NSSGA Names 2009 National Stars of Excellence Award Winners

Four operations receive association's top honor

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12-NSSGA today announced the winners of its National Stars of Excellence program for 2009. Member operations from Hedrick Industries, Salisbury, N.C.; Rogers Group, Inc., Nashville, Tenn.; and Vulcan Materials Company, Birmingham, Ala., received top honors. The four winners, along with all gold award recipients of the Excellence in Safety, Environment and Community Relations for 2009, will be recognized on Feb. 15 during an awards ceremony at NSSGA's Annual Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

"We are honored to recognize four operations with two or more gold awards, each earning the National Stars of Excellence," said NSSGA President and CEO Joy Wilson. "Our members show their commitment to the industry and their communities every day, and this is just a small way of demonstrating to everyone the remarkable contributions aggregate producers make to America's economy, our people, the environment, and our quality of life."

"Our 2009 National Stars of Excellence winners have every reason to be proud of their achievements," said NSSGA Chairman of the Board Jerry Geraghty, president and CEO, Rogers Group, Inc. "I congratulate each of these four operations for their commitment to outstanding corporate citizenship and support of their communities."

NSSGA's National Stars of Excellence program began in 2001 and is presented to those operations earning two or more of any of the following gold awards over a five-year period: Safety Excellence, Environmental Excellence and Excellence in Community Relations. Each operation is awarded a number of stars corresponding to the number of gold awards won (two or three) and is identified as a Two- or Three-Star Award winner.

2009 Stars of Excellence

Three Stars

Dolcito Quarry
Vulcan Materials Company
Tarrant, Ala.
(Community Relations Pinnacle 2005, Community Relations Excellence Gold 2009, Environmental Excellence Gold 2009)

Two Stars

Grove Stone & Sand Quarry
Hedrick Industries
Black Mountain, N.C.
(Community Relations Gold 2007, Environmental Excellence Gold 2009)

Limestone County Quarry
Rogers Group, Inc.
Elkmont, Ala.
(About Face Showplace 2006, Community Relations Excellence Gold 2009)

Brownwood Quarry
Vulcan Materials Company
Brownwood, Texas
(Community Relations Excellence Gold 2007, Environmental Excellence Gold 2009)

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