4/30/13 SC&R Foundation Announces New Officers

(Centreville, Va.) April 30, 2013 – During the SC&RA Annual Conference, April 2-6, at the Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, Ariz., the SC&R Foundation announced its officers for 2013-2014:

• President: Robert Moore, NBIS, Atlanta, Ga.
• Vice President: Stephanie Bragg, Bragg Companies, Long Beach, Calif.
• Treasurer: Jim Sever, PSC Crane & Rigging, Piqua, Ohio

Foundation Committee Chairpersons for 2013-2014 are as follows:

• Development/Public Relations: Tiea Cowley, TNT Crane & Rigging, Longview, Texas
• Research/Education: Toni Sabia, Transport Systems and Products Inc., Stamford, Conn.
• Scholarship: Bonnie Forster, Rigging Gear Sales, Dixon, Ill.

Earl Johnson, III, Southern Industrial Constructor, Inc./Southern Crane, Raleigh, N.C., Immediate Past President, will renew his term and new board members to serve a two-year term are Justin Cravens, Ridewell Suspensions, Springfield, Mo., and Dave Wittwer, Hays Companies, Salt Lake City, Utah. Additionally, Lee Ellen Russell, Sheedy Drayage, San Francisco, Calif., will serve a one-year term.

Doug Miller, Burkhalter, Columbus, Miss., received a Cornerstone Award for completing a three-year elected term on the Foundation’s Board of Directors. He was recognized for his two years as President from 2007-2009 and for his service to the Foundation since 1998.

The SC&R Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation with the mission to advance research and education through scholarships and grants while furthering other charitable, educational and scientific purposes for the industries served by SC&RA.
The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA) is an international trade association of more than 1,300 members from 46 nations. Members are involved in specialized transportation, machinery moving and erecting, industrial maintenance, millwrighting and crane and rigging operations.