Annual Meeting 2000
February 7, 2000

Detroit Athletic Club Members, directors, and officers of the Great Lakes Fabricators & Erectors Association gathered recently at the Detroit Athletic Club for the group's annual meeting. A meeting of the association's board of directors was conducted prior to a reception, dinner, and after-dinner program.

The association's annual report was presented by GLFEA Executive Director Jim Walker. Chris Bryant of Coastal Training Technologies provided a brief update on the CD-ROM based safety training program the GLFEA is preparing for implementation starting this spring. Also on hand was Steve Rank of the National Erectors Association who provided a perspective on some of the national issues impacting the steel construction industry.

The following photographs showcase many of the steel construction industry professionals who participated in a very pleasant and informative evening.

Members of the GLFEA leadership at the 2000 annual meeting of the Great Lakes Fabricators & Erectors Association included, from left: Executive Director Jim Walker; Vice President Don Makins, MBM Fabricators & Erectors, Romulus; Past President Ron Bechwith, Douglas Steel Fabricating, Lansing; Mike Rogers, Douglas Steel Fabricating, director; Mike Asher, counsel; Dan Iafrate, Phoenix Machinery Movers Inc., Shelby Township, director; Past President Gary Broad, Midwest Steel Inc., Detroit; Cyndi Broad Nester, Broad, Vogt & Conant Inc., Detroit, new director; Joe Cavanaugh, Titus Welding Co., Farmington Hills; Secretary-Treasurer Frank Nehr Jr., Davis Iron Works, Walled Lake; President Bill Treharne, Midwest Steel Inc.; Past President Jerry Raugh, MBM Fabricators & Erectors; Kevin Ritchie, Vulcan Iron Works, Detroit; Past President Woody Woodbeck, Overhead Conveyor, Ferndale; Past President Mel Woodbeck, J.L. Peters Co., Detroit

GLFEA President Bill Treharne officially welcomes members to the 2000 annual meeting

Steve Rank of the National Erectors Association offered an update on his group

From left: Chris Bryant, Coastal Training Technologies; Don O'Connell, Great Lakes Construction Alliance/MUST; John Davis, PHI of Detroit; and Joe Cavanaugh, Titus Welding, Farmington Hills

From left: Gary Broad, Midwest Steel Inc., Detroit, with Frank Venegas Jr., Ideal Steel & Builders Supplies Inc., Hamburg

From left: Forrest Henry, Greater Detroit Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America; Jim Walker, GLFEA executive director; and Gregg Newson, Operating Engineers Local 324

From left: Tom Hillsey, Scion Steel, Warren; Sylvia Guckan, Ideal Steel & Building Systems; and Geoff Reppenhagen, Scion Steel

From left: Larry Kruth, Lee Tucker, and Mike Rogers, all from Douglas Steel Fabricating, Lansing.

From left: Bob Ameel, Cadillac Iron Inc., Sterling Heights; Carolyn Geis, Greater Detroit Chapter, Associated General Contractors; and Jim Horvath, Ironworkers Local 25

Eve Makin, MBM Fabricators & Erectors, Romulus, with Jay Ruby, Ruby & Associates, PC, Southfield

From left: Loren Hoffman and Chuck Lambert, both with Martin Structural Sales Inc., Waterford; Don Makins, MBM Fabricators & Erectors, Romulus; and Fred Weston, Martin Structural Sales Inc.

Mike Asher, legal counsel to the GLFEA, with Woody Woodbeck, Overhead Conveyor, Ferndale

From left: Joe Neussendorfer, Greater Detroit Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America; Dave Theisen, Martin Structural Sales Inc., Waterford; and John Banicki, Testing Engineers & Consultants, Troy

From left: Larry Stubblefield, Tangent Steel Inc., Detroit; Fran Gee, Federal Pipe & Steel Corp., Plymouth; Jim Gillis, Vulcan Iron Works, Detroit; Bob Misial, Federal Pipe & Steel Corp.

Dennis Kramer, Ironworkers Local 25 Fringe Benefit Fund, with Terri Pollock, Plante & Moran Inc.

From left: Steve Bean, Ideal Steel & Builders Supply, with Tom Esper, National Riggers & Inc., Plymouth

From left: Ed Abbott, Ironworkers Local 25 Joint Apprenticeship Committee; Ken Hintz, Waterford Steel Inc.; and Bill Kingsinger, Ideal Steel & Builders Supply