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Don’t forget to mark your calendar for Cowboys. In 1981, Reeves was named our spring meeting April 11-13th. of the . During his 12-year tenure in Denver, The Ross Bridge Golf Resort in Reeves guided the Broncos to six post- Birmingham, AL is an outstanding venue season appearances. His overall record in offering world class golf. We look Denver was 110-73-1. In 1993, Reeves forward to bringing you an enhanced left Denver to become head coach of the agenda with both social and informative , where he served as programs to allow plenty of networking head coach for four seasons and opportunities to benefit your company. compiled a 31-33 record. Reeves was Watch our upcoming E-Newsletter for named the 1993 Associated Press Coach more exciting news on our spring event! Photo courtesy of Michael Clemmer – of the Year after helping the Giants Golf Landscape Photography We are very excited to report; we have improve from a 6-10 record the year contracted Dan Reeves, football legend before. In 1997, Reeves was named head to address our group. Dan spent 23 coach of the Falcons, where he coached years as head coach of the Denver for seven seasons and compiled a record Broncos, New York Giants and Atlanta of 49-59-1. After going 7-9 his first Falcons. His overall coaching record was season, Reeves led Atlanta to its greatest 190-165-2. He played or coached in a season in franchise history and was record nine Super Bowls – five with the named NFL Coach of the Year in 1998. , three with Denver and That year, the Falcons went 14–2 in route one with Atlanta. Prior to coaching, he to winning its first NFC Championship spent 16 years in the Cowboys and a berth in XXXIII, where organization – five as a player, three as a they were defeated by the Broncos, player/coach and eight as an assistant 34-19. In 23 seasons, Reeves overall coach. coaching record was 190-165-2. After coaching, Reeves became involved with Reeves was born in Rome, Georgia in broadcasting and served as a NFL analyst 1944. He attended the University of for Westwood One. He currently resides South Carolina, where he played in the Atlanta, GA area with his high from 1962-1964. He was school sweetheart of 46 years, his inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of wife Pam. He and Pam have three Dan Reeves Fame in 1977. children – Dana, Lee and Laura – and six In 1965, Reeves signed as a free agent grandchildren. with the Cowboys. Over eight seasons as an all-purpose back, Reeves amassed Whats Inside… 1,990 rushing yards and 1,693 receiving SEFA Board of Directors ...... 2 yards. His best year came in 1966 when Welcome New Members ...... 2 he scored 16 , which tied President's Letter...... 2 him in the NFL that season for most Board Opening ...... 2 touchdowns. Share Your News...... 2 Reeves’ coaching career began when he SEFA Hires Exec Director ...... 3 joined the Dallas coaching staff in 1970, Jennifer Friel ...... 3 taking on a dual role as player/coach for Scholarships Available ...... 3 three seasons. He then accepted a full- Advertising Opportunities ...... 4 time coaching position with the SEFA & FCH, Fastener Coalition ...... 4 Welcome SEFA New Members

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2011 Board of Directors

Letter from President: Joanne Bialas/International Fasteners Inc. 1st Vice President: Tony Nelson/Fastener Supply Co. the President 2nd Vice President: Jonathan Hodges/Southeastern Sales & Associates Chairman: Ernie Pine/Ifastgroupe Distribution Joanne Bialas Directors: Jim Dobbs/Metric & Multistandard International Fasteners Inc. Carrie Ann King/Edsco Fasteners Inc. This is a very exciting time for all of us in the SouthEastern Fastener Joe Pittman/Ameribolt Association. After months and months Gary Todd/Vertex Distribution of deliberating over a proposed alliance with NFDA, we went in another direction. Thanks to our Treasurer: Daniel Stephens/Edsco Fasteners Inc. Alliance Task Force made up of Donnie Executive Director: Nancy Rich Shrum and Tony Nelson of Fastener Supply, Robbie Gilchrist of Capital Marketing, and Don West of Nucor, the idea of finding someone as good as Nancy Rich with the Mid-West Board Opening!! Fastener Association came to light. I am happy to announce that we were able to talk Nancy Rich into becoming There will be an opening on the board in the spring. Ernie Pine will be stepping down. our new Executive Director. Nancy We greatly appreciate Ernie’s contributions to the SEFA Board. If you are interested began taking on SEFA responsibilities in joining the SEFA board or would like to join a committee, please contact Nancy Rich in October and everyone will have a at [email protected]. chance to welcome her aboard at the Spring Meeting in Birmingham, AL this April. If you would like to welcome her sooner, please see the contact Share Your News-Request Info information, as well as more info regarding Nancy, in our announcement in this issue. Members, be sure to submit your news resources to present information to the Best wishes for a safe and joyous of promotions, new products lines, membership via a newsletter or e-letter. holiday season. hires, locations etc. so we can be sure to Have thoughts for upcoming spring pass it on to your fellow SEFA members. meeting? Would you like to see SEFA All My Best, Send your news to [email protected] Joanne Bialas add a new program? Drop a note to and we’ll be sure the word gets out!! Nancy at [email protected] and we’ll Is there a subject you’d like to learn be happy to explore your ideas! more about? Send your requests to [email protected] and we’ll tap into our SEFA hires new Executive Director

