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Engineering professor Matt Morris (CivEngr’99; MS’02), pictured left, and his family lost everything they owned along with their home of 16 years in the 2021 Marshall Fire in Superior, babyÖ±˛Ąapp. Nearly two years later, the family celebrated Christmas in the same spot — in their newly constructed house.Â
Morris, two of his students — George Kurtz (ArchEngr’24), pictured center, and Daniel Donado Quintero (CivEngr’22; PhD ex’26), pictured right — and volunteers constructed more than 80% of the home themselves.Â
“The experience changed my character and my understanding of commitment, discipline and accountability,” Quintero told the engineering school.
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