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The Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) has elected Richard P. Teets Jr. ’77 second vice president for 2004. He is also vice president and general manager of the structural and rail division of Steel Dynamics, Columbia City, Ind. In this role, he oversees construction, start-up, and operations.
Teets launched Steel Dynamics in 1993 with two partners. His first responsibility was the engineering and construction of the company’s flat-rolling facility in Butler, Ind. The company is now a growing, prosperous mini-mill steel producer that operates three steel mills. It grew from thestart-up of its first million in 1996 to annual sales of more than $1 billion by the end of 2003.
Previously, Teets was engineering manager and manager of Nucor Steel’s thin-slab CSP facility in Crawfordsville, Ind. He also worked for 11 years for LTV Steel in Pittsburgh.
A mechanical engineering graduate, Teets earned a master’s degree in business administration from Duquesne University.
“The steel industry is a tough, challenging, and ever-changing environment,” said Teets. “My education at Lafayette provided me with a solid foundation of technical knowledge and thinking skills.”