FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2003:

Environmental Research and Education Foundation
Holds Elections for 2003 Officers and Directors

Alexandria, Va. - During its annual meeting held December 13, 2002 in Alexandria, Va., the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) held elections for various officer and director seats.

The following EREF officers were elected to one-year terms (through December 31, 2003):

• Elected to Chairman - Deborah Hockman, Ph.D., former Sr. Vice President, Silliker Laboratories, Inc., Homewood, Ill.

• Elected to Vice Chairman - Robert P. Stearns, P.E., DEE, Chairman, SCS Engineers, Long Beach, Calif.

• Elected to Secretary-Treasurer - Kevin Walbridge, Regional Vice President-Central Region, Republic Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.

The following EREF board members were re-elected to an additional three-year term (through December 31, 2005):

• Leonard "Butch" Joyce, P.E., President, Joyce Engineering, Inc., Richmond, Va.

• Ronald J. McCracken, President, RJM Manufacturing, Inc., Easley, S.C.

• Debra R. Reinhart, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Assoc. Dean for Research, College of Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.

• Robert P. Stearns, P.E., DEE, Chairman, SCS Engineers, Long Beach, Calif.

• Kevin Walbridge, Regional Vice President-Central Region, Republic Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.

The following individual was newly elected to the EREF board for a one-year term (through December 31, 2003):

• Paul R. Mitchener, President, Energy Developments, Inc., Houston, Tex.

The Environmental Research and Education Foundation is an independent public charity; its funding base is derived from donations from corporations and individuals who are committed to EREF's mission to develop environmental solutions for the future.  

For more complete information on EREF, go to its website www.erefdn.org or call 703.299.5139.

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