Michael Davis

Michael Davis was recently named vice president marketing and sales of LBX Co., makers of Link-Belt Earthmoving, Forestry and Material handling Equipment. Previously, Davis held the title of director of marketing and sales with LBX.

As vice president, Davis is responsible for all North American and international sales and marketing for the company's full range of construction, forestry and material handling equipment.

Davis has a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri in Columbia. Prior to joining LBX he held management positions at Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co. in Lexington and Scott Truck and Tractor in Monroe. He also has worked with the Case Corp. in sales and the Case Credit Corp.

Eric Paul Pellegrin

The Fall 2003 Contractors Educational Trust Fund Academic Award for excellence in achieving the highest grade point average in construction law was awarded to Eric Paul Pellegrin of LSU.

Pellegrin achieved a 95.6 percent grade point average in CM 4201 Construction Law. He graduated in December and will begin his career with America's Home Place Inc. in Douglasville, Ga.

Susan L. B. Jacobson

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently inducted Susan L. B. Jacobson as its president for 2004.

Jacobson is the founder and owner of Bartells/Jacobson Design, a private design firm located in Glen Ellyn, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. A landscape architect in private and public practice since 1978, she opened her own firm in 1990, specializing in public works, parks and recreation, and commercial landscape architecture projects.

She earned a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana Campus. An active member of ASLA since 1982, Jacobson was elected to the ASLA Council of Fellows in 1995 and has held numerous offices at both the state and national levels.

In addition to her volunteer work with the society, she has presented lectures for the Garden Clubs of Illinois, the University of Illinois, the Chicago Chapter of Women in Architecture and area schools. She has served on the jury for the Indiana, Texas and Vermont ASLA Chapters and for the University of Illinois student awards program.

ASLA also inducted Patrick A. Miller as president-elect for 2004 and three vice presidents to two-year terms: Karen C. Hanna, vice president of education; John H. Nicolaus, vice president of communication; and Amy L. Schneckenburger, vice president of public affairs.

Continuing service on the ASLA Executive Committee are Paul F. Morris, immediate past president; C. Edward Curtin, vice president of finance; Don H. Brigham Jr., vice president of information and practice; and Sadik C. Artunc, vice president of membership.

Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects representing 13,600 members of the profession.

Tom Edwards

Tom Edwards was recently elected president of the Air Movement and Control Association International Inc.

Edwards is currently the president of both the Ruskin Company and Lau Industries Inc. Ruskin is a leading manufacturer in the air control industry and Lau is a leading producer of air movement components to the HVAC OEM market.

Throughout his career, Edwards has been a strong supporter of AMCA International. He served as chairman of the Smoke Management Systems Market Group and was elected to AMCA International's Board in October 1995. Currently, he serves as vice president on the Executive Committee.

Long an advocate of industry involvement in the code writing process, Edwards was instrumental in AMCA International forming the Code Action and Review Committee (CARC) and hiring a code consultant to assist in its efforts.

In 1993, Edwards became the vice president of sales and marketing for Ruskin Co. and Swartout Division. While serving as vice president, he led the development of several application tools, including all new literature for Ruskin, advertising materials and training videos for fire, smoke dampers and control dampers.

In 1995, he was promoted to president. In addition to Ruskin and Lau, Edwards also manages Reliable Products of Geneva, Alabama and Ruskin Air Management Ltd., a UK air control and air distribution company.

John Herc

Rob Newell, domestic sales manager of Stone Construction Equipment Inc., recently announced the addition of John Herc of Eden, N. Y., as regional manager.

Herc, formerly with DANA Corp., will be responsible for the management of the southern region's direct and indirect sales representatives.

Stone Construction Equipment Inc., a 100 percent employee-owned company, specializes in design, manufacture and marketing of construction equipment.

Sylvester Schmidt

Sylvester Schmidt, executive officer, technical services for RMC Industries Corp. in Atlanta, Ga., has bee nominated as chairman of the board - elect of the National Concrete Masonry Association.

The nomination will be acted upon during the NCMA Board of Directors meeting at the annual convention in February. Once confirmed, he will serve as chairman-elect throughout 2004.

"It is a great honor to be nominated to become chairman-elect of NCMA," Schmidt said. "This is a dynamic organization filled with highly dedicated concrete masonry producers and supporters of the concrete masonry and landscape products industry. Together, we have a great opportunity to grow the market for concrete masonry and landscaping products and I feel confident we will meet this challenge."

Schmidt currently serves on the NCMA board of directors as a representative from NCMA Region II, which includes the eight southeastern states and Puerto Rico.

A member of NCMA's Executive Committee, Schmidt has also spearheaded changes in the association's committee structure that have resulted in streamlining committee activities and reducing the number of committees.

Michael J. Sullivan

Michael J. Sullivan, general president of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, was recently honored with Ivy Tech State College's Labor Hall of Fame Award and with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award, the highest honor conferred by the governor of Indiana.

The Labor Hall of Fame award honors Indiana's labor leaders for their contribution to trade education and the economy. The governor awards the Sagamore of the Wabash award annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the state of Indiana.

"Mike Sullivan was instrumental in establishing the apprenticeship degree program at Ivy Tech and has championed education and the trades throughout his career," said Gerald Lamkin, president of Ivy Tech State College.