Portland Cement Association awarded eight industry professionals with Promotion Progress Awards at its annual spring committee meeting, March 1, 2005, in Chicago. Winners of the award were selected among 19 nominees of PCA member company personnel for outstanding efforts in promoting cement and concrete products.

Four of the winners, two from Canada and two from the U.S., received the industry’s sustainable development award.

From left to right: Jay Gleason, PCA President; Linda McKinley accepting on behalf of Larry Baloun, Lehigh Northwest; David Baker, Ash Grove Cement; Allan Kramer, Lehigh Cement Company; Francois Marleau, Ciment Quebec; Brad Belt, Salt River Materials; Mark Scripnick, St. Marys Cement; Peter Deem accepting on behalf of Dan Brown, Holcim (US) Inc.; Lori Peterson, Lafarge North America Inc.; and Jim Repman, PCA chairman.

The members who were honored are:

• David Baker, Ash Grove Cement Company, for mobilizing local, regional, and national resources to create a steady demand for soil-cement in the Northwest.
• Larry Baloun, Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited, (Sustainable Development award winner, U.S.), for driving industry sustainability efforts forward dramatically through leadership, knowledge, and commitment.
• Brad Belt, Salt River Materials Group/Phoenix Cement Company, for partnering with a nonprofit community development corporation to demonstrate the sustainable benefits of cement-based products in low-income residential construction.
• Dan Brown, Holcim (US) Inc., (Sustainable Development award winner, U.S.), for combining passion and expertise to convince decision-makers of the advantages of pervious pavement and other environmentally sustainable concrete applications.
• Allan Kramer, Lehigh Cement Company, (Sustainable Development award winner, U.S.), for building awareness of the importance and future impact of the sustainable development movement and the key roles of cement and concrete.
• Francois Marleau, Ciment Quebec, for establishing RCC pavements as a significant competitor to the asphalt paving industry in Quebec and Maine.
• Lori Peterson, Lafarge Corporation, for working enthusiastically with Habitat for Humanity to build a low-impact subdivision of ICF houses with a pervious concrete residential street.
• Mark Scripnick, St. Mary’s Cement (Sustainable Development award winner, Canada), for guiding the Canadian cement industry to a position of leadership on sustainable development and green building through his ambition vision.

“This year’s 19 nominees have accomplished impressive promotional goals by demonstrating outstanding leadership and generously contributing substantial time, energy, and enthusiasm,” said PCA chairman Jim Repman.

More information, including information on the individual award winners is available here.

The 2004 Promotion Progress Awards are co-sponsored by PCA and the Cement Association of Canada. The related associations represent cement companies in the U. S. and Canada and conduct market development, engineering, research, education, and public affairs programs.

Download a high-resolution image of the award winners here.


About PCA
Based in Skokie, Ill., the Portland Cement Association represents cement companies in the United States and Canada. It conducts market development, engineering, research, education, and public affairs programs.

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