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Alabama

Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama

SDS/2 is being used as interactive connection design software for CE 470-Civil Engineering Design project and also for CE 401-Structural Steel Design course along with STAAD-Pro 2007 structural design software. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 15
Contact: Dr. Nesar Ahmed, 256-372-4149

Arizona

Blue Ridge Unified School District, Blue Ridge High School and Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology, Lakeside, Arizona

SDS/2 is used to assist students in completion of American Design Drafting Certification. The curriculum utilizes the guidelines set up by ADE Drafting and Design Technology. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 15
Contact: Cliff Myrick, 928-368-9328 ext. 767

Shadow Ridge High School (Dysart Unified School District), Surprise, Arizona

SDS/2 will be used as the exclusive software for instruction in Structural Steel Detailing. In addition, the curriculum will be changed to include the software in teaching engineering principles to high school student. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 67
Contact: Scott Thomas, 623-693-9550

Arkansas

University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, Morrilton, Arkansas

SDS/2 will be used in a variety of courses for students who are studying for their Associates degrees in Applied Science in Drafting. These courses include: 3 Dimensional Drafting; Structural Steel Drafting/Detailing; Structural Drafting; and Specialty Drafting. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 22
Contact: Rachel Schell, 501- 977-2019

Colorado

Bollman Technical Education Center, Thornton, Colorado

SDS/2 will be used in Computer Aided Design II/Pre-Engineering. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 25
Contact: Lynette Havens, 720-972-5848 or Leslie Trexler, 720-972-5838

Front Range Community College, Westminster, Colorado

SDS/2 will be a part of the new A.A.S. Degree in Structural Steel Engineering Technology. Course using the program is AEC 242, Advanced Steel Detailing. Number of workstations: 21
Contact: Rodney Atkins, 303-404-5360

Delaware

Howard High School of Technology, Wilmington, Delaware

SDS/2 is used in a three-year career program, title Structural Steel Detailing. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 31
Contact: Pat Mulhern, 302-571-5438

Idaho

Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

SDS/2 will be used in CADD 131 and 132. Students will complete applied projects in steel detailing, including beam, column and brace design. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 20
Contact: Mike Wheelock, 208-282-2217

Illinois

Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale, Illinois

SDS/2 will be used in student independent study courses for students with interest in detail design. Students have taken Introduction to Drafting and Architectural Drafting. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 4
Contact: Skip Heninger, 618-889-5226

Indiana

Central Nine Career Center, Greenwood, Indiana

SDS/2 will be used in the "Drafting/CAD Program" to introduce students to structural steel design, beginning Spring 2008. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 25
Contact: Joseph Boner, 317-888-4401, ext. 232

J. Everett Light Career Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

SDS/2 will be used in welding and weld fabrication classes to teach students about structural design. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 7
Contact: Eric Cooper, 317-259-5265 x.4031

Iowa

Corning High School, Corning, Iowa

SDS/2 will be used in Drafting I, Drafting II, Drafting III, Drafting IV, and senior independent CAD study courses. Students will receive a total of 1 credit using the program. Number of SDS/2 workstations – 5
Contact: Tracy King, 641-322-4242

Lincoln High School, Des Moines, Iowa

SDS/2 will be used in Advanced Drafting and PLTW starting in Fall 2008. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 24
Contact: Jim Ritz, 515-242-7500

Southwestern Community College, Creston, Iowa

SDS/2 is used in the Structural Drafting classes of the Engineering Technology program. The CAD280 and STR226 course both use SDS/2. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 21
Contact: Al Binning, 641-782-1478

Maine

Capital Area Technical Center, Augusta, Maine

SDS/2 will be used in the Computer Aided Drafting & Design program. Students will be introduced to Structural steel modeling and detailing during the second half of the school year. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 17
Contact: Mark Richards, 207-626-2475, ext. 2217

