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On April 29, John H. Pierce ’81 joined Turner Construction as general manager and vice
president of Turner Interiors National Group. Turner is a leading U.S. general builder, regularly ranking first or second in major segments of the industry. In 2002, the Dallas-based company completed $6.2 billion of construction. National clients include AOL/Time Warner, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch.
Working from the firm’s New York office, Pierce’s goal will be to enhance relationships with corporate and institutional clients as well as design and real estate professionals across the country.
Pierce had previously worked for Turner in 1981 as a project manager. In 1990, he joined Hines Interests and, most recently, was executive director of international real estate and
facilities projects for Morgan Stanley & Co., where he managed 100 workers worldwide. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a trustee of the New York chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
According to Pierce, he has found a Lafayette background to be an asset throughout his career.
“LafayetteCollege has brand recognition in the professional marketplace,” he said. “LafayetteCollege is located at the top of my corporate bio.”
Rallo named provost at WesternIllinoisUniversity
On July 1, Joseph C. Rallo ’71 became provost and academic vice president at WesternIllinoisUniversity, Macomb, Ill. He was previously dean of the College of Business and Administration and the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.