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APAM Celebrates Holiday Season and Award Winning Teams
On December 10th the association hosted our annual Holiday Banquet and the presentation of the APAM/MDOT Asphalt Paving Awards, at the Kellogg Center on the campus of Michigan State University. It was very festive night as we celebrated our 39th anniversary of the Asphalt Paving Awards Program.
Over 275 people attended and enjoyed the festivities including representatives from MDOT, APAM members, local agencies, county road commissions, consultants and universities. The evening was filled with cold beverages, good food and great conversation as industry partners celebrated the upcoming Holiday Season and the honored award winning teams.
 The evening's program began with Executive Director John Becsey welcoming the attendees and presenting a plaque of appreciation to APAM President Chad Loney for his service to the association and dedication to the industry. (Pictured L: John Becsey R: Chad Loney).
MDOT's Chief Operations Officer, Mark Van Port Fleet (pictured left) offered opening remarks on the importance of the APAM/MDOT partnership in addressing challenges in the past as well as future challenges that may arise. He offered congratulations to the award winning teams and also noted there were many other great projects among the nominees.
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R: Brooke Ball |
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R: Harold Wilcox |
Chuck Mills announced the APAM Scholarship winners.This year there were 11 Scholarships were awarded.
To complete the festivities, Chuck Mills, APAM Director of Engineering announced
 the winners of the 2015 APAM/MDOT Asphalt Paving Awards as the plaques were presented by MDOT's COO, Mark Van Port Fleet and APAM President Chad Loney. In 2015, 73 projects were evaluated in 10 different award categories. The judging committee visited each of the nominated projects, traveling 4,589 miles in 12 days. Each project was rated on a scale of 1-10 in the following areas: Appearance, ride, texture, uniformity, longitudinal and transverse joints, edges, utility cover adjustments and degree of difficulty. Congratulations to all the award winning teams who worked on the 20 projects that received a 2015 Asphalt Paving Award.
 2016 Officers and Directors Elected
Elections were held at the Annual Meeting of the Members on December 10, 2015. The following will serve as Officers and Directors for 2016.
Officers: Gregg Campbell, Michigan Paving & Materials - President
Aaron White, Central Asphalt, Inc. - Vice President Jason Reinhardt, Ace-Saginaw Paving Co. - Secretary Mark Johnston, Ajax Paving Industries, Inc. - Treasurer
Directors: Pete Capon, Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Gery Hartmann, Payne & Dolan, Inc. Vance Johnson, Central Asphalt, Inc. Chad Loney, Rieth-Riley Construction Co. (Immediate Past President) Andy Maioho, Superior Asphalt, Inc. Aaron Price, Cadillac Asphalt, LLC.
Thanks to these volunteer leaders for their service to the industry. The new terms of office begin on January 14, 2016. Congratulations!
60th Annual Asphalt Paving Conference  March 29-30, 2016 for the 60th Annual Asphalt Paving Conference at the Kalamazoo Radisson in Kalamazoo, Michigan! Watch the website for updates!
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