Moss Foundation, Inc.

For a family that places education first, it was important to the Moss family that they show their unwavering support to FIU. The Moss Foundation, Inc. reciprocated FIU’s devotion to the South Florida community and to the construction industry with a generous gift that will be used to create the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability. As Executive Vice President of Moss & Associates, President of the Moss Foundation, Inc. and FIU alumnus, Chad Moss ’94 spearheaded this great endeavor, serving as a true champion to FIU.

A major component of Moss’s contribution, which he is most proud of, is the establishment of named scholarships for students that are first generation, veterans, Chapman Partnership and youth supported HANDY (Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth) students, in addition to two scholarships named in honor of FIU alumni that are currently working at Moss & Associates — the Sasha Seco Women in Construction Scholarship and the Kevin Love Fostering Success Scholarship. From the naming of the school, to creating new scholarship opportunities for students, to establishing an endowed chair in Construction Management, Chad Moss and the Moss Foundation, Inc. have created a lasting legacy that celebrates the impact that will continue to influence the experiences of students and faculty for years to come.

Forward progression — a concept that Moss and the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability have adopted as part of their efforts to ensure steady headway for the school over the coming years. Through unfettered access to the world of construction, FIU students will have the unique ability to learn from the industry’s best. According to Moss, “These students are going to benefit because the job sites are relatively open to them. We’re going to get them, whether it’s a project on campus or somewhere in South Florida or elsewhere, access to the job site and the job site team so they can understand how real-world construction works in correlation with the academia.” Moss and the Moss Foundation, Inc. have made it possible for the school to fall in line with FIU’s press for excellence as they are bringing out the best of what this program has to offer for our students and for the construction industry.

“FIU owns a lot of my success,” said Moss, and through FIU’s partnership with The Moss Foundation, Inc., students within the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability will be able to build their own success and venture out in the construction industry as not only fully equipped and knowledgeable individuals but as proud alumni of a school that exhibits hard work, from the ground up.