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 Longfellow Award Won by Shaw Group's Rylan MacDow |
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Every year, a Concrete Pipe News author is honored with the Richard C. Longfellow Award. The tribute is presented to the author of an article that most effectively demonstrates innovative and effective use of concrete pipe. The award is presented in memory of Richard Longfellow who had an outstanding career with Cretex Companies, Inc. based in Elk River, Minnesota. He significantly influenced the philosophy and goals of the ACPA, and played a leading role on technical matters. He was responsible for drafting a new concrete pipe design manual and initiated Concrete Pipe News. As a Director of the Association, he was the force behind the establishment of the $ 1million concrete pipe test program at Northwestern University to establish industry-wide standards for product quality. For more than 20 years, Dick Longfellow was the spirit of the ACPA.
The 2007 winner of the Richard C. Longfellow Award is Rylan MacDow, Sales Manager of Shaw Pipe in Lantz Nova Scotia, Canada. Rylan was honored at the 2008 American Concrete Pipe Association Annual General Meeting in Carlsbad, California on March 19. His article, “Massive Quantity of Precast Concrete Drainage Products Used in Development of Brownfield Site” was published in the Summer, 2007 issue of Concrete Pipe News. The article explains how a large quantity of concrete pipe was used in the infrastructure of Dartmouth Crossing, a 500-acre Brownfield development in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Among other precast concrete drainage products and structural components, the project required nearly 11 kilometers of concrete pipe in 16 different diameters and various classes. Concrete pipe was the only product that was readily available available, providing design flexibility and ease of installation within a rigid construction schedule.
MacDow joined the Shaw Group in 1997 and became Sales Manager for the Shaw Pipe Division in 2003. He is a 2008 graduate of the Economics & Political Science programs at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. Rylan is a civic-minded professional participating on numerous industry association boards, including; the Nova Scotia Road Builders Association (Director), Construction Association of Nova Scotia (Director), Better Business Bureau (Director), and Nova Scotia Construction Curling Association Executive (President 2008). In addition, he is active within his community, volunteering with the Nova Scotia Special Olympics and participating as an Executive Member of his local homeowners association. |
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| Concrete Pipe News - Original Article. See Pages 10, 11 & 12 |
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| Concrete Pipe News - Longfellow Award Article. See Page 14 |
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