2005 BAC Craft Awards

BAC 2005 Craft Awards Presented to Union Masonry Projects, Industry Professionals

The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) presented a total of 22 awards to BAC craftworkers, officers and union contractors at an awards ceremony held in conjunction with its fall Executive Council meeting in Las Vegas. Now in its 22nd year, the BAC Craft Awards program recognizes the talented professionals who continue to drive North America's masonry industry forward.

BAC President, John J. Flynn, praised the 2005 winners, who he said collectively, "illustrate the sheer magnificence of the BAC crafts, members' skills, and the spirit of service and collaboration that members and signatory contractors bring to their work and to their communities."

Since 1986, the BAC Craft Awards program has saluted BAC Local Unions and members for excellence in the trowel trades and distinguished service to their local unions and communities. Projects submitted must be completed no more than five years before the entry deadline. A jury, whose members are knowledgeable and involved in the areas they are evaluating, determines the award winners in each category. The total number of awards may vary each year, depending on the pool of entries received in each category.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the BAC represents 100,000 skilled masonry workers in the United States and Canada. With more than a century of protecting the rights of our workers, BAC is the oldest continuous construction union in North America. To learn more about the BAC, visit www.bacweb.org.

The following is a list of the 2005 BAC Craft Awards and recipients.

Note: The * denotes MCAA members

Best Brick & Stone Project

Morley Library, Painesville, Ohio
Local 16 Northern Ohio Administrative District Council
Signatory Contractor: R.P. Carbone Company
Architect/Designer: Meehan Architects

Best CMU Project

Arbor View High School, Las Vegas
Local 13 Nevada
Signatory Contractor: Marnell Masonry
Architect/Designer: Tate Synder Kimsey Architects

Best Terra Cotta Project

City College of New York, New York
Local 1 New York
Signatory Contractor: Ahern Contractors Corp.
Architect/Designer: Stein White Nelligan Architects LLC

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Best Brick Project
Downtown East Light Rail Transit (LRT) Station Plaza, Minneapolis
Local 1 Minnesota/North Dakota
Signatory Contractor: *Weise Masonry Inc.
Architect/Designer: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson

Best Residential Stone Project
Private Residence, Orwigsburg, Pa.
Local 5 Pennsylvania
Signatory Contractor: *Eshbach Brothers LP
Architect/Designer: Randall Stofft Architects

Best Rubble Stone Project
Kutztown University Alumni Plaza, Kutztown, Pa.
Local 5 Pennsylvania
Signatory Contractor: *Eshbach Brothers LP
Architect/Designer: Wells Appel Land Strategies

Best Dimensional Stone Project
'62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
Local 1 Massachusetts/Vermont
Signatory Contractor: Champlain Masonry
Architect/Designer: William Rawn Associates, Architects Inc.

Best Use of Masonry Materials Project
Local 1 Washington Union Hall, Tukwila, Wash.
Local 1 Washington
Architect: Newton Associate Architects

Other Winning Projects

Best Tile Project
8th District Police Station, Chicago
Local 67 Illinois
Signatory Contractor: Bourbon Tile & Marble Inc.
Artist: Mike Mandel

Best Mosaic Project
Lobby at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas
Local 13 Nevada
Signatory Contractor: T. Nickolas Co.
Architect/Designer: Bergman Walls & Associates

Best Marble Project
Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento, Calif.
Local 3 California
Signatory Contractor: Italian Marble and Tile
Architect/Designer: Fentress Bradburn Architects

Best Terrazzo Project
School of Business and Management, University of San Francisco, San Francisco
Local 3 California
Signatory Contractor: Associated Terrazzo Company Inc.
Designer: T. Delaney/Seam Studio

Best Cement Masonry Project
Hometown Infrastructure Replacement Program, Dearborn, Mich.
Local 1 Michigan
Signatory Contractor: Simone Contracting Corporation
Architect/Designer: ARCADIS

Best Precast Project
Midway E.P.S., Chicago
Local 21 Illinois
Signatory Contractor: Rochelle Erectors Inc.
Architect/Designer: HNTB Corporation

Best Restoration/Rehabilitation/Maintenance Project
Bowdoin College Chapel Towers, Brunswick, Maine
Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Hampshire
Signatory Contractor: Consigli Construction Co.
Architect/Designer: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

Best Refractory Project
Secondary Reformer Dome, Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, Canada
Local 1 Saskatchewan
Signatory Contractor: RHI Canada Inc.
Architect: Karrena GmbH

Outstanding BAC Craftsmanship
Penny Mason
Local 1 Michigan

Outstanding Public Service by an Individual
John Negulis
Local 6 Northern Ohio Administrative Disctrict Council

Outstanding Public Service by a Local Union
Local 1 New York

Outstanding Union Service by an Individual
Frank O'Lone
Local 67 Illinois

John B. Scola Outstanding Instructor Award
Thomas J. Murphy Jr.
Local 3 Massachusetts/Maine/New Hampshire

Outstanding Local Officer
Lawrence Correa, President/Business Agent
Local 1 Hawaii