Category: Inductees

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2021 EJ Burke not only was an inspiration to those he worked with at DuPont Co., Explosives Technologies International and Dyno Nobel, but to customers across the aggregate industry. A 52-year veteran of explosives who retired in 2020, Burke is characterized as the ultimate gentlemen and a man of high…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2022 Thomey, who has a history of leadership within the aggregate industry, currently serves Martin Marietta as a contributor. His focus for the company is on community and public relations within the state of Maryland, with his outreach efforts serving as a significant part of his industry legacy. “I do a…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2022 Baker, now 86, served Florida Rock in capacities such as CEO and chairman during a career that spanned nearly a half-century. Baker was the biggest driver behind Florida Rock’s growth, taking an enterprise his father started during the Great Depression and expanding its reach across the Southeast tremendously…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Luck’s involvement and success in aggregates stems from a pair of impressive careers that came before him. Luck’s father (Charles S. Luck III) and grandfather (Charles Luck Jr.) are also members of the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame – enshrined in the classes of 2018 and 2013, respectively. Inspired…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Johnson is best known for his development of aggregate processing equipment. Specifically, his contributions centered around crushing and screening. Born in 1916, Johnson joined his father in purchasing a gravel plant in 1937. Together, they built a machine shop that later became El-Jay Manufacturing, which was officially founded…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 While Hill got his start in aggregates somewhat by chance, Hise has been around construction for nearly his entire life. The second-generation owner and longtime president of Cemco grew up in construction camps alongside highway projects after emigrating to America in 1947. His father worked on the two- and four-lane…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Hill founded Summit Materials in 2009 and, over the course of his 12 years leading the company, grew it from a small private enterprise to one of the largest public producers in the U.S. His career in aggregates began well before Summit, though. In 1980, while pursuing his MBA, Hill…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2025 Symons played a significant role in evolving the modern-day crushing market with several innovations a century ago – including the cone crusher. Symons designed the pillar shaft gyratory crusher in the early 20th century. The horizontal disc crusher was also an early invention of Symons, who started his…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2025 DeDiemar is the holder or coholder of 13 U.S. patents covering products such as jaw crushers, cone crushers, gravel scrubbers and apron feeders. His career included stops at several equipment manufacturing companies, including Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., the Smith Engineering Works/Telsmith Division of Barber Greene Co., Protech and W.S. Tyler.…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2025 Hill, chairman of the board and CEO at Vulcan Materials, currently presides over the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates. First joining Vulcan in 1979, Hill took on a variety of operations and general management assignments throughout his career there. He spent 1990 to 1996 in sales and…