At a dinner ceremony at its joint Spring meeting this week, Portland Cement Association recognized cement company personnel for outstanding achievements in promoting cement and concrete. The 2003 Promotion Progress Awards honored nine individuals from a field of 28 nominees for their work and dedication in expanding the use of cement in construction markets:

• John (Tim) Conway (Holcim) for his work in product standards and technology.

• Otto Nero (Cemex) for his production of more than 100 videos enhancing promotion efforts and consumer awareness across all markets.

• John Seil (Hanson Permanente) for his efforts to promote insulating concrete forms and other residential products.

• Michael Hammer (Hercules) for introducing a number of innovative concrete paving solutions to the Northeast.

• Joel Kendig (Cemex) for promotion of concrete building systems in the Dayton, Ohio area.

• Robert Munro (Lafarge) for advancing concrete's role in sustainable development and green building in Canada.

• Tim Cost (Holcim) for his successful promotion of soil-cement and concrete paving in Mississippi.

• Ray Seipp (Signal Mountain) for his work in promoting a number of cement and concrete paving products in the Southeast.

• Peter Deem (Holcim) for promotion of concrete pipe.