July 2002 AGGMAN People

ARLINGTON, Va.—Ed Elliott of Rogers Group, Inc., Nashville, Tenn., has been named the 2001 National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year.
Elliott is vice chairman of NSSGA’s Safety and Health Committee and has been active in the association for eight years. He also serves as vice chairman of the Diesel Task Force and is a member of the Regulatory Affairs Task Force and the Guarding Task Force. Elliott also provided leadership to the Coalition for Effective Miner Training, which was a driving force in the cooperative development of the MSHA Part 46 Safety Training Regulation.
Elliott is a focused, enthusiastic leader and a dedicated proponent of safety currently serving as the director of safety for Rogers Group, Inc., said industry leaders.
“Ed’s leadership and expertise have been instrumental in helping to enhance the already excellent safety culture of Rogers Group, while lowering their overall injury rate by 40 percent,” said Joy Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer of NSSGA. “His commitment to safety extends well beyond his company to the entire industry.”
Other NSSGA safety winners include the recipients of the association’s 2001 Sterling Safety Awards, including the following: Franklin Industrial Minerals, Nashville, Tenn.; Shawnee Rock Company, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; and Renner Quarries, Ltd., Dixon, Ill., in the large, medium, and small categories, respectively.
Among outstanding individual sites, the first place winner in the Safety Achievement Awards’ large size category was Yavapai Plant and Pit, Hanson Building Materials America, Aggregates West Division, San Ramon, Calif.; medium size, Union Furnace Quarry, New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, Inc., New Enterprise, Pa.; and small size, a three-way tie, Sunniland Quarry, Florida Rock Industries, Immokallee, Fla.; Inlet Quarry, Rein, Schultz & Dahl of Illinois, Franklin Grove, Ill.; and Portable Wash Plant #1, Roverud Construction, Inc., Spring Grove, Minn.

Vulcan Materials Company Wins Awards at CMA Conference

Olympic Village, Calif.—Vulcan Materials Co. was recognized by the California Mining Association (CMA) for exemplary efforts in safety and reclamation at CMA’s 2002 Annual Conference.
For 2001, CMA received 31 entries representing 1,005 employees and more than 2 million hours worked. For the Small Operation category (25-35 employees), Vulcan’s San Emidio Plant in Bakersfield, Calif., received top honors for having the best safety record. The plant’s employees worked 79,245 hours without having a recordable accident, a lost-time accident, or any accident requiring first aid.
Mark Ellis, special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), presented the award to Steve Cortner, vice president of resources for Vulcan’s Western Division. “Safety is Vulcan’s number one concern because it has a direct impact on our employees, the environment, and the community,” said Cortner. “We are proud to have CMA’s and the industry’s recognition of our achievement.”
In the Excellence in Reclamation category, Vulcan’s Morongo Project located in Riverside County, Calif., received honors. Bill Postmus, of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, presented the award to Doug Sprague, reclamation manager and chief architect of the Morongo reclamation effort.
Sprague noted, “The projects honored by CMA should serve as an example for the mining industry… The public expects this excellence… and the ability to permit new operations in California’s difficult permitting environment depends on it.”
Earlier this year, Vulcan Materials Co. was ranked among the top 10 companies in the United States for social responsibility in Fortune magazine’s “America’s Most Admired Companies” list.

Alby Materials Wins Community Service Award

Producer recognized for educating Girl Scouts on the role of natural resources in everyday life

Waterford, Wis.—Alby Materials, Inc. was awarded the 2002 Community Service Award from the Girl Scouts of Racine County for providing geology and environmental education opportunities at the Alby Materials Sand and Gravel Operation in Waterford.
The award was presented in late April as part of the Racine County Girl Scouts’ annual meeting. Ryan Alby, marketing and safety associate for Alby Materials, accepted the award on behalf of the company.
“The award is an unexpected and wonderful act of thoughtfulness by the Girl Scouts of Racine County,” said Alby, who coordinates the company’s nationally recognized training efforts. “The smiles on the faces of the participating Girl Scouts more than compensated us for the effort we put into planning and executing the program.”
Personnel from Alby Materials and the county Girl Scouts group worked together to customize a program entitled “Everything Comes From Something.” The program helps Girl Scouts to meet the requirements needed to obtain the scout’s Geology Merit Badge.
The program is a natural resource adventure designed to educate participants about how effective use of natural resources enhances their lives and the environment. Examples of natural resource stewardship are taken from the aggregate, ready mixed concrete, and construction industries.
Topics covered in the program include: our world and its important natural resources; recycling; land use, development, and reclamation; and what individuals can do to help conserve natural resources. The program concludes with a guided tour of Alby Materials Sand and Gravel Operation and a guided rock and fossil hunt.
Since the program began in September 1994, more than 6,000 people have participated in it.
To learn more about the program, contact Ryan Alby at (262) 534-5144.

Davenport, Calif.—RMC Pacific Materials, Inc. made a donation of $15,000 to the Pacific School Foundation in Davenport, Calif. The company has been the school’s community business partner since 1994 when it donated the seed money to start the school’s Endowment Fund.
“Our most important customers are communities in which we operate,” said Satish Sheth, vice president of cement operations at RMC’s Davenport plant. “Giving back to our community is a priority and creates a great sense of pride for us as a company. We are especially proud of the personal efforts of our employees who volunteer their time to give back to their communities.”