The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – recently announced the election of new officers and board members.
The newly elected officers are chairman Mike Schneider, vice president of operations, Baker Concrete Construction Inc.; vice chairman Alan Nedza, director of sales, admixture systems North America, BASF Corp.; and treasurer Nicole R. Maher, chief operating officer, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA).
Newly elected board members include Steve Cox, North American director of sales, Grace Construction Products; Matt Childs, president, American Concrete Pavement Association; Beverly Garnant, executive director, American Society of Concrete Contractors; Brian Gallagher, director of marketing, O’Neal Inc; and Mike Campion, senior vice president, SIKA Corp.
These new board members join the existing board, including Rex Cottle, vice president, economic forecasting and labor relations, Trinity Industries Inc.; Wally Johnson, vice president of marketing and sales, U.S. Concrete Inc.; Julie Garbini, executive director, RMC Research & Education Foundation; Douglas Guerrero, chairman, CIM Patrons of California State University, Chico; Rick Yelton, editor-in-chief, Hanley Wood Magazines, The Concrete Producer and World of Concrete; James Toscas, president, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute; Randy Beard, principal and managing director, Walter P. Moore; and Peter Brewin, regional president, CEMEX.
The CIM program was developed in 1996 to recognize the need for people with enhanced technical, communication and management skills. The individuals graduating from this program will have the skill set necessary to meet the growing demands of the progressively changing concrete industry of the 21st century. It is a business-intensive program, providing solid management skills that can be used in any industry, but it has been developed specifically for the concrete industry. The program gives students many advantages, including entering the concrete work force with exposure to the industry early in their careers, unlike others coming in with generic business degrees.
The goal of the program is to produce broadly educated, articulate graduates grounded in basic business management, who are knowledgeable of concrete technology and techniques and are able to manage people and systems as well as promote products or services related to the concrete industry.
