August 22, 2016
By: Len Toenjes, President, AGC of Missouri
Volunteer Service Makes AGCMO Strong
Join us Sept. 15 as we honor Jim Frey
The AGC of Missouri saves its prestigious SIR (Skill, Integrity, Responsibility) Award for members who have gone beyond the call of duty towards the betterment of our association and Missouri’s construction industry. I am pleased to announce that our Board of Directors will bestow its SIR Award to James E. Frey, retired senior vice president of Alberici Group, Inc. , at our Sept. 15 Membership Meeting.
This coveted award is not bestowed annually, but rather is reserved for special recognition of service. We congratulate Jim on his service and thank him for his many contributions to the betterment of Missouri’s construction industry.
A 1974 cum laude graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla with a degree in civil engineering, Jim served as chairman of the AGC of St. Louis (predecessor to the AGC of Missouri) in 2002 and as a member of the board from 2006 to 2008. From 2001 to 2010 he chaired the Competitiveness Nucleus Group that worked to improve competitiveness in the construction industry and led to the adoption of more consistent contract language in basic trade contracts, thereby increasing productivity. From 2006 to 2010, he served as co-chair of PRIDE of St. Louis, Inc. (Productivity and Responsibility Increase Development and Employment, now known as the St. Louis Construction Cooperative), the nation’s first voluntary construction labor-management organization. In 2011, PRIDE honored him with its Al Fleischer Management Award.
Over the years, Jim has served on numerous key committees, including service as a member of the AGC Labor Policy Committee and also representing the AGC on the St. Louis Council of Construction Employers. He has spoken at numerous national meetings and seminars, including programs for the Design-Build Institute of America, AGC of America, the American Institute of Architects, and the International Risk Management Institute, just to name a few.
A member of Alberici Corporation’s board of directors from 2004 to 2009, Frey was a member of the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Construction Leadership Institute Advisory Board from 2008 to 2016, serving the last three years as chairman. He also was a member of that institution’s Construction Department Advisory Board from 1990 to 1995. He served on the Advisory Council for Missouri University for Science & Technology Civil, Architectural and Environment Engineering Department in 2005.
This occasion provides a timely opportunity to thank all of our volunteers whose service makes the work of the AGC of Missouri possible. From those who serve on our board of directors, our Building Division Board and our Heavy/Highway/Infrastructure Division Board to the many volunteers who serve on countless committees, in labor negotiations and those who work with legislators and community leaders, you, our members, do the work of our association. You set our strategy, plan events, ensure that our training meets industry needs, and work to provide workforce solutions for not only our members, but for the entire industry.
We thank you all for your service and hope that you will join us at the Fall kick-off membership meeting in honoring our friend and colleague – Jim Frey. See you there!
Len
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