Robert Fraga, incoming president of the Construction Management Association of America, and manager of facilities for the U.S. Postal Service, has appointed Urban’s executive vice president, Joseph P. McAtee, P.E., to the CMAA Foundation Board. McAtee’s installation will take place at the Board’s meeting during the 2005 CMAA National Conference and Trade Show on September 11 in Huntington Beach, California

The CMAA Foundation provides funding for academic scholarships and public education and research in the field of construction management.

In 2004, the CMAA elected McAtee to its College of Fellows. McAtee became one of only 29 individuals in the United States to be honored with the “CMAA Fellow” designation. He also served as chairman for the CMAA’s Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI), which determines the individual certification status of professional Construction Managers.