Alabama

Ed Phipps, former president of Atlantic Marine of Mobile, Ala., was appointed president and CEO of Balfour Beatty Construction Inc.'s Atlanta office.

Also, Randy Schultz has moved from BBCI to become vice president of marketing and business development for Balfour Beatty Rail Inc., the firm's sister company in Jacksonville, Fla.

Arkansas

Michael Bradley of Conway recently graduated from Nabholz University's Superintendent Development Program, a four-year training program required to perform as a field superintendent.

Bradley is a carpenter at Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway, Ark.

Other Nabholz graduates include Terry Broadway of Bryant, carpenter foreman; Patrick Rappold Jr. of Conway, carpenter foreman; Kris Davis of Bigelow, carpenter foreman; Richard Ricca of Conway, carpenter; John Sheldon of Magness, superintendent; Gaylon Smith of Enola, superintendent; Mark Thurman of Greenbrier, superintendent; and Tim Tuseth of Cabot, carpenter foreman.

Steve Haenchen was recently appointed as senior manager in the Little Rock, Ark., office of BKD LLP. Haenchen has more than 20 years of experience providing business valuations, forensics and dispute consulting.

The National Association of Electrical Distributors recently awarded the Arthur W. Hooper Award to Ted C. Treadway of Treadway Electric Co. in Little Rock, Ark.

The award is the highest honor given by the NAED and is presented for achievement in the distribution of electrical goods.

Bobby Donaldson was recently appointed chief financial officer, Bob Butler as senior vice president of marketing and Harrison Hankins as director of the industrial/distribution business group for May Construction Co. of Little Rock, Ark.

Butler will be responsible for marketing and new business development in the company's Little Rock and Fayetteville offices. Hankins will supervise all industrial and distribution construction projects for the company.

Dan Brown, executive vice president of Crafton Tull & Associates Inc. of Rogers, was installed as president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas.

Mississippi

David C. "Dave" Barton has accepted the position of executive director of the Mississippi Road Builders' Association (MRBA), headquartered in Jackson, Miss.

Barton has more than 37 years experience in the construction industry, including 36 years with APAC-Mississippi, where he retired as president. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University of Starkville, Miss., with a degree in civil engineering and has a law degree from Jackson School of Law, Jackson, Miss.

In his new position, Barton's duties will include management of the association, lobbying of the Legislature, working with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and member services. He served as the MRBA interim executive director prior to being assuming the position on a permanent basis earlier this year.

The MRBA was founded in 1937 as the Mississippi Highway Contractors Association. The name was changed to the Mississippi Road Builders' Association in 1949 to broaden its membership to include not only highway contractors but allied businesses as well.

Larry Harper has been promoted to assistant chief of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' Vicksburg District Operations Division.

In his new position, his responsibilities will include assistance to the chief, Operations Division, in the overall leadership, direction and management of the largest operations division within the Corps of Engineers in terms of employees and annual program in excess of $120 million.

Harper previously served as special assistant to the chief, Operations Division, and also in the district's Regulatory Branch, where responsibilities included wetland jurisdictional determinations and enforcement actions related to Corps responsibilities under the Clean Water Act and Rivers and Harbors Act.

A member of the U.S. Army Reserve for 30 years, he recently retired.

After graduating from Kilbourne High School in Kilbourne, La., Harper received a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. After graduation, he served a two-year tour in the Army and then began working at the Vicksburg District as an engineering technician in 1975.

He is also a 1995 graduate of the U.S. Army War College.

He is a member of numerous civic and professional organizations that include the Society of American Military Engineers, Army Engineer Association, Society of Wetland Scientists and a life member of the Reserve Officers Association.

The children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance in their pursuit of higher education thanks to scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF).

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association recently awarded a Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship to Timothy Hulitt of Bolton, Miss.

Hulitt's father, Charles Hulitt, was disabled in a 1996 accident while working for the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Hulitt will attend Jackson State University in Jackson this fall and will pursue a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Students from Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Mississippi, West Virginia, Montana and Indiana have been named 2004 recipients of the ARTBA scholarship program. The program was established in 1999 with a gift to the Foundation from two Roanoke, Virginia, highway contractors and their companies - Stan Lanford, president of Lanford Brothers, and Jack Lanford, president of the Adams Construction Company.

Both men are past chairmen of the national association.

Nearly 1,200 Americans - including more than 100 highway workers - died in 2002 in roadway construction work zone accidents. More than 40,000 people were injured in these sites.

Gary Manahan Sr. was recently promoted to vice president of operations for Southern Door and Hardware of Ridgeland, Miss.

With more than 35 years of experience in the door and hardware industry, Manahan previously served as general manager/operation manager for SDH.

Louis Seal was recently promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for SDH. Seal previously served as SDH's chief estimator for six years. He has more than 18 years of experience.

Eric Branch was recently named the operations manager for SDS, a division of SDH. With more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry with emphasis on electrical and special systems, Branch will be responsible for managing accounts and overseeing the daily operations of SDS.

Cora Beth Hartfield has been named the director of marketing and business development for SDH. Hartfield will be responsible for the development and implementation of SDH's marketing strategies to architects, contractors and end users in the industry. She is a Clinton native and a graduate of Mississippi State University.

Tennessee

William L. Moore Jr. joined architect-engineer Gresham, Smith and Partners of Nashville as senior vice president of transportation. He is a retired chief engineer from the Tennessee Dept. of Transportation, where he served 36 years.

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association recently awarded a Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship to Sara Beth Farley of Sweetwater, Tenn.,

Farley's father, Michael Farley, was an employee of the Tennessee Department of Transportation when he was killed in a 1991 accident on I-40 near Mt. Juliet. Farley will attend Tennessee Tech University in the fall to study sociology and business.

Students from Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Mississippi, West Virginia, Montana and Indiana have been named 2004 recipients of the ARTBA scholarship program. The program was established in 1999 with a gift to the Foundation from two Roanoke, Virginia, highway contractors and their companies - Stan Lanford, president of Lanford Brothers, and Jack Lanford, president of the Adams Construction Company.

Both men are past chairmen of the national association.

Nearly 1,200 Americans - including more than 100 highway workers - died in 2002 in roadway construction work zone accidents. More than 40,000 people were injured in these sites.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently awarded the Donald E. Nichols Scholarship to Michael Randolph, a mechanical engineering student at Tennessee Technological University.

ASHRAE's scholarship program, established in 1990, received 43 applications this year. The students are all pursuing courses leading to a career within the HVAC&R industry.

ASHRAE has awarded 114 scholarships during the past 14 years. The ASHRAE Scholarship program encourages and assists HVAC&R education through scholarships and fellowships.

National

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute of Schaumburg, Ill., recently announced the promotion of Scott Humphreys to manager of corrosion protection. In addition to his technical duties as a staff structural engineer, for the last three years he has managed the CRSI Epoxy Plant Certification Program.

Humphreys joined CRSI in 1999, where he has worked extensively with the CRSI Design Handbook and related software. In addition, he represented CRSI on many industry related committees.