The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently introduced its 2014-2015 president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2014 Convention in Reno, Nev.
William Rushing has been elected president of the Institute. Rushing, FACI, is a vice president with Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., New Orleans, La. He chairs the ACI Strategic Plan Drafting Task and the Task Group on Managing Translations of ACI Products and Services. He is a Past Chair of the ACI Financial Advisory Committee and the ETC Product Development Committee and a member of the Task Group on Communication Platforms for Delivery of Services and Products, and ACI Committees 314, Simplified Design of Concrete Buildings; 351, Foundations for Equipment and Machinery; 376, Concrete Structures for Refrigerated Liquefied Gas Containment; E702, Designing Concrete Structures; and S801, Student Activities. He also serves on the ACI Foundation and is a Director for Creative Association Management (CAM). In addition, he serves on Subcommittees 314-B, Preliminary Design and Economic Impact; 314-D, Design Aids; 314 Task Group to Update IPS-1; 351-D, Design Provisions for Heavy Industrial Concrete Structures Including Turbine Pedestals; and 376-B, Materials.