Bly Presented with Proler Award

The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) presented several awards at its recent conference and trade show in mid-June.

The Israel Proler Award, the chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award, went to Jim Bly of scrap metals and tire recycling firm J&M Enterprises, Artesia, N.M. The award was presented to Bly by Sam and Marilyn Hummelstein of Hummelstein Iron & Metal Inc., Jonesboro, Ark., last year’s recipients of the Proler Award.

Additional individual awards were also presented to several Gulf Coast members, including:

-Most Outstanding Contribution for the 2003 Conference and Trade Show: Amy Jeter, Morris Recycling Inc., New Albany, Miss.
-Outstanding Committee Chairman of the Year 2002-2003: Scott Woods, A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc., North Little Rock, Ark.
-Outstanding Recruiter of the Year 2002-2003: Emanuel Bodner, Bodner Metal & Iron Corp., Houston.
-Outstanding Member of the Year of the Year 2002-2003: Emanuel Bodner, Bodner Metal & Iron Corp., Houston.
-Outstanding Board Member of the Year 2002-2003: Greg Westfall, Morris Recycling Inc., New Albany, Miss.
-Outstanding Officer of the Year 2002-2003: Ben Morris, Morris Recycling Inc., New Albany, Miss.
-Outstanding Associate Member of the Year 2002-2003: Jeanne Knapp, Sierra International Machinery Inc., Fort Worth, Texas  
-Outstanding Past President’s Award: Mike Ronnel, Metal Recycling Corp., Little Rock, Ark.

And ten “Outstanding Chapter Volunteers” for the year 2002-2003 were presented to:

-Greg Westfall, Morris Recycling, New Albany, Miss.
-Emanuel Bodner, Bodner Metal & Iron, Houston.
-Jeanne Knapp, Sierra International Machinery Inc., Fort Worth, Texas.
-Bill Vincent, Colt Inc., Scott, La.
-Frank Bosco, Ohio Magnetics/Bosco & Co. Inc., Easton, Pa.
-Claiborne Thornton III, W.Z. Baumgartner & Assoc. Inc., Franklin, Tenn.
-Tom Danjczek, Steel Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.
-Mike Ronnel, Metal Recycling Corp., Little Rock, Ark.
-Melvin Lipsitz, M. Lipsitz & Co. Inc., Waco, Texas.
-Elyse Rosenberg, J.L. Proler Iron & Steel Co., Houston.