2013 HOF
Paul C. Mellott Jr., Mellott Co.
Paul C. Mellott Jr., chairman and CEO of Mellott Co., has been involved in his family-owned company for nearly 40 years. Mellott began handling contract-crushing leadership duties upon his father’s retirement in the 1990s, and he was later instrumental in… Keep Reading
Arthur Taggart, Columbia and Yale Universities
Two of Arthur Taggart’s works, the “Handbook of Ore Dressing” and “Handbook of Mineral Dressing” are essential text for nearly every aspect of aggregates processing, as nearly every piece of equipment involved in processing is based on his research. Taggart… Keep Reading
Samuel Calvin McLanahan, McLanahan Corp.
Samuel Calvin McLanahan designed nearly all of the equipment that came out of the foundry from the time he purchased one-sixth of McLanahan Corp. in 1880 to the conclusion of his tenure as general manager in 1902. Around 1890, Samuel… Keep Reading
Charles Luck Jr., Luck Stone
In 1923, Charles Luck Jr. purchased the Sunnyside Granite Co. in Richmond, Va., and he ran the company that is currently the 11th largest crushed-stone producing company in the U.S. over four decades. Luck’s company started as a single quarry… Keep Reading
Charles W. Ireland, Vulcan Materials Co.
The company that eventually became Vulcan Materials Co. traces its roots back to 1910, but Vulcan’s rise into mega-producer territory is largely credited to Charles W. Ireland, a member of the third generation of Irelands involved in the company. By… Keep Reading
LeRoy Hagenbuch, Philippi-Hagenbuch
LeRoy Hagenbuch, co-founder and president of the engineering firm Philippi-Hagenbuch, introduced the first commercially available tailgate, the Autogate, for off-highway haul trucks. Hagenbuch is credited with other inventions and refinements, as well, including specialized liner packages to mitigate the weight… Keep Reading
Emil Deister, Deister Machine Co.
Emil Deister, the founder of Deister Machine Co., served as the company’s president and general manager from 1912 until his death in 1961. Under Deister’s leadership, the company began manufacturing vibrating screens in 1926 for the separation of materials according… Keep Reading
