserved on the board of governors I saw a need for something I tive Vice President Bryce Johnson present Kenneth could contribute that may benefit Andersen, KWA Constructors, Inc., with the Member of for the AIC Constructor Certification Commission and as the organization and the local the Month award. national secretary. Through the industry,” Andersen says. Constructor Certification Commission he is able to promote The HBA staff presented Andersen with its bi-monthly professionalism and certification for the construction “Member of the Month” award for several reasons: industry. • He attended the International Builders Show and He is married to Dr. Norma Jean Andersen, PhD, CPC, National Association of Home Builders’ board of a professor in construction management at Minnesota State directors meeting in January and represented the HBA of University Moorhead and they have two sons. Benjamin F-M as an alternate National Director. who is a project manager for MC Industrial in St. Louis and • He took the NAHB Student Chapter members who Mathew, who is a project engineer of the U.S. Army Corps presented their projects at IBS under his wing, even of Engineers on the Devils Lake flood control project. arranging to get the North Dakota State College of To productively use extra time, Andersen designs Science’s first-place trophy shipped safely back to North and builds custom furniture/sculptures that have been Dakota. shown in juried shows throughout a four-state area. He • He took amazing photos of the first-place NDSCS has won awards with his furniture and these pieces have competition team and printed them for the HBA’s use been published in national publications. Andersen is also and donated a photo to NDSCS and each of the students extensively involved with fine art large-format black-andon the winning team. white photography. Many of these images have been shown • He has a home entered on the Spring Parade of Homes. in invited juried art shows. His sports photography has been • He volunteered at the HBA/Home Builders Care of F-M Foundation booth at the Red River Valley Home & used as covers for national magazines and published with magazine articles. Garden Show along with a number of other members. Every two months in the Plains Builder, we spotlight • He donated a stunning photo print to be auctioned at the a “Member of the Month” chosen by HBA of F-M staff. Fargo Motor Patrol Fish Fry, raising money for Home This feature’s purpose is to thank HBA volunteers and Builders Care of F-M Foundation. supporters by recognizing all they do for the Association • He volunteered to facilitate and present a session at the and the industry. At the General Membership Meeting in North Dakota Department of Health’s annual storm January 2014, staff will give an “Extra Mile Award” to one water conference in Bismarck. person chosen from the 2013 bi-monthly winners. • He assisted in reviewing feasibility of a volunteer
Member of the Month: Kenneth Andersen, KWA Constructors, Inc.
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