Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

Black & Veatch Corp., a global engineering, consulting and construction company, has named Dan Churchman chief engineer for its nuclear organization.

Churchman will be responsible for nuclear engineering functions as Black & Veatch grows its nuclear services business.

Prior to joining Black & Veatch, Churchman held various technical and management positions with Entergy and was a United States Navy Surface Warfare Officer, Nuclear Power Specialist.

Diana Severs Ferguson has resigned from her position as president of The Shaw Group Inc.'s environmental and infrastructure division, effective Sept. 19. Ferguson will remain with the company until Dec. 31, but Tim Barfield - president and chief operating officer of Shaw - will also serve as president of the environmental and infrastructure division until Ferguson's replacement is named.

UPDATE: Shaw also announced, on Sept. 21, that Charles Hess has joined the company as senior program director within Shaw's Hurricane Katrina Recovery Task Force. Under a new contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Shaw will provide all support services necessary to provide temporary housing assistance for displaced residents. Such services include site assessments, design, construction, transportation and utilities and facilities management. Hess has extensive experience in emergency and disaster response, having served in the U.S. Army, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.

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