There has been a great deal of introspection this year about what the M&U Division needs to do in order to grow, be more responsive and provide more value for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members. Throughout the year we have surveyed our members and conducted outreach to assess goals and identify member needs. We are pleased to report that ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is pleased to announce that on March 10, 2009 the M&U Division approved a new structure for the Division at the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Annual Convention and we have elected our new Division Officers for 2009-2010.
The M&U Division will be adopting new Emphasis Area Networks which will consist of members focused on special construction emphasis areas including: Market Development, Legal and Regulatory Issues, Liaison with Owners and Engineers, and Damage Prevention.  The Utility Market Network, Utility Regulation Network, and Utility Liaison Network will allow ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members to share information and identify issues that should be addressed by the M&U Division.   Membership in the Networks will generally be open to all interested ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members. A primary vehicle for information sharing and issue identification will be through electronic forums. Issues requiring ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ action will be referred from these networks to the Steering Committee for appropriate action through Task Forces.
Leading the Division in this bold new approach will be newly elected Chairman Mr. Art Daniel, the Chief Operating Officer of AR Daniel Construction Services, Inc. located in Cedar Hill, Texas. Mr. Daniel has been in involved in the utility construction industry for over thirty years.  Mr. Daniel’s industry involvement includes President 2004 of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Texas, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Texas Water and Wastewater Committee, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Texas-ACEC Joint Committee, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Texas-TxDOT Joint Committee, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Texas Trenchless Technology Committee (past Chair), Past Municipal & Utilities Division Chairman 1997-1998 & 2001-2002, and Past Dallas Area Chair of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Texas.  Mr. Daniel currently serves on several ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America Committees and recently as Vice Chair of the Municipal and Utilities Division of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America and as a member of the Board of Directors of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America. He is also a member of North American Society for Trenchless Technology and the Gulf Coast Trenchless Society.
Newly elected M&U Vice Chairman Mr. Gene Shull is the Owner and President of A. E. Shull & Company an underground utilities and road construction company located in Tyler, Texas which was organized in 1973. In addition to serving as President of the Associated General Contractors of Texas in 1990, Mr. Shull previously chaired the M&U Division at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½A in 1991. Mr. Shull is, and has been, active in numerous state, local, and civic groups including the Tyler Rotary Club, Tyler Chamber of Commerce, Governor’s Underground Storage Tank Advisory Committee , the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse , the Texas General Services Commission – Appointed by Governor George W. Bush in 1997, and most recently as a Trustee for the Tyler Independent School Board.
We would also like to thank outgoing Chairman, Mr. L. Bradford Barringer of B.R.S. Inc located in Richfield, North Carolina. A member of Carolinas ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, Brad’s persistence and dedication to the M&U Division and the construction industry is unmatched. We appreciate his leadership of the Division throughout the last year. Mr. Barringer is a tireless and dedicated advocate for shared responsibility in underground utility damage prevention and is one of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s long time activists in the Common Ground Alliance. Brad is an active participant in the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Education and Research Foundation which recently awarded $177,000 in scholarships for students in 2009. Brad also currently serves as the Region 2 CGA Coordinator which consists of the North Carolina Regional CGA, Tennessee Damage Prevention Committee, Utility Service Protection Center, Delmarva, Virginia Utility Protection Service, Inc., Kentucky Regional CGA
For more information on these developments and how you can get involved with the M&U Division contact Perry Fowler at (703) 837-5321 or fowlerp@agc.org
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