Mary Pohlman joined Jeffrey Machine, Inc. in Birmingham, Ala., as international sales repre- sentative with over 13 years of experience in the foundation drilling and construction industry. Pohlman’s extensive marketplace knowledge helps to accurately identify customers’ needs and assists the manufacturing team with developing the right drilling tool solution. Her broad understanding of the foundation tooling industry will help to extend Jeffrey Machine’s customer service into the international marketplace. The Shamsher Prakash Foundation is soliciting nominations for the 2014 Shamsher Prakash Research Award for young engineers, scientists and researchers (40 years or younger) from all over the world. Nominations are due March 31, 2014. The candidates should specialize in geotechnical engineering and/or geotechnical earthquake engineering, have significant independent contributions and show promise of excellence in research. The award is a $1,100 cash prize and a plaque. See nominat ion requirements at www.yoga10.org. For further information, please contact Shamsher Prakash at [email protected]. Specialty geotechnical contractor Moretrench announced two new senior management posi- tions. Scott D. Dodds joined the company as g e n e r a l ma n a g e r – geotechnical group, Mid- Atlantic & Midwest Regions. Dodds is a grad- uate of the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and has more than 25 years of construction industry experience. Greg Peitz joined the company as operations manager–geotechnical group, Mid-Atlantic & Midwest Regions. Peitz has a B.A. in business administration from Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and more than 30 years of specialty geotechnical construction management experience. His expertise is in large diameter drilled shafts. Geocomp’s Dr. Rachid Hankour, 53, of Harvard, Mass., died in December 2013, following a brief battle with cancer. Hankour earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., where he taught for the next quarter century. In 1994, Hankour joined Geocomp Corporation in Acton, Mass., and became vice president and director of lab systems. He taught undergraduate and graduate level courses at Tufts and, in 2011, was appointed Professor of the Practice in recognition of his widely-recognized expertise in state-of the-art geotechnical test ing and instrumentation and his commitment to excellence in teaching. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2014 • 93
