National Association of Women in Construction

Last updated
National Association of Women in Construction
Formation1953
Type Professional association
Headquarters Fort Worth, Texas
Location
Membership4,500 nationwide
Official language
English
Website www.nawic.org

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is a professional association for women in the field of construction. The purpose of the association is to support women in construction through networking, professional education, and mentorship. Its professional staff is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Contents

History

The association began as Women in Construction of Fort Worth, Texas in 1953. It was founded by Alice Ashley, Ida Mae Bagby, Carolyn Balcomb, Sue Bowling, Margaret Bubar, Margaret Cleveland, Era Dunn, Doris Efird, Ronda Farrell, Hazel Floyd, Jimmie Blazier, Nina Ruth Jenkins, Ethel McKinney, Irene Moates, Mildred Tarter and Edna Mae Tucker to provide support for area women working in the male-dominated field. [1] Recognizing the need for networking and support for women working in the industry beyond Fort Worth, the group amended its charter to incorporate chapters nationwide. In May 1955, Women in Construction of Fort Worth, Texas received its national charter to officially become The National Association of Women in Construction.

Membership

Members represent all aspects of the construction industry including trades, project management, administrative, legal, financial, and insurance fields. Active membership is available to women only, who spend at least 20 hours per week working on construction-related activities and belong to a chapter. Women who do not qualify for active membership may join the association as a nonvoting member.

Organization

NAWIC has more than 115 chapters in 47 U.S. states. Chapters are organized into eight regions. NAWIC is governed by a board of directors consisting of the executive committee (president, president-elect, vice president, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president, parliamentarian, and executive director) as well as regional directors.

NAWIC is affiliated with similar associations in other countries, including the Canadian Association of Women in Construction, NAWIC Australia, NAWIC New Zealand, NAWIC Qatar, South African Women in Construction, and NAWIC UK.

Education

In 1963, the NAWIC Founders Scholarship Foundation was formed to provide financial support to students pursuing construction-related training. NFSF is a self-supporting scholarship program and a 509(a)(3) designated organization that awards more than $100,000 annually to participants in trade or undergraduate degree programs.

The NAWIC Education Foundation (NEF) was founded in 1971 and provides construction education for children and adults. For students in Kindergarten through 12th grade and in college, NEF offers Block Kids, a localized building competition for grades K-6; Create Design Build, a construction project for student groups in grades 8-12; and the Design Drafting competition for high school and college students. For adults, NEF offers construction industry certification programs that are accredited through the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) Professional Development Certification Program.

Publications

NAWIC has two publications: NAWIC Today, a national bimonthly magazine for members and non-members, and The Connection, a biweekly newsletter for members.

Events

NAWIC hosts an annual conference in August and regional conferences twice during the year. In addition, the association sponsors leadership trainings, OSHA trainings, and industry-related webinars.

Women in Construction (WIC) Week, which takes place the first full week of March each year, was established by NAWIC in 1998 to raise awareness and recognize the work of women in the construction industry nationwide. NAWIC and its chapters hold presentations, job tours, luncheons, and virtual events during WIC Week. The week is also celebrated by construction-related companies and media outlets across the US, and by local, state, and national proclamations.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asian American Journalists Association</span> Non-profit organization in the US

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational and professional organization based in San Francisco, California, with more than 1,500 members and 21 chapters across the United States and Asia. The current president is Washington Post reporter Nicole Dungca. The executive director is Naomi Tacuyan Underwood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas Woman's University</span> Public university in Denton, Texas, US

Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational university in Denton, Texas, with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994, it is the largest state-supported university primarily for women in the United States. The university is part of the Texas Woman's University System. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 60 areas of study across six colleges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas Christian University</span> Private university in Fort Worth, Texas, US

Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Texas at Arlington</span> Public university in Arlington, Texas, US

The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university in Arlington, Texas. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965.

Texas Wesleyan University is a private Methodist university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1890 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth. Its mascot is the ram.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth – HSC, Health Science Center, Health Science Center at Fort Worth – is an academic health science center in Fort Worth, Texas. It is part of the University of North Texas System and was founded in 1970 as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, with its first cohort graduating in 1974. The Health Science Center consists of six schools with a total enrollment of 2,338 students (2022-23).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District</span> School district in Texas, United States

Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Bedford, Texas (USA). The district serves the city of Bedford, most of the cities of Euless and Hurst, and small parts of North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Fort Worth, and Arlington. The district operates twenty-one elementary schools, five junior high schools, two traditional high schools, and additional specialized facilities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SkillsUSA</span> Career and technical student organization

SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college and middle school students and professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kappa Delta Chi</span> American collegiate Latina sorority

Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. (ΚΔΧ), also known as K-D Chi, is a Greek letter, intercollegiate Latina sorority founded at Texas Tech University in 1987. It is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Facility Management Association</span>

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA), originally the National Facility Management Association (NFMA), is a professional membership association for facility management professionals. IFMA's global headquarters office is located in Houston, Texas, USA. IFMA also employs staff located in Antwerp, Belgium; and Shanghai, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Betsy Boze</span> Bahamian academic administrator

Dr. Betsy Vogel Boze, is an American academic and higher education administrator who is currently serving as the ninth President of The College of The Bahamas. Previously, she worked as a professor of marketing, department chair, dean, and CEO of Kent State University at Stark, before serving as the president of The College of The Bahamas. She is a senior fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), that researches alternative revenue streams for public colleges and universities.

The American Council on Education (ACE) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) U.S. higher education association established in 1918. ACE's members are the leaders of approximately 1,600 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations. The organization, located in Washington, D.C., conducts public policy advocacy, research, and other initiatives related to key higher education issues and offers leadership development programs to its members and others in the higher education community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training</span> Ministry of the Government of Pakistan

The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is a federal ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The ministry's political head is known as the Minister of Pakistan and the ministry's bureaucratic head is the Education Secretary of Pakistan.

Concrete Industry Management (CIM) is a business program that has been developed specifically for the concrete industry to provide students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management. The program gives students entering the concrete work force industry experience early in their careers. Supported by leading companies and trade associations in the concrete industry, this program benefits those participating in the concrete industry by increasing the number of qualified workers in the field.

The Oakridge School is a private school located in Arlington, Texas, US. It educates about 800 students in age groups Preschool-12.

Rho Chi (ΡΧ) is an international honor society for pharmaceutical sciences. It was founded on May 19, 1922, to "encourage high scholastic achievement and fellowship among students in pharmacy and to promote the pharmaceutical sciences".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helen Matusevich Oujesky</span> American professor of microbiology

Helen Matusevich Oujesky was an American professor of microbiology at the University of Texas, San Antonio. In this capacity she actively pursued environmental research on pollution of soil and water, particularly of toxic wastes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yellow Rose of Texas Award</span> Honorary commission conferred by the Governor of Texas

The Commission of the Yellow Rose of Texas, commonly referred to as the Yellow Rose of Texas, is an honorary commission conferred by the Governor of Texas to Texas women for exceptional community service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Town Lake Gazebo</span> Historic gazebo by Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas

The Town Lake Gazebo is a historic gazebo on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, beside Auditorium Shores. Built in 1969 to beautify the south shore of Lady Bird Lake, the gazebo was paid for by the National Association of Women in Construction and features eclectic architecture. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

The National Association of Women in Construction (New Zealand) (NAWIC New Zealand) is a professional association for women in the field of construction. The purpose of the association is to support women in construction through networking, professional education, and mentorship.

References

  1. "HISTORY OF NAWIC". NAWIC QC 50. Retrieved 2022-08-29.