John R. Scott

The National Safety Council recently elected John R. Scott, vice president of the Shaw Group Inc. in Baton Rouge, La., to its Board of Delegates. The election took place during the National Safety Council's recent annual meeting held in conjunction with its 93rd Annual Congress and Expo in Orlando, Fla.

"John Scott is among our nation's top leaders in safety and health and we are delighted to welcome him to the Board of Delegates," said NSC President and CEO Alan C. McMillan. "His vast professional experience and commitment to safety excellence will strengthen the board as it directs the council's future safety and health policies."

As vice president of Environmental Health and Safety, Scott's role is to work with the business leadership and EH&S teams to centralize and improve the EH&S functions for the entire company.

Having held a variety of business and operational assignments in a 30-year career with DuPont, Scott established a record of proven ability to deliver results across multiple industries and disciplines. He is a recipient of the DuPont Marketing Excellence Award, was presented the Key to the City of Memphis, and awarded special commendation for the Memphis Chemical Club for Outstanding Achievement in the Mid South for work on the Regional Hazardous Materials Advisory Team.

Scott is also the recipient of the Bronze Star for heroism in combat in Vietnam.

Scott holds a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and holds a master's degree from the University of Southern California.

Victor F. "Trey" Trahan

Baton Rouge architect Victor F. "Trey" Trahan was honored in London recently as one of three emerging architects chosen from throughout the world by Architecture Review magazine.

The Architecture Review Awards for Emerging Architecture 2005 were presented to architects and designers from across the world at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.

An international jury considered hundreds of entries to find three award winners, seven high commendations, six commended schemes and eight honorable mentions. Submissions from more than 50 countries were presented to the jury, varying from furniture to landscape projects, churches to cocoons and tiny pavilions to dramatic transformations of large existing buildings.