The John P. Gleason, Jr., Leadership Awards honor Portland Cement Association (PCA) members who have exhibited industry leadership by advancing key Association programs and initiatives. The awards were presented on August 29, 2018 during the PCA Summer Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Allen Hamblen, President and CEO-PCA and Chairman-CalPortland Company said, “The Gleason Awards are a unique industry honor, and an excellent way to show appreciation for individuals who have raised the bar on leadership and commitment to have a positive impact on our industry and its future.”
The awards are named after John “Jay” Gleason who served as PCA President from 1986 until his retirement in 2007. Gleason was known for his consensus building among both members and allies, and for his strong leadership skills. He excelled at recognizing long-term opportunities and strived to bring more of a market focus to PCA programs. During his tenure, PCA membership rose from 57% to 98% in the U.S. industry. In 1987, he championed the spin-off of CTLGroup, then Construction Technology Laboratories, as a for-profit subsidiary. He also created the Education Foundation with personal funds.
Business Continuity
Winner: Steve Minshall, Corporate Director-Health & Safety Buzzi Unicem USA
Through his roles at Ash Grove Cement Company and the PCA Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Committee, Steve has proven to be a strong safety leader implementing many programs and initiatives to reduce workplace injuries. He has served on the OHS Committee for the past two decades, including serving as Co-Chair between 2015 through 2018. Some examples of his contributions include the MSHA-PCA Alliance, where he has helped the committee and industry better work with regulatory partners to support the common goal of safety. Steve has been involved in support of specific regulatory issues such as the Portland Cement TLV challenge and the OSHA Hexavalent Chromium and Crystalline Silica rulemaking in recent years.
Market Development
Winner: Lori Tiefenthaler, Senior Director of Marketing-Lehigh Hanson Inc.
2017 ACPA Chairperson Lori Tiefenthaler, Senior Director of Marketing-Lehigh Hanson Inc., for receiving the 2018 PCA John P. Gleason Jr. Leadership Award for Market Development. As Chair of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) in 2017, Lori successfully led efforts to improve the cooperative spirit and complementary missions of PCA, ACPA and NRMCA. The launch last year of PavementDesigner.org, a joint concrete paving design and marketing tool by the three associations, is one outcome of her leadership in this area. Lori served on the Executive Board for the National Concrete Consortium (NCC) and has made certain that the industry is aware of what could be accomplished through the Center and its relationships with FHWA, State Highway Agencies, APWA, NACE, the cement and concrete industries and academia.
Young Leaders
Winner: Gina Lotito, Vice President-Energy & Environmental GCC of America
Gina is an active volunteer and up-and-coming leader of the PCA Environment & Energy Committee, having served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Sustainable Manufacturing Subcommittee, and is a member of the Sustainable Development Committee. Gina has been active in promoting industry efforts to combust cleaner alternative fuels and leading PCA federal advocacy efforts for lowering barriers to the use of alternative fuels for the cement industry under the Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule.
For the complete awards as well as winners from previous years, please go to: https://www.cement.org/awards/gleason-awards-winners