Gerdau’s Fernao A.O. Cesar Joins AISC Board of Directors
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has named Fernao A.O. Cesar, Director of Marketing–Gerdau Long Steel North America, to its Board of Directors. He brings more than 15 years of experience in the steel industry, both in Brazil and the U.S. “Interacting with the fabrication community as a supplier over the last years has been an amazing experience,” said Cesar. “Now, I am looking forward to contributing to the advancement of steel construction in a new capacity as a...
Elma Milanovic Joins FitzGerald
New Managing Associate Brings 20 Years of Experience to Firm’s Workplace Practice Chicago—FitzGerald is pleased to announce that Elma Milanovic has joined FitzGerald as a Managing Associate. Elma joins FitzGerald with twenty years of experience in workplace, mixed-use residential, and senior living design. She has a strong focus on building repositioning, workplace design, and project team management, and she will work alongside interior design director Kristen Larkin to lead the firm's...
AISC Congratulates Larry Kruth and Cindi Duncan on their Retirements
CHICAGO - 2023 marks a new year and a new chapter for two outstanding leaders at the American Institute of Steel Construction: retirement! Vice President of Engineering and Research Lawrence F. Kruth, PE, has spent more than four decades in the structural engineering world. He spent almost 40 of those years at Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation in Lansing, Mich., where he served as a vice president and member of the Board of Directors. He retired from Douglas Steel in 2015 and joined AISC...
Hord Coplan Macht Renews Annual Scholarship for Morgan State University Design Programs
Baltimore, MD – (January 2023) — Hord Coplan Macht, an award-winning integrated architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning firm is pleased to announce the renewal of the Hord Coplan Macht Scholarship Fund at Morgan State University. The annual commitment, which the team originally pledged in 2018, has been renewed for an additional five years. The $5,000 annual scholarship will continue to help offset educational costs for two students in the School of Architecture and P...
Locana Leader Bruce Taylor Named to Esri’s Partner Advisory Council
Greenwood Village, Colo. – Locana, an international leader in spatial technology, today announced the nomination and acceptance of Bruce Taylor to Esri’s Partner Advisory Council (PAC). Taylor, a partner at Locana, will serve as a representative for a 3-year term. The PAC, established in 2010, serves as a Board of Directors for Partnering at Esri. This is an esteemed community offered to a select number of partner thought leaders that meet rigorous criteria for nomination including senior le...
Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship Applications Now Open
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has announced the opening of the application window for its Student Scholarship as part of the company’s Strong-Tie Undergraduate Fellowship. The online scholarship application for the 2023–2024 academic year is now available to students in participating universities at strongtie.com/scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 17, 2023. Awards are for undergraduate study only (junior...
POWER forms new Technology group
Nathan Bingham, POWER's new Vice President of Technology BOISE, Idaho — POWER Engineers Inc. has formed a new Technology group, which will focus on applying advances in technology to build success for clients and for internal teams. Nathan Bingham will take the group’s helm as Vice President of Technology. “I’m honored and excited to have been selected for this position,” Bingham said. “Every client we serve is being impacted by efforts to decarbonize and electrify and have goals t...
Cadasta Foundation Welcomes New Chief Program Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cadasta Foundation announces the addition of Rudo Kemper to its leadership team as Chief Program Officer. In this role, Kemper will lead the development and implementation of Cadasta’s program strategy to ensure that the organization’s technology and services are accessible, equitable, and impactful for communities living without recognized land rights. As a geographer and technologist, Kemper brings a wealth of experience in working with Indigenous communities and a broad...
ACI Foundation Seeks Funding for Kenneth C. Hover Honorary Fellowship
The ACI Foundation has created a new Fellowship in honor of Kenneth C. Hover. His past and present teaching, communication, research, and consulting activities have positively influenced several thousands of individuals in the concrete industry community and enhanced our knowledge about concrete. The ACI Foundation recently received $50,000 in seed money from generous donors in honor of Hover’s life-long contributions to the concrete industry. The ACI Foundation is looking to raise additional...
Baker Hughes Names Ganesh Ramaswamy as Executive Vice President of Industrial & Energy Technology
Ramaswamy will lead Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) business segment to continue positioning Baker Hughes for new frontiers and build out diversified solutions Baker Hughes continues to accelerate its strategic transformation announced in September 2022 to simplify and improve operations, enhancing profitability while positioning for growth with customers across energy and industrial markets HOUSTON and LONDON - Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) (“Baker Hughes” or the “Company”) announce...