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| A.W.R.F.
Officers |
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President
Anne Renfroe
J.C. Renfroe & Sons, Inc.
Jacksonville, Florida
Vice President
Alex
Edwards
Paducah Rigging, Inc.
Paducah, Kentucky
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Secretary
Bruce Yoder
American Rigging
San Diego, California
Treasurer
Teresa McGee
Newell Davis Co. Inc.
Wilmington, North Carolina |
A.W.R.F.
MEMBERS SERVE INDUSTRY
The
association supports the work of eight volunteer AWRF operational
committees who serve the industry and the membership by performing
assigned tasks within the scope of our purpose statements. The committee
operations are funded by annual budget allocations. The work and achievements
of eight operational committees involves many hours of effort by dozens
of volunteers in service to our industry. When committee meetings
are called, volunteers attend at their own expense. Each committee
is reconstituted annually when a new chairman is named by the AWRF
President. After accepting the assignment, the new chairman forms
his committee from volunteers. Anyone interested in serving on a committee
should make the President or the AWRF office aware of the interest. |
| AWRF'S
EIGHT OPERATIONAL COMMITTEES |
| 1. |
Convention
Site Selection Committee
Chair: Bernie Martin, The Carpenter Group, San Francisco, California
The Site Selection committee meets periodically to recommend sites
for our general meetings two years in advance. The committee welcomes
input and advice from the membership. |
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Entertainment
Committee
Chair: Dennis Worswick, Certified Slings, Casselberry,
Florida
Periodically, the entertainment at banquets is chosen by this committee.
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Government
Affairs Committee
Chair: J. Barry Epperson, Epperson & Johnsen, Tulsa, Oklahoma
This committee engages in information gathering, plus a small amount
of lobbying, with federal and state governments in the USA. Updates
are given to the general membership at almost every meeting. |
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Insurance
& Legal Resources Committee
Chair:
Tom Miller, Marcal Rope & Rigging, Alton, IL
All AWRF members are required to provide the association with some
form of evidence showing they maintain Products Liability Insurance
coverage. The work of the Insurance Committee is governed by conditions
of insurance availability in the industry. Trends and ideas about
insurance are studied to help members keep abreast of needs. The Legal
Resources Committee was established to assist members with the legal
problems and advice on all aspects of their business. |
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Membership
Committee
Chair:
Michael
Rothermund, Kulkoni, Inc., Houston, TX
The Membership Committee seeks out as many qualified members as possible.
AWRF membership is open to companies from all over the world, but
the committee's main focus of recruiting members is in North America. |
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Programs
& PIE
Chair:
Mike Parham, Industrial Splicing & Sling LLC, Tulsa, OK
The speakers and presentations for two General Meetings each year
are devised by the Programs Committee seeking to maintain balance
between all sectors of information that will be useful to members
in the operation of their businesses combined with updates on the
activities of AWRF committees. |
| 7. |
Safety Committee
Chair: Jeff
Bishop, Bishop Lifting Products, Inc., Houston, TX
The Safety Committee is responsible for shop safety programs. They
have produced and distributed two videotapes for the education of
members and their employees, and they supervise the annual presentation
of safety awards to member companies with outstanding safety records. |
| 8. |
Scholarship
Committee
Chair:
Brad
Fowler, D & M Wire Rope, Grand Junction, CO
This committee oversees the annual scholarship grants program to aid
in supporting the education of the children of employees of member
companies. The winners are selected by the committee using a double-blind
system to ensure fair appraisals. |
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Technical
Committee
Chair: Don
Pellow, Pellow Engineering Services, Leawood, KS |
In addition to the
work and achievements of AWRF's operational committees, volunteers also
serve the association on five functional committees for the conduct of
association business, These are:
AWRF's FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES
Finance Committee
Chair: Teresa
McGee, Newell Davis, Wilmington, NC
The Finance Committee is headed by the Treasurer and consists of the four
officers plus one additional director. It meets sporadically to prepare
fiscal advisory recommendations to be enacted by the AWRF Board of Directors.
The Finance Committee also evaluates the investment of association reserves.
Exhibitions Committee
Chair:
Paul Boeckman, The Crosby Group, Tulsa, OK
This committee prepares the format for our next biennial table-top Product
and Information Exhibition. The next "Cherry P.l.E." will be held at Washington
DC in the Omni Shoreham Hotel on Monday April 28, 2003.
Management Review
Committee
Chair:
Mark Reeves,
Wire Rope Works, Willamsport, PA
The management of the association is analyzed and approved each year by
the Directors at their winter meeting. Their assessment is conveyed to
an independent management contractor by this committee during a mandatory
annual interview. The contractor, in turn, manages relationships with
an independent legal counsel and an independent accountant.
Tournament Committee
Chair:
Bruce Yoder, American Rigging, San Diego, California
The Tournament Committee arranges sports tournaments at General Meetings
to foster a spirit of fellowship among member companies. At present, the
events consist of Golf and Tennis tourneys plus a Fun Run. These are officiated
by volunteers. Awards presented in connection with the tournaments are
largely defrayed by generous donations from a group of dedicated boosters.
Nominating Committee
Chair: Craig Hayward, Indusco Group, Balitmore, MD
Nominations for Directors and Officers are prepared by this committee.
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