Summer 2012 - Barriere Construction
Summer 2012 - Barriere Construction
Summer 2012 - Barriere Construction
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<strong>Barriere</strong>’s<br />
23 rd Annual<br />
On<br />
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s a f e t y a n d h e a l t h e x t r a v a g a n z a<br />
Saturday, April 14, <strong>2012</strong>, <strong>Barriere</strong><br />
held its 23rd Annual Safety and Health<br />
Extravaganza. Audubon Zoo’s Corporate<br />
Picnic Pavilion once again provided a<br />
perfect venue for the festivities. Over<br />
1,000 people (employees and their<br />
families) were in attendance. For this<br />
year’s theme, we decided to use our<br />
new tag line, “Building Better”, which<br />
was rolled out on January 1, <strong>2012</strong>, in<br />
conjunction with our new logo.<br />
Special guests of the day included<br />
representatives from Sterling Wellness<br />
Solutions, Willis of Louisiana, Tikia<br />
Consulting, ING, 401(k) Advisors, The<br />
SchOlArShiP rEciPiEnt ShAnE A. richArd,<br />
With hiS PArEntS And BEtty WilSOn<br />
Brand Constructors, Think:Shoe Creative<br />
Communications, and Second Harvest<br />
Food Bank.<br />
One of the highlights of<br />
the day was recognizing<br />
the retirement of Donnie<br />
Todd. After 52 years<br />
of service to <strong>Barriere</strong>,<br />
Donnie Todd decided it<br />
was time to hang up his<br />
hard hat! A large group<br />
of Donnie’s family and<br />
friends were present<br />
to celebrate this<br />
momentous occasion.<br />
by Millie Munsch, Administrative Assistant<br />
Bert Wilson gave a heartfelt, emotional<br />
tribute to Donnie and spoke about<br />
Donnie’s many contributions to <strong>Barriere</strong><br />
over the past half century.<br />
The recipient of the 2011/<strong>2012</strong> Betty<br />
A. Wilson Education and Safety Scholarship<br />
was Shane A. Richard, who is the son<br />
of George Richard, an Operator in our<br />
North Shore Asphalt Division. Shane<br />
graduated in May from Lakeshore High<br />
School, in Mandeville, where he earned<br />
a 3.86 GPA and was ranked 4th in his<br />
class of 161 students. Shane served<br />
as his school’s Quiz Bowl President and<br />
Key Club Vice President. In addition, he<br />
was a member of the National Honor<br />
Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Shane<br />
enjoys playing baseball and has been<br />
a volunteer assistant baseball coach<br />
at Pelican Park. His plans are to attend<br />
college in the fall, where he will pursue<br />
a degree in Pre-Med. His intended<br />
career choice is Pediatric Cardiology.<br />
Shane’s scholarship is for $4,000 over<br />
4 years. During that time, Shane must<br />
remain a full-time student and maintain<br />
a 3.0 grade point average.<br />
Also recognized were <strong>Barriere</strong>’s current,<br />
on-going scholarship recipients that<br />
were in attendance.<br />
dOnniE tOdd And hiS WiFE, MElAniE
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