RCI elected its 2010-2011 Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Members during the RCI 25th International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando on March 29. 

RALEIGH, N.C. - RCI elected its 2010-2011 Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Members during the RCI 25th International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando on March 29. The following are members of the board:

President: Robert J. Elsdon, RRO, Elsdon Consulting, Surrey, BC, Canada
First Vice President: Richard L. Cook, Jr., RRC, RWC, CCS, LEED AP, ADC Engineering Inc., Hanahan, S.C.
Second Vice President: Arthur P. Ward, III, RRC, AP Ward Consulting Inc., Kennesaw, Ga.
Secretary/Treasurer: Thomas M. Gernetzke, RRC, RWC, RRO, Facility Engineering Inc., Madison, Wis.
Immediate Past-President: David R. Hawn, RRC, FRCI, CEM, Dedicated Roof & Hydro-Solutions, LLC, Centreville, Va.
Executive Vice President and CEO: James R. Birdsong, RCI, Raleigh, N.C.
Region I Director: Douglas R. Stieve, RRC, AIA, Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc., New York, N.Y.
Region II Director: Sidney I. Hankins III, RRC, AIA, Roof Design and Consulting Services Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.
Region III Director: Kenneth Ollinger, RRC, RRO, CCCA, Austech Roof Consultants Inc., Austin, Texas
Region IV Director: David Pierce, RRO, Foothills Roof Services Inc., Larkspur, Colo.
Region V Director: John W. Wells, RRO, Wells Klein Consulting Group Inc., Victoria, BC, Canada

RCI Inc. also announced the winners of its 2010 Document Competition at a luncheon during the 25th RCI International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando. The RCI Document Competition is an annual event organized to recognize members’ excellence in roofing, waterproofing, and exterior wall construction project documentation.

All entries were on display at the RCI International Trade Show, March 27-28. The following individuals received first place honors:

• For excellence in the Report Writing category, first place was awarded to Jeffrey Levine, Levine & Company Inc., for the entry on Gilman Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

• For excellence in the Small Roofing/Waterproofing/Exterior Wall Project Documents category, for construction valued at $500,000 or less, first place was awarded to Jeffrey Levine, Levine & Company Inc., for the entry on Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Bryn Athyn, Pa.

• For excellence in the Large Roofing/Waterproofing/Exterior Wall Project Documents category, for construction valued greater than $500,000, first place was awarded to Donald Kilpatrick, INSPEC Inc., for the entry on University of Chicago Lab Schools, Chicago, Ill.

For more information, call 800-828-1902 or visit rci@rci-online.org.