Association news >>>>
The American Society of Safety Engineers, Des Plaines, Ill., has granted the Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year award to James D. Smith, CSP, director of risk control services with Arthur J. Gallagher Co., Boca Raton/Miami, for his achievements and contributions in the occupational safety, health and environmental field.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Milwaukee, has elected Charles Stamp Jr., vice president of public affairs worldwide for Deere & Co., Moline, Ill., as chairman.
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Schaumburg, Ill., has promoted Scott Humphreys, S.E., P.E., to manager of corrosion protection.
Thomas L. Meredith, director of the Construction Equipment Finance Group for CitiCapital in Dallas, was recently elected a board member of TRIP (The Road Information Program), Washington, D.C.
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md., has added Vance Pool and John Colby to its concrete promotion team as national resource directors.
Engineering news >>>>
At Carter & Burgess Inc., Kenneth Carper, P.E., CPSWQ, has joined as a vice president and unit manager of the Raleigh, N.C., Transportation Programs Unit, and James “Woody” Woodruff, P.E., has joined as a senior project manager in the Salt Lake City office.
Jennifer S. Brilliant, P.E., has been named senior engineer at Mactec Engineering & Consulting Inc., Alpharetta, Ga. Mactec has been named the 2003 Employer of the Year by the San Diego Chapter of Women in Transportation Seminar.
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. (VHB), Watertown, Mass., has acquired Austin, Texas-based Fortress Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in emergency preparedness. Albert Samano will join VHB as director of transportation security to direct and launch VHB’s new security-related services practice.
Skelly and Loy, Harrisburg, Pa., was ranked No. 439 of the top 500 design firms and No. 160 of the top 200 environmental firms for 2004 by Engineering News-Record. A.J. Nastasi has joined Skelly and Loy as a marketing specialist.
Qore Property Sciences, Duluth, Ga., has appointed Colin Davis, P.E., vice president and regional manager of Qore’s operations in the Carolinas.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, former chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has joined the HNTB Cos. as chief executive officer of its new subsidiary, HNTB Federal Services Corp.
T.Y. Lin International has moved its corporate headquarters to Two Harrison St., San Francisco.
At TBE Group, Clearwater, Fla., John D. Graves, P.E., has been promoted to director and central Florida regional manager in the Construction Management Services Division; R. Mark Pitchford, PSM, has been appointed vice president; and E. Peter Nikolov, P.E., has been appointed vice president.
Hatch Mott MacDonald Infrastructure & Environment has relocated its Monroe, La., office to 1010 Oliver Road, Suite A, Monroe.
Leonard C. Kirberg, P.E., president of Horner & Shifrin Inc., St. Louis, Mo., has been presented with the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis Achievement Award for distinguished service in engineering. Jon Adams has been appointed survey department manager in the Atlanta office of Greenhorne & O’Mara Inc., Greenbelt, Md.
Manufacturing News >>>>
Gary Bomstad has been named the first-ever director of new product development at Stellar Industries Inc., Garner, Iowa.
Topcon Corp., has signed a letter of agreement with Komatsu Ltd. that will allow new Komatsu motor graders and bulldozers to be purchased with a Topcon automated machine control system as factory-installed, standard equipment.
Lynne Woodworth has been named president and chief executive officer at Stone Construction Equipment Inc., Honeoye, N.Y. Stone also has named three new district managers: Paul McClendon in Texas; Gary Ross in West Virginia, Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania; and Jeff Brooks in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and the western provinces of Canada.
Don Cort has been named product support manager for the Pacific Northwest region for LBX Co. LLC, makers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment.
Alan W. Odgers has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Astec Underground, Loudon, Tenn.
Mary L. Griffin has been named vice president of sales and marketing for US Traffic Safety Corp., Santa Fe Springs, Calif., and Peek Traffic Corp., Palmetto Fla.
Richard W. Enners has been named president of Vogele America Inc., Chambersburg, Pa.
Richard Evans and Mark Stang have been promoted to the position of area manager in the Wirtgen Group, parent of Wirtgen North America Inc., Nashville, Tenn. Evans is responsible for the south and southeastern regions of North America. Stang is responsible for the northeastern region of North America.
Robert “Bob” Fassl has been appointed president of Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions, a newly formed division within Atlas Copco’s Construction and Mining Technique business area.
Moorman L. Scott Jr., P.E., has been appointed executive vice president of Euclid Chemical Co., Cleveland. Also at Euclid, Bill McCord has been appointed vice president business development John Deere Construction & Forestry Co., Moline, Ill., has be chosen Manufacturer of the Year by Peter Kiewit Sons Inc.
Claude Bastien has been named president of the Northeast region for the Cement Division of Lafarge North America. He will be based in the regional headquarters in Quebec. Chris Glinka has joined Reflexite Americas, New Britain, Conn., as industry manager for the company’s transportation group, based in Chicago.
Kent Ennis has joined Hartford Concrete Products Inc., Hartford City, Ind., as sales and marketing manager.
