Marvin Selig After earning his bachelor's degree, Mr. Marvin Selig began work on a master's degree in mechanical engineering, but set aside his studies in 1949 to found and build Structural Metals. This company includes: a steel mill using electric furnace melting technologies, a rolling mill and a steel fabricating facility. In 1968 Mr. Selig merged his company to become Commercial Metals Company Steel Group. Today, this steel group, headed by Mr. Selig, consists of four steel mills, 20 fabrication operations, three steel fence post finishing shops, two railcar rebuilding facilities and many other manufacturing and processing sites. Mr. Selig also serves as a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of Commercial Metal Co., the steel group's parent company. Mr. Selig has been a member of many organizations, including the Steel Service Center Institute, the American Society for Metals, the American Foundrymen's Society , and the British Iron and Steel Institute. He served on the board of directors for the Texas Research League, the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, the Lower Colorado River Authority, and chaired the Steel Manufacturers' Association. At UT Austin Mr. Selig endowed the Charles W. Merritt Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Engineering created through the Thrust 2000 Graduate Engineering Fellowship Fund. In addition he is a member of the UT system's Chancellor's Council, UT Austin's Littlefield Society, UT Austin's Development Board, and UT Austin's President's Council. In 1996 he was honored as a Distinguished Graduate of the College of Engineering, and in December 1999 was the College of Engineering Graduation speaker. Mr. Selig has been active in his community as a founder and supporter of the Seguin County Library and Guadalupe Valley Hospital, and has also assisted in establishing the Seguin/Guadalupe County Senior Citizen's Center. He is a former president of the Seguin Rotary Club, B'nai B'rith and the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs.
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Ellie Selig
After a classic whirlwind romance in early 1945, Ellie and Marvin were married and moved to Austin, where Marvin finished engineering school and took his bag of tools to Seguin to build a steel manufacturing plant. Ellie went to work at Scarbrough's in Austin selling clothes and modeling to support Marvin. She later worked as a teacher and as a radio announcer in Seguin before she began her family. She dedicated her life to her family, but at the same time, Ellie helped many causes by being the ultimate volunteer. She started early with public schools in Seguin and continued to be active in developing many social welfare efforts in Guadalupe County including the first mental health facility. Her compassion and leadership skills were utilized to energize and inspire others to come together to help the disadvantaged as well as to encourage education. With her family grown and an unending source of energy, Ellie graduated to state and national volunteerism including several university, state and national government appointments. She gave many people confidence to express themselves and to become involved in their communities. Her father was a New York State Assemblyman, and she brought her Republican beliefs to Texas, a one party state at the time. For 50 Years, Ellie worked tirelessly to develop support at the grass roots level by promoting worthwhile elected candidates like Senator John Tower, President George H. Bush and Edmund Keumpel as well as working to identify worthwhile individuals for official appointments. |
