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NUCA NEWSNUCA Foundation Announces 2009Scholarship WinnersThe NUCA Foundation forEducation and Research ispleased to announce the winnersof its 2009 college scholarships.The D.A. Foster MemorialScholarship ($2,000 peryear for four years) went toMegan Unger of St. Marys, Ga.The daughter of Thomas Unger,who works for NUCA contractor member FloridaRoads Contracting Inc., Megan plans to study Biologyand Psychology at the University of Georgia withthe eventual goal of becoming a neurosurgeon at aresearch-based medical institute.The NUCA $4,000 scholarship($1,000 per year for fouryears) was awarded to SarahCannon of Longwood, Fla. Thedaughter of Michael Cannon,Vice President of Operations forReynolds Inliner LLC, Sarah willenter Vanderbilt University inCannonNashville, Tenn., where she willmajor in Biomedical Engineering,with the eventual goal of becoming a biomedicalengineer involved in medical research.Maria Hansel of Kaukauna,Wisc., was the recipient ofthe William & Shirley BurgettScholarship (one-time award of$2,000). The daughter of CoreyHansel, who works in the PowerDivision of NUCA contractormember Michels Corp., Mariawill major in Mathematics atthe University of Wisconsin inMadison, Wisc., with the career goal of becomingan actuary or secondary mathematics teacher.The NUCA $1,000 scholarship($500 per year for a two-yearprogram) went to Charlie JonahColey of Albemarle, N.C. The sonof Charlie D. Coley, who worksfor NUCA contractor memberBRS Inc., Jonah will enter thetwo-year Field Crops TechnologyColeyUngerHanselprogram at North Carolina StateUniversity, with the career goal ofowning and operating his own farm.The NUCA Foundation congratulates these fine studentsfor their considerable achievements.GUCA Elects New Officers,Awards ScholarshipsAt its Annual Conference on Amelia Island, Fla., in June, theGeorgia Utility Contractors Association (GUCA) Inc. elected JudyTurpin as the 2009-2010 GUCA President. President of Turpin Inc.in Forest Park, Turpin joinedGUCA in 2000, the same yearshe started her horizontal jackand bore contracting business,and has since made it a priorityto be deeply involved in the association,serving on the GUCABoard of Directors for sevenyears (five of them as an officer)and on the Legislative, Conference,Golf, Membership andPolicy Planning and Personnel2008-2009 GUCA President RickyHarp passes the gavel to 2009-2010 President Judy Turpin.Committees. Not surprisingly,she was named GUCA’s 2008-2009 Committee Chairman ofthe Year. The other newly electedGUCA officers are: First Vice President Mitch Stephens, John D.Stephens Inc.; Second Vice President Charlie Murren, C.A. Murren& Sons Co. Inc.; Treasurer Regina Shelnutt, Robert M. AndersonInc.; and Secretary Angela Lance, Peed Bros. Inc.In other association news, the GUCAScholarship Foundation, which was createdto help advance the college opportunitiesof the children of employees ofGUCA contractor and associate members,has given out three $2,000 industry scholarshipsto students in construction and/Sean Burch was oneof three recipients ofa GUCA FoundationIndustry Scholarship.or building construction programs: DerekBuffardi (Godwin Pumps), who is majoringin civil/environmental engineeringat Georgia Institute of Technology; SeanBurch (Douglas Electrical and PlumbingCompany Inc.), who is majoring in engineeringat South Georgia College; and Zachary Morris (LenoxUtility Contractors LLC), who is majoring in civil engineering atGeorgia Institute of Technology.Additionally, three $1,000 scholarships were awarded to highschool seniors entering college in the fall: Gregory Jackson(Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority), who plans tomajor in chemistry at Valdosta State University; Ashlan Troutman(D & J Pipeline Co.), who plans to attend North GeorgiaCollege and State University to obtain her Bachelor’s of Sciencein Nursing degree; and John Vail (Greystone Grading), who willattend Georgia Southern University, where he plans to major inpre-sports medicine and athletic training in pursuit of a Bachelorof Science in Kinesiology.For more information about GUCA, please visit www.guca.com.36 Utility Contractor | July 2009