LSU is poised to transform its School of Construction with a major endowment and a state-of-the art new building, thanks to massive donations from an LSU alum and Louisiana construction tycoon, the school announced Tuesday.
“Construction is no longer a low-tech industry,” Vicki Colvin, dean of the College of Engineering, said Tuesday. “It’s going to become a high-tech industry, and it’s going to do it right here in Louisiana.”
The university will name its School of Construction, as well the planned $107 million Construction & Advanced Manufacturing Building, for Art Favre and his industrial services company, Performance Contractors.
The LSU Foundation announced the new names Tuesday during a celebration event for Favre at the foundation building on Nicholson Drive. The foundation did not disclose the dollar amount of Favre’s donation but said that the donor has put tens of millions toward the university’s construction expansion, including a previous $15 million contribution…