New Board and Honored Members at 2014 Convention

ACPA Elects New Board, Honors Members at 2014 Convention

(StormWaterSolutions.com) – Concrete pipe professionals also reviewed recent progress & mapped out strategy for year ahead at the meeting

The 106th Annual Convention of the American Concrete Pipe Assn. (ACPA) featured the election of a new chairman and board of directors, awards for top plants and individuals, presentations by staff and guests and a look at what the future holds for the industry. The convention was held March 23 to 25 at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas.

Monday’s awards luncheon welcomed the new chairman, Rick Traylor of Rinker Materials, and bid farewell to outgoing Chairman Bill Adams of Hancock Concrete Products.

The luncheon also featured a tribute to Past Chairman Tom Wheelan, with speeches by ACPA President Matt Childs, Ron Metzger and Bill Washabaugh. Joyce Wheelan and her three daughters were present. Joyce thanked attendees for their generous support of the memorial fund named in her husband’s honor. An auction held on the final night raised more than $50,000 for the ACPA Education and Research Foundation.

During the ACPA’s annual meeting, the following executives were elected to the association’s board of directors:

Executive Committee:

• Rick Traylor, Chairman of the Board, Rinker Materials-Concrete Pipe Div. Cemex
• Michael D. Kusch, Vice Chairman, Sherman-Dixie Concrete Industries
• A. C. Gossett III, Treasurer, Gossett Concrete Pipe Co.
• Brian Rhees, Secretary, Oldcastle Precast
• William C. Adams, Past Chairman, Hancock Concrete Products

Directors:

• Matt McAllister, Central Region, Cretex Concrete Products
• Ed Anderson, West Region, Precast Concepts
• Brian Wood, Canadian Region, Con Cast Pipe
• Thomas Egan, Jr.; At-Large; American Concrete Products
• Jeff Hite, At-Large, Rinker Materials-Concrete Pipe Div. Cemex
• George Hand II, At-Large,Oldcastle Precast
• Steve Hoesing, At-Large, County Materials
• Plamen Jordanoff, At-Large, Hanson Pipe & Precast
• Branimir Kovac, At-Large, Rialto Concrete Products
• Scott Szwejbka, At-Large, Hanson Pipe & Precast
• Gary P. Ericson, Associate, Besser Co. (Pipe)
• David Swenson, Associate, Eastern States Steel

“Each of these gentlemen has demonstrated great leadership in our industry and at the ACPA for many years,” said Matt Childs, ACPA president. “We’re honored that they have volunteered their time and energies to help guide our organization into thefuture.”

The following companies sponsored the 2014 ACPA Convention:

• Platinum: HawkeyePedershaab, Press-Seal Gasket Corporation/J-K Polysource
• Gold: Besser, CAM/BFS, Cemex, Hamilton Kent, Insteel Wire Products
• Silver: Henry Co., Mar-Mac Construction Products
• Bronze: Bekaert Corp., Conshield Technologies, Eastern/Southern/Western State Steel, Ecoratio B.V., Engineered Wire Products, Haarup North America, Lafarge, MBK Maschinenbau GmbH, Mel C. Marshall Industrial Consultants, SKAKO, Strong Products LLC.

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