Michigan

Baker College System, Flint, Michigan

SDS/2 will be used in Structural Design II where students study the fundamental concepts/principles of mechanics and strength of materials in dealing with the state of rest of bodies under the action of forces. This class applies the equilibrium conditions to the analysis of concrete structures formed by connected members, including reinforced beams, columns, floors, walls, and footings. Students learn the design process in-depth, utilizing AISC and ACI Standards. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 30
Contact: Dr. Athanas Manyama, 810-766-4158

Minnesota

Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria, Minnesota

SDS/2 will be used in Machine Design with CAD. Students will receive a total of 42 hours using the program. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 17
Contact: Chad Kohls, 320-762-4493

Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, Minnesota

SDS/2 will be used in The Architecture and Estimating program, in ARCH261 Studio 6 Structural Steel Construction. Students will receive a total of 40 hours using the program as they engineer and detail out a 28000 square foot office building. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 100
Contact: Timothy Gnitka, CSI, CDT, 612-381-3372

Missouri

Linn State Technical College, Linn, Missouri

SDS/2 will be introduced starting Spring 2008 in the Structural Drafting classes, which is part of the two-year associate degree Design Drafting Technology program at Linn State Technical College. Number of workstations - 20
Contact: Gaylene Harms, 573-897-5264

Vatterott College, Kansas City, Missouri

SDS/2 is the focus of the 10-week course, Structural Drafting and Steel Detailing with SDS/2. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 30
Contact: Jona Shaw, 816-861-1400

Webster Groves High School, Webster Groves, Missouri

SDS/2 is currently used in the Advanced Architectural Drafting Course as well as the Independent Study in Architecture classes. Students will receive a total of 45 to 90 hours using the program. Number of SDS/2 workstations – 30
Contact: Glenn Dutch, 314-819-4199

Montana

Montana State University-Billings, Billings, Montana

SDS/2 is used in a two-year associates degree program in Drafting Technology. It is presented in two classes, Structural Drafting CTDR138 and Structural Steel Detailing CTDR258. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 17
Contact: Tim Urbaniak, 406-656-4445

Nebraska

Adams Central School, Hastings, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be introduced to the Advanced CAD students at Adams Central High School during the second semester. SDS/2 will give them a great introduction to structural steel and the opportunity to use a cutting edge structural steel program. Students choosing to take CAD the following year will have to option to work more exclusively with the software and on various steel projects. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 16
Contact: Tim Schirmer, 402-984-6549

Central Community College, Grand Island, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be used as an integral tool to assist students with Structural Detailing in the Drafting Program. Number of workstations - 20
Contact: Robert Niemann, 308-398-7479

Chambers High School, Chambers, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be used in Structural Connection Design class Called CAD. Students use SDS/2 along with 3 other CAD programs to gain a variety of experience in CAD usage. Students will receive approximately 60 hours on the SDS/2. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 10
Contact: David Stairs, 402-482-5233

Fillmore Central High School, Geneva, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be used in the Advanced CAD Systems class starting in Spring 2009. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 16
Contact: Jeff Wusk, 402-759-3141

Grand Island High School, Grand Island, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be demonstrated in their Engineering Drawing 314 class. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 17
Contact: Alan J. Cook, 308-385-5950

Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Nebraska

The program will be used by all the high schools in the district: Lincoln East High School, Lincoln High School, Lincoln North Star High School, Lincoln Northeast High School, Lincoln Southeast High School and Lincoln Southwest High School. SDS/2 will be used in an Applied Architectural Engineering class and then in a CAD engineering class, starting in Fall 2008. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 168
Contact: Carol Andriga, 402-436-1000

Northeast Community College, Norfolk, Nebraska

SDS/2 has been used in the Structural CAD II and ARCH 2200 classes. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 64
Contacts: Michael Holcomb 402-844-7312

Northeast Community College at the College Center, South Sioux City, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be introduced during the second year of the 2 year Associate of Applied Science, Industrial Facility Drafting program. The course using the program is ARCH 2200 Structural CAD Drafting II. Number of SDS/2 workstations – 21
Contacts: Danny Whitlock 402-241-6602

