Alabama

Larry M. Beasley has been named president and chief operating officer of the Building Group of BE&K Construction Company and president of BE&K Healthcare.

Beasley was most recently president of Bovis Lend Lease Inc., a part of Bovis Lend Lease Americas, with responsibility for all operations in the Southeast, Southwest, West Coast and Washington, D.C., markets.

In this role, Beasley was responsible for 14 offices and more than 1,000 people, with operating revenues in excess of $1.3 billion. He has been in the industry for nearly 30 years, having started his career with the McDevitt & Street Company.

In addition to his healthcare experience, Beasley has a portfolio of projects that includes commercial, retail, sports and entertainment, hospitality and aviation construction.

Arkansas

Don Weaver of Conway has been elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association/Southern American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Joint Committee. The Associated General Contractors of America made the appointment. Weaver is part owner of Weaver-Bailey Contractors of El Paso, Texas.

Rick Dwyer has been named park manager at the DeGray Lake field office of the Vicksburg District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. In his new position, he will oversee all operations of the park in Arkadelphia, Ark., which is a multi-resource use project that offers diverse recreational opportunities to several million visitors each year.

Dwyer's career with the Vicksburg District began in December 1981 as a park technician. He has also served as a park ranger at the Ouachita project management office and as supervisory park ranger at the Lake Ouachita field office.

Kelly H. Thornton of Conway has been appointed by Hudson Cisne & Co. in Little Rock. He will be responsible for audit and tax. Another new hire, Carley A. Long of Little Rock will concentrate on audit and tax.

Kara White is now project manager at Ross Sparks Builders of Little Rock. White joined the company in 1999 and previously was the company's project coordinator.

Jim Huff recently joined Enco Materials Inc. in North Little Rock as an outside salesman for the central Arkansas territory. Huff has more than 20 years of experience.

Clayton Pollock is now heading the new client service division of Metro Builders & Restoration Specialists Inc. of North Little Rock. He has 25 years of building experience and will be responsible for tenant improvements, commercial construction, site redevelopment and comprehensive project management.

John Parisi has been appointed to Rental Service Corporation as business development manager of the company's Texas region, which covers more than 50 RSC stores in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Parisi will be largely focused on manufacturing, industrial, government and petrochemical accounts. He joins Rental Service after spending seven years in business development within the technology industry.

Rental Service also named Kevin O'Brien as region vice president of its Midwest region, including operations in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and North Dakota. He will be based in Kansas City, Mo.

O'Brien started his career in public >> accounting after earning a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from the University of Kansas. He practiced as a CPA for seven years.

After joining M.J. Struckel in 1997, O'Brien remained with the company after it was acquired by RSC in 1998. He then served as a general manager for RSC from 1998 through 2000. In 2000, he accepted a position as district manager for RSC and held the position until 2002. In April 2002, O'Brien was appointed to the Midwest region controller position, which he held until February.

Mississippi

David Marchman, a professor of construction management at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), was recently presented with the John Trimmer Excellence in Teaching Award.

The award was presented during the Associated Builders and Contractors' National Convention in Honolulu.

"Professor David Marchman's dedication to advancing construction education is inspiring," said 2004 ABC National Chair Carole L. Bionda, vice president, Nova Group of Napa, Calif.

Marchman is a long-time ABC student chapter advisor who for the past decade has worked closely with ABC's Mississippi Chapter. He conducts several continuing education seminars each year and helps to coordinate the student resume bank on the chapter's Web site.

Marchman holds a master's degree in building construction from the University of Florida and is the author of several textbooks on construction scheduling. He recently developed a 400-hour summer internship program at USM that provides construction students with real-world experience managing a construction project.

Paul Esterheld has joined Stuart C. Irby Co. of Jackson as vice president of operations. He was previously president at PGE Associates Inc. Esterheld has 29 years of experience with Eaton Corporation/Cutler-Hammer, WESCO and Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Danny Rodgers, president of MMC Materials in Madison, was recently elected to the board of directors of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA).

Rodgers joined MMC Materials in 1998 as president and COO.

He was previously vice president of Sherman Industries' Ready Mix Concrete Division in Birmingham, Ala.

During his 32-year career in the concrete industry, Rodgers has been active in NRMCA as a board member.

Tennessee

Jerry Fitch has been named territory manager for BOMAG Americas Inc.'s Southeast Region. Fitch will be responsible for the sales of BOMAG and HYPAC products in Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia.

Joining the company in June 2003, Fitch has twice before worked for BOMAG Americas. He was the Southeast territory manager from 1991 to 1996 and was a district manager for the Southwest territory from 1980 to 1986. Most recently, he worked in field sales for LB Smith Inc. of Nashville, Tenn.

Fitch currently lives in Franklin, Tenn.