 Duane Maatz Duane Maatz joined the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association in mid-March as the group’s executive director. The RRVSGA represents 2,700 sugarbeet producers in the Red River Valley of northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.
A Bellingham, Minn., native Maatz graduated from North Dakota State University. Most recently, he was executive director of the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association. Prior to that, he served as president of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association, East Grand Forks, Minn., for more than 10 years. “I am excited to return to the Red River Valley,” Maatz said. “Sugarbeets are a vital crop to the region, and I welcome the opportunity to work in the sugar industry.” Maatz succeeded Nick Sinner as RRVSGA executive director. Read our entire issue and back issues. Click here.
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 Ed Makin Edward Makin, president and CEO of Rogers Sugar and Lantic Sugar in Canada, has been honored as “Sugar Man of the Year 2014.” Makin, an important figure in the North American sugar industry for more than 40 years, received the award on March 31 at a Sugar Club dinner in New York City.
Born in Liverpool, England, Makin emigrated to Canada in 1965, later earning a Bachelor of Commerce honors degree in business administration from Concordia University, Montreal. His sugar industry career began in 1972 when he joined Redpath Sugars in Montreal. After positions in sales, distribution and human resources, he was promoted to president of Redpath Sugars in 1989. Makin joined Domino Sugar in 1992, serving as president and CEO until 1998. At that time, he joined C. Czarnikow Sugar as senior vice president and director. Makin became president and CEO of Rogers Sugar and Lantic Sugar in 2005. In addition to his company duties, Makin has served as chairman of the Canadian Sugar Institute, the U.S. Cane Sugar Refiners Association and The Sugar Association, Inc. He also has been a president of the Sugar Club. Makin is the 57th recipient of the Dyer Memorial Award. The award is sponsored by the Sugar Club, an international sugar forum. Read our entire issue and back issues. Click here.  Al Sims Albert Sims is the new director of operations at the University of Minnesota’s Southwest Research & Outreach Center (SWROC) near Lamberton, Minn.
Sims brings four years of experience as director of operations at the Northwest Research & Outreach Center (NWROC) in Crookston, Minn., to the SWROC. He will direct operations at both the SWROC and NWROC, splitting time between the two locations. Read our entire issue and back issues. Click here.  Stew Bass Longtime sugarbeet industry leader Stewart (Stew) Bass passed away on March 23 at age 93. Bass served as vice president of agriculture for American Crystal Sugar Company from 1973 until his retirement in 1986.
A native of the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana, Bass graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as an aviator, flying off aircraft carriers. He was awarded the Navy Cross (the Navy’s highest decoration), as well as two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Air Medals and several Presidential Unit Citations for combat operations in the Pacific arena, mainly aboard the USS Yorktown and the USS Lexington. Read our entire issue and back issues. Click here.  Sugar Publications announces the availability of the 2014/15 biennial edition of the Gilmore Sugar Manual. Gilmore has served as a leading reference source on the U.S. sugarcane milling sector since the early 1900s. In its 2014/15 edition, Gilmore again features comprehensive coverage of equipment, processes and manufacturing data for the cane mills of Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Hawaii.
Along with names and titles of key management, operations personnel and directors, Gilmore carries general company background and specific factory details in such areas as: cane handling and preparation, milling equipment, steam plant, clarification, evaporation, crystallizers, centrifugals, water treatment and sugar storage. Each mill’s listing — which is compiled with the company’s full cooperation — includes a detailed summary of the three most recent years’ manufacturing results. Read our entire issue and back issues. Click here. |
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