The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today presented 2021 Market Development Achievement Awards to Richard (Rick) Haws, P.E., engineer, RBH Consulting LLC and David Stoddard, senior applications engineer at SSAB Americas, and the Market Development Industry Leadership Award to Dajun Zhou, Ph.D., manufacturing specialist, Stellantis North America.
Richard Haws (center) is with Leon Topalian (left) and AISI President and CEO Kevin Dempsey on the right.
The awards were presented by Leon Topalian, president and CEO of Nucor and chairman of AISI, during AISI’s General Meeting held at the InterContinental Hotel–The Wharf in Washington, D.C. The market development awards were established in 2007 to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the competitive use of steel in the marketplace.
David Stoddard (third from left) is with Leon Topalian (far left); Charles Schmitt, president of SSAB Americas (second from left); and Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of AISI (right).
“We are pleased to recognize the leadership and commitment of Rick, David and Dajun to using steel to meet marketplace challenges. Their contributions have helped enable transformative changes in the building construction, bridge and auto industries. We appreciate the lasting contributions they have made to ensuring that steel remains the material of choice in the auto and construction markets,” said Topalian.
