Sales and Safety Managers Recognized by Steel Erectors Association

June 4, 2014 - In recognition for their service to the steel construction industry, Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) honored two members at the association’s annual convention with the William Davis and Person of the Year Awards.

 

Alan Sears, national accounts sales for Nucor-Vulcraft/Verco Group, based in Florence, S.C., received the William Davis Service Award. The award is given in memory of William Davis, who held board and committee positions with SEAA in the 1980s and 1990s. Davis spent most of his career selling wire rope and rigging products.

 

According to Eddie Williams, chairman of the board for Buckner Companies, Graham, N.C., “Davis was the best salesman I have ever known. He was not high pressure, he was patient but persistent, he knew is products, and he bent over backwards for his customers.” But more than that he was devoted to SEAA, says Williams. “He was a great ambassador for the association, always supporting it and promoting it.” Winners of this award share the same qualities of generosity, sincerity, high moral and ethical standards, and a welcoming spirit.

 

Ed Valencia, director of safety and training for LPR Construction, Loveland, Colo., received the Person of the Year Award. “The Person of the Year recognizes dedication and hard work demonstrated by a volunteer. Often this person has worked tirelessly on a special project for the betterment of the industry,” said Tom Underhill, executive director of SEAA.

 

Both awards are nominated and voted on by the SEAA board of directors and executive committee.