Richard Faust
Associate Professor of Construction Management
M.E.T., Pittsburg State University
B.S., Minnesota State University at Moorhead
A.S., John Brown University
Rick Faust, Assistant Professor, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Minnesota State University at Moorhead in 1979. In 1986 he finished an Associate’s degree in Building Construction from JBU and spent the next several years designing and building homes and other wood frame structures in NW Arkansas and at various U.S. and Mexican locations where he lead church teams on short term mission projects. In 1991 Rick settled in Siloam Springs and started his own residential design company - Upright Design, Inc. which specializes in designing local custom homes and custom stock home plans for publication on the internet and through local magazine outlets such as Lowe’s. Rick is also a Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD). Along with his design experience, Rick has a great deal of firsthand knowledge in construction methods and materials from all the structures he has both designed and built himself. He completed Master’s in Engineering Technology with an emphasis on Construction at Pittsburg State University May, 2013. He and his wife, Connie, have three children and two grandchildren.
