Leathem elected director of Southeast Region of Associated Schools of Construction
Tom Leathem
The Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Southeast Region (Region 2) recently held its annual student competition and conference, and Mississippi State University Building Construction Science Assistant Professor Tom Leathem was elected director for ASC Region 2.
Leathem, who is finishing a three-year term as assistant director, will take over this position starting in April at the 53rd ASC International Conference and will serve a three-year term.
Born and raised in Illinois, Leathem received a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Western Illinois University in 1999. Upon completion of his degree, he spent 11 years in Chicago working in construction management positions ranging from assistant field superintendent to senior project manager and business owner.
The majority of Leathem’s industry experience focused in commercial/industrial construction on project types including manufacturing, distribution warehousing, office, medical, retail and municipal. Three of his eleven years were spent as a business owner focusing in residential remodeling.
In 2010, Leathem enrolled in the Master of Design Build program at Auburn University. Upon completing his degree in August 2011, Leathem worked as an adjunct professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science.
ASC is the professional association for the development and advancement of construction education, where the sharing of ideas and knowledge inspires, guides and promotes excellence in curricula, teaching, research and service.