Northwest High School, Grand Island, Nebraska

SDS/2 is used in the Advanced Drafting course. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 16
Contact: Chris May, 308-385-6394

Southeast Community College, Lincoln, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be introduced in "Structural Steel Design with SDS/2." Total number of hours students use the program: 60. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 47
Contact: Todd Roth, 402-437-2744

Southeast Community College – Milford, Milford, Nebraska

SDS/2 will be used for demonstration purposes for the drafting classes in both lecture and laboratory setting. Number of SDS/2 workstations – 30
Contact: Karen Koch, 402-761-8442

New Hampshire

Winnacunnet High School, Hampton, New Hampshire

SDS/2 is used in a series of engineering courses and senior independent study as part of Project Lead the Way (PLTW). The SDS/2 students will also have the oppotunity to participate in an internship program with Novel Iron Works, Inc of Greenland, NH. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 10.
Contact: Rob Gosselin, 603-926-3395

New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, Roswell, New Mexico

SDS/2 will be introduced in the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Engineering and Design Technology.  SDS/2 will be used in the ENGR-245 Structural CAD course. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 31
Contact: Ferron Sutton 575-624-7335

New York

W.D. Ormsby Center, Erie #2, East Aurora, New York

SDS/2 will be used Spring 2008 for all CAD students in a 30-hour unit. Structural Steel Architectural students will continue to use until the end of the term. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 30
Contact: Mike Murphy, 716-652-8250, ext. 5107

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee, Oklahoma

SDS/2 is showcased in ETDG 2623--Building Structures. In this course students create construction documents of structural steel framework and support systems of commercial and industrial buildings using their own design. Number of hours working with SDS/2 is 30. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 26
Contact: Michael Freeman, 918-293-5052

Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island

SDS/2 is used in the course Simulation-Based Design (CVE450) in the School of Engineering. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 20
Contact: Dimitrios Karamanlidis, 401-874-2783

Texas

Austin Community College District, Austin, Texas

SDS/2 will be demonstrated in the Welding Technology classes at the Riverside Campus. In the welding technology track, students learn the design of structural connections and blueprint reading/cost analysis. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 30
Contact: Dr. Warren Donworth, 512- 223-6445

Coastal Bend College, Beeville, Texas

SDS/2 will be used in ARCE 1352, Structural Detailing, including 40 hours of hands-on applications. It is also used for demonstrative purposes in ARCE 2344, Strength of Materials. Number of workstations - 26
Contact: Jack Young, 361-354-2325

Collin County Community College District, Plano, Texas

Collin College will support a series of 14 courses, including Basic 3D Modeling with SDS/2 (Version 7.1); BIM Integration; CNC Data Exchange; Project Management; and LEED Certification. The objectives of the courses are to provide specialized training in the areas where employees need industry standard instruction. The customized training will be provided tuition-free to partnering steel detailers and fabricators in the area. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 35
Contact: Natalie Greenwell, 972-985-3768

Texas State Technical College, Waco, Texas

SDS/2 is used in a Structural Drafting class that includes 32 hours of lecture and 64 hours of lab time. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 17
Contact: Chris McCauley, 254-867-3202

Wisconsin

Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

SDS/2 operation is taught in a class titled "Advanced Structural CAD" which is part of a structural detailing and design two-year Associate Degree program. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 26
Contact: Keith Vesperman, 715-858-1840

Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, Wisconsin

SDS/2 will be used in two classes: SSD (Structural Steel Detailing) Software II, which will teach students how to use SDS/2; and SSD Project, which will offer students the opportunity utilize skills learned throughout the program to complete a student project. Number of SDS/2 workstations – 90
Contact: Darren Ackley, 715-675-3331ext 4736

Western Technical College, LaCrosse, Wisconsin

SDS/2 will be a part of the curriculum in Structual Drafting - Commercial to design a building with 12 hours of hands-on instruction. Number of SDS/2 workstations - 21.
Contact: Mike Poellinger, 608-785-9238