"When Vulcan acquired CalMat in 1999, we needed to communicate to over 1,700 employees at more than 90 facilities across the Western states. We needed
to let our employees know our vision, our core values, our mission and who Vulcan is. Ruth and her team have played a significant role in communicating
these ideas and concepts through our newsletter, Westword. Integrating a large public corporation into an even larger company requires discipline
as well as continuous communicaiton of expectations. Having been with Vulcan for over 30 years, I can honestly say that Ruth and the professionals
she employs are largely responsible for reinforcing our core values with the employees such that they operate with the same expectations as the rest
of the company. Vulcan's Western Division will be forever indebted to DDCC."
-Ron McAbee, president,
Vulcan Materials Company,
Western Division