College of

Engineering, Architecture and Technology

The Design-Build Institute of America Southwest Region has selected Dr. Amy King Lewis, assistant professor in Oklahoma State University’s School of Fire, Construction and Emergency Management, to receive its 2026 DBIA-SW Faculty Grant.

The $2,000 award will support expanded design-build education within The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s Construction Engineering Technology program. Lewis will use the funding to incorporate additional industry case studies, speakers and hands-on design-build activities into construction law, scheduling and environmental building systems courses.

“DBIA Southwest’s support will help us turn design-build from a classroom concept into something students can practice,” Lewis said. “Students will work through the same coordination, communication and team decisions they will encounter in the construction industry.”

The DBIA Southwest Faculty Grant recognizes educators who are helping move design-build education forward and preparing the next generation to apply Design-Build Done Right® principles.