The Roofing Alliance hosted its 12th Annual Construction Management Student Competition this past January at the International Roofing Expo® in Las Vegas. This hallmark event introduces students to roofing as a career path while providing valuable networking opportunities with peers, faculty, and Roofing Alliance members.
This year’s competition project, provided by Commercial Roofers Inc. in Las Vegas, challenged teams to develop a comprehensive bid proposal for the Cannery Casino and Hotel. Each team worked alongside a contractor mentor to prepare a detailed bid package, demonstrating their project management, estimating, and safety expertise.
The competition took place January 21, 2026, at the International Roofing Expo®. Winners are listed below.
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.
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 2026-27 competition will open this fall.
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: Auburn University
Second place: University of Florida
Third place: Clemson University
Remi Nguyen | Clemson University
First-place
Sophia Petrandis | University of Florida
Second-place
Questions? Please contact Jessica Priske, Roofing Alliance director, at jpriske@roofingalliance.net.
