NRMCA Seeks Nominations for Series of Promotion Awards

NRMCA is seeking nominations for its annual Promoter of the Year - Buildings, Promoter of the Year - Pavements, State Affiliate Promoter of the Year and John Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion.

The NRMCA Promoter of the Year Awards for Buildings and Pavements recognize the contributions and promotional efforts of individuals from the ready mixed concrete industry. Nominees must be employees of an NRMCA Producer member and must have worked in the industry for at least five years. The State Affiliate Promoter of the Year Award recognizes outstanding concrete promotion contributions by an employee of one of NRMCA’s state affiliate partner organizations. Nominees must be current employees of a state affiliate who have worked in the industry for at least five years.

Please submit a nomination of no more than two pages detailing the nominee’s promotional efforts over the last five years, with particular emphasis on contributions during the past 12-18 months in some or all of the following performance categories:

• Conversions to concrete resulting from promotional activities
• Promotional presentations to specifiers, developers, potential end-users, concrete industry personnel or other individuals or groups
• Professional development support of other promoters through leadership activities
• Involvement in local and national trade association promotional activities in addition to state activities
• Creative and innovative approaches in developing interest in concrete applications
• Educating potential markets about advanced and innovative concrete technologies.

The John Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion is awarded to a concrete professional distinguished by a career that demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication and achievement in support of concrete promotion and industry advancement. Nominees for this award must be former employees of NRMCA member companies who are now retired or deceased.

The 2024 award recipients were Promoter of the Year, Buildings – Ryan Cialdella, Ozinga; Promoter of the Year, Pavement – Renee Williams, Maschmeyer Concrete; State Affiliate Promoter of the Year – Melissa Wilkerson, Oklahoma Ready Mixed Concrete Association and John Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion – Tom Evans.

You can help our industry champions receive deserved recognition by nominating them for these prestigious awards. Nominations are due by January 10, 2025. Click here for more information and to access the nomination forms.

For more information, contact Senior Vice President, Local Paving, Phil Kresge at pkresge@nrmca.org.