2003 NAWIC Outstanding Woman in Construction
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Susan Humble |
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Ms. Humble has been active in the operations of Anderson Steel Supply, Inc. since 1973. In 1994, she became president and has overseen management and the financial aspects of the company.
Currently, the company has 87 employee's and is considered a multi-million dollar enterprise. It has its corporate headquarters in Great Falls and a branch office in Billings.
In 2000, Anderson Steel Supply Inc received the "Best Large Family Business Award" for
Montana from the Montana State University College of Business in Bozeman. In 2001, Susan received the Business & Professional Women's "Woman of Achievement" award. Recognizing that her company needs to keep up with the latest technologies to be competitive, ASSI recently built a new state of the art addition to the steel fabrication shop. Using computerized equipment, the beam line cuts, codes, drills steel beams, in a new modernized facility.
Susan's financial, management and business expertise has been recognized by many organizations in Great Falls and the State of Montana. In 1999, Susan traveled with Lt Governor Judy Martz as part of a Montana Business Women's delegation to promote women in business and export with Japan. Since then, Governor Martz has appointed her to several teams including Governor Martz's transition team from Lt Governor to Governor in 2001, a lifetime appointment as a MT Ambassador and the Tax Reappraisal Advisory Committee for the State of Montana in 2002/2003.
She is currently on the advisory board for the First Interstate Bank. She has contributed her skills to the revitalization of the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce to bring new businesses to Great Falls. At this time, she serves as the Chairperson for the Chamber. In 2000, she was given their coveted Athena Award.
Susan is very active in many other community endeavors. She is a director for the Endowment of Faith Lutheran Church, on the Board of Directors for the CM Russell Museum, Campaign for the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial and a past board member for the YWCA. Because of Susan's hard work and contacts in the construction industry, she played a major part in remodeling the YWCA Mercy Home, a shelter for abused women and children. It was for her hard work that she was honored with the Y's Woman of the Year Award for 1999.
Susan is currently President of the local chapter of the National Association of Women In Construction. It is because of her respect in the community and the industry, that
NA WIC has been able to get new support from companies that have not done so in the past.
She currently serves as a regional chair for the Alliance for Montana, a public relations sub committee promoting the awareness of the value of education and the return on investment in education as it relates to economic development. She participated in the Great Falls School Districts curriculum development plan to get more construction related classes in the high school's.