The Roofing Alliance will host its 12th Annual Construction Management Student Competition this January at the International Roofing Expo® in Las Vegas. This hallmark event introduces students to roofing as a career path and offers valuable networking opportunities with peers, faculty, and Roofing Alliance members.
This year’s competition project, provided by Commercial Roofers Inc. in Las Vegas, challenges teams to develop a comprehensive bid proposal for the Cannery Casino and Hotel. Each team will work with a contractor mentor to prepare a bid package, showcasing their project management, estimating, and safety skills.
The competition will take place on January 21, 2026, at the International Roofing Expo®, with the five finalist teams announced in December 2025.
Each year, Roofing Alliance leaders select a roofing project in the city where the International Roofing Expo® will be held. Teams research the chosen project, submit a qualified bid package proposal, and complete an oral presentation to illustrate their roofing, project management, estimating and safety knowledge. After receiving project details, each team is assigned a roofing contractor mentor who will provide guidance while students craft their written proposal. Proposals are reviewed and scored by a panel of industry judges.
The top teams will be invited to attend the International Roofing Expo to present their proposals to the judges. Finalist teams also are invited to attend the Roofing Alliance’s Welcome Reception, tour the project, and attend NRCA’s Industry Awards Ceremony where winning teams will be recognized onstage.
Each team member must be an undergraduate enrolled in the college or university he or she represents during the written proposal and oral presentation portions of the competition.
Registration for the 2025-26 Construction Management Student Competition is now closed.
The first-place team:
Wins a trophy, $5,000 L. B. Conway scholarship for the
winning school and
individual trophies for each team member.
The second-place team:
Wins a trophy, $2,500 Fred C. Good scholarship for
the
winning school and
individual trophies for each team member.
The third-place team:
Wins a trophy, $1,000 scholarship for the winning school and
individual trophies for each team member.
The first-place Best Individual Student Presenter:
Wins a $300 American
Express
gift card
The second-place Best Individual Student Presenter:
Wins a $200 American
Express
gift card
All winners:
Will be recognized in press releases sent to local and national media
and roofing
industry trade press, acknowledged in Professional Roofing magazine and listed on the
Roofing Alliance website.
The Roofing Alliance is proud to announce the top three schools and the best individual presenters:
First place: Texas A&M University
Team Members: John Falavolito (team captain), Hogan Leftwich, Weston Mounce, Ryan Kennick and
Grayson Headley (team alternate)Second place: Auburn University
Team Members: Arjun Varadhan (team captain), John Adam Singleton, Abraham Roman, Larry Jackson
Fuhrman and Graham Roh (team alternate)Third place: Clemson University
Team Members: Alyssa Owens (team captain), Drake Hamlin, Sam Davis, Tyler BrothersArjun Varadhan | Auburn University
First-place
Cheyenne Campbell | University of North Florida
Second-place
Questions? Please contact Jessica Priske, Roofing Alliance director, at jpriske@roofingalliance.net.
