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Crossland Elected to NCCER Board of Trustees as AGC Representative

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has announced that Ivan Crossland, of Crossland Construction, Columbus, Kansas, will serve a three-year term as the AGC representative on its Board of Trustees. Rick Graves, senior vice president of operations of Fluor Enterprises Inc., Dallas, Texas, will serve as chairman of NCCER’s Board of Trustees in 2009. Carole Bionda, vice president of legal and personnel, NOVA Group, Napa, California, will serve as the 2009 NCCER vice chairman. AGC member Chip Reid, of Current Builders; Pompano Beach, Florida, also was elected to serve on the board for the first time; while AGC members Alan Burton of Cianbro Corp., Pittsfield, Maine, and Keith Byrom of Zachry Construction Corp., San Antonio, Texas, were re-elected to their positions on the board. NCCER’s Board of Trustees consists of representatives from contributing contractors, owners, and NCCER partnering associations. All trustees are recognized for their expertise in construction or construction-related issues and serve a one- to three-year term.