As Nancy will be working for both associations, they will remain two separate entities. Nancy has met with Joanne Bialas, President, Tony Nelson, 1st Vice President and Jonathan Hodges, 2nd Vice President to begin plans for SEFA’s future. SEFA looks forward to an exciting future with Nancy’s assistance. President, Joanne Bialas reports “We are very pleased to have Nancy and her expertise with our association.” SEFA hopes all members will come out to Jennifer Friel the spring meeting (April 10th-13th), meet Nancy, and share their suggestions, Addresses thoughts etc. This meeting will be a great meeting with an excellent venue and Nancy has joined Southeastern Fastener Women in the premier programs. Association as their Executive Director, bringing several years of experience from Contact info for SEFA is: Fastener Industry her position as the Executive Director of P.O. Box 473 Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Mid-West Fastener Association. Nancy 847-370-9022, fax 847-516-6728 began with MWFA, in 1984, after working E-mail: [email protected] WIFI sponsored their second annual for Cronin Fasteners. She then turned her meeting in Las Vegas, last month. Their interests into the varied duties of fastener For more information visit guest speaker proved to be motivating association work becoming an important www.thesefa.com to the whole audience. Jennifer Friel, component of the growth and success of president of Mid West Fabricating the MWFA (formerly CBNSA). Company and first woman chair of the Industrial Fasteners Institute amazed everyone with her unlimited energy. Jennifer is married to Mike Friel, CEO of Hayden Bolts and St. Louis Screw and Bolts. With their two children (8 & 10), they commute between Ohio and Pennsylvania meeting the demands of both their companies. Scholarship Applications Jennifer acknowledges her family support, previous journalism Available Online!! profession and networking through organizations as strong attributes to her success. She is constantly utilizing The deadline for applying is February 1, 2012. resources/studies to assist her in improving her role in her company. The SouthEastern Fastener Association has awarded over 125 scholarships since She has even created customized 1989. In addition to the Annual Gilchrest Foundation Scholarship, the Association insurance plans for her employees to uses funds raised to help as many as possible each year. Please consider making a keep costs down for the company as scholarship donation with your upcoming dues payment. well as the employees. While doing all Eligible applicants are employees of any member company, as well as spouses and this, Jennifer still takes the time to children of employees. include her children in travels and take To apply, visit www.thesefa.com and download advantage of locations to present them the Scholarship Application (pdf format). Print with educational experiences. out the application, fill it out, and mail it to the The energy and enthusiasm portrayed address listed on the application. Please make by Jennifer Friel will make everyone, in sure that all applications have the her audience, leave with thoughts of signature and title of the sponsor and what they will do to improve their all required documents are careers and companies. For Jennifer’s complete and enclosed. presentation go to: www.fastenerwomen.com Fastener Industry SEFA And The FCH Sourcing Coalition Network Team Up!

Las Vegas Meeting Allows for Sharing SEFA members are now entitled to Also, SEFA members are invited to list up a great new benefit as we have to 10 thousand line items of inventory in SEFA had the opportunity to attend the partnered with the FCH Sourcing the FCH Sourcing Network database at recent FIC meeting in Las Vegas. The Network, also known as NO CHARGE for 60 days. FIC consists of 10 fastener associations FastenersClearingHouse.com. FCH is a throughout the country. The primary Current FCH members who are also SEFA growing online sourcing network for the members will receive an automatic focus of this group to share ideas and fastener industry that also has work together on common issues. The additional month added to their current relationships with Mid-west Fastener membership. group originated with the Fastener Association, NFDA, and the Pacific-West Quality Act, at a time when it was Fastener Association. FCH also produces the fastener industry necessary for all associations to work podcast, Fully Threaded Radio. Any SEFA together to create a workable law, Under the new program, all SEFA member who is interested in promoting which was eventually accomplished. members are entitled to a complimentary their company should contact Nancy Rich Access Level membership to FCH that President, Joanne Bialas and Executive at [email protected] or 847-370-9022 to allows members to create login IDs for reserve a slot. Director, Nancy Rich attended everyone in their company. Once logged with other fastener association in, users have access to an exclusive We'll be working to cross-promote representatives. This year the group search feature that optionally allows between FCH/FTR and SEFA during the discussed sharing informative them to search inventory from other coming year, and we hope to add features speakers with each other via SEFA members. This gives us all a chance that make sense for the association. webinars. Some suggestions included: to do business within the association Contact the FCH team directly with your an economist, sales consultation, whenever we access FCH. The program ideas and questions at 877-332-7836. commodity pricing information, and also allows members to opt into the Additional details will be emailed soon, social media. Some associations SourceFinder RFQ system, which sends and the FCH team will be calling all SEFA suggested opening their programs to sales leads to all network members. members directly to get complimentary other FIC members. The FIC will meet accounts set up. again in the Chicago area in conjunction with the Mid-West Fastener Expo to further discuss/plan options of sharing programs among associations providing opportunities for all FIC members. Nancy joined us at the NIFS East in Las Vegas, last month.

Left to Right: www.thesefa.com Tony Nelson-1st Vice President, Nancy Rich and SEFA members can access the Joanne Bialas-President membership directory and all pictures, online, by logging on to www.thesefa.com and using the 2011 login username and password. In the future, we will be upgrading to unique logins and passwords for everyone. Advertising Opportunities for SEFA

Login ID or username: SEFA2011 SEFA members have a few opportunities to advertise; newsletter, e-letter, and website advertising. Contact Nancy Rich (847-370-9022 or [email protected]) for details and Password: to obtain your desired placement. This is an inexpensive way to reach your fellow members as well as non-members so why not start out 2012 as an advertiser with SEFA!!