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Vic Weston Named 2018 MVP

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Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2018
New Orleans, LA!

Annual Award Is Sponsored By UCTA, Underground Construction

Join industry professionals in
honoring the 2018 Most Valuable
Professional at the annual UCTA/
Underground Construction MVP
Awards Banquet on Tuesday, Jan.
30, during the Underground Construction Technology (UCT) International Conference & Exhibition
(UCT Conference. Victor (Vic)
Weston, renowned and revered
as a long-term role model for collaboration and support between
the construction industry and
higher education, will be the 2018
honoree.
Weston is president and owner of Baton Rouge, LA, Tri-State
Road Boring Inc., a general contracting firm founded in 1975
that specializes in highway drainage and casings, the heavy industrial sector for petrochemical
companies, micro-tunneling and
directional drilling throughout
the Gulf South states
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relations
began with
Weston's
membership
in the Louisiana State
Licensing
Board for
Contractors.
He organized regular meetings
with Louisiana Tech University
leaders to help them align student/workforce development
activities with the needs of the
construction industry.
"Vic was always at the center of
these discussions and was always
both encouraging and challenging
us to achieve higher levels," said
Leslie Guice, president of Louisiana Tech and former professor
and head of the schools civil engineering department.
Weston further advanced development activities by bringing major construction industry
speakers to Louisiana universi-

ties, ensuring students learned
from national experts.
He had a major role in generating millions of dollars of industry
support for construction education programs around the state.
This included working with the
Licensing Board to influence the
state legislature to direct surplus
board funds to create $1 million
Chairs at various universities.
Also working with the Louisiana legislature, Weston and his
fellow board members had all
Licensing Board fines assigned to
the Contractors Educational Trust
Fund (CTEF), providing further
support of university engineering and construction departments - totaling more than $5
million over the years. CTEF, with
Weston serving as vice chairman,
has been a member of TTC's advisory board since its September
1989 inception.
Weston has been an active
member of the Louisiana Associ-

ation of General Contractors for
almost 39 years. He has served in
a variety of leadership roles including president of the Louisiana AGC
chapter and currently, Treasurer.
Weston has also been involved in
the AGC of America on the national level, serving on the executive
committee and executive board.
In addition he serves on the board
of directions for the Common
Ground Alliance, representing the
AGC.
For all his efforts in supporting the construction industry and
education, Weston was inducted
into the Louisiana State University
Construction School Hall of Honor
in 1993. He is a veteran, serving in
the United States Marine Corp for
5½ years.
Weston is married to Joy G.
Weston and they have two
children.
Registration for the luncheon
will be available in mid-October via
the UCTA website, uctaonline.org.

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