Category: Inductees

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2017 Bob Bartlett, a former Pennsylvania highway secretary, served as National Stone Association (NSA) president starting in 1986. He served through the majority of the 1990s, retiring from the position in 1997. Bartlett was praised for doubling the association’s membership during his tenure. He also created a $5 million…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2018 Marking about 60 years of aggregate industry service, Frank Squires is a leading expert worldwide in the field of washing and classifying technologies. As an innovator, Squires is credited with five patents as a co-inventor of next-level control systems for single and multiple classifying tank systems. After graduating…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2018 William J. Sandbrook has steered tremendous growth at U.S. Concrete since arriving in 2011, taking the company’s price per share from under $2 to $79.35 (as of Nov. 13, 2017). Upon his arrival, Sandbrook realized the company suffered from a culture of centralized decision-making, thus stripping local management…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2018 Ward Nye has served as president of Martin Marietta since 2006, as CEO since 2010 and as chairman of the board since 2014. He worked as COO from 2006 to 2009, and prior to joining Martin Marietta in 2006, Nye served as executive vice president at Hanson Aggregates…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2018 Charles S. Luck III is a businessman, serviceman and civic leader born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1955 and began his career with the family business after serving for two years in the United States Air Force. In 1965, he became…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2019 Washington Samuel Tyler’s legacy began more than a century ago when he founded Cleveland Wire Works, a company that was renamed W.S. Tyler in 1872. Throughout his career, Tyler became a pioneer in the manufacturing of steel wire for a range of specialty and standard products. In 1878,…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2019 George Sidney began his career with McLanahan Corp. in 1973. Sidney served in a variety of roles in his 45-plus years at the company, including design engineer, sales engineer, western region sales manager, director of engineering, vice president and executive vice president. He was named president and COO…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2019 Manfred Freissle co-founded Polydeck Screen Corp. and played a key role in revolutionizing the screening industry. Freissle originally co-founded South Africa-based Screenex, the parent company of Polydeck, and sought to improve traditional wire cloth and synthetic screen mats with a focus on improved safety and durability. In 1972,…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2019 Gene established Fisher Sand & Gravel in 1952. Throughout his career, he designed and manufactured much of his own equipment. Gene even patented his own classification system – the Fisher air separator – to remove fine particulates from manufactured sand using air instead of water. By 1967, Gene…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2021 Nathan Stedman brought forward the disintegrator – now known as the cage mill – in the late 19th century. It was a development that ultimately paved Stedman’s way into the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame. Stedman also made his mark by incorporating his family company, along with two sons,…