Masonry Magazine August 2010 Page. 16
MAKING THE GRADE
Volunteer judges Dan Hiltebeitel, masonry instructor at the Williamson Free School Of Mechanical Trades in Media, Penn, and Chuck Dykes (r), instructor at Local #15 MO/KS check the plumb of a competitor's composite project.
tember 2003, was complimentary in his appreciation of other supporters.
"The masonry industry's support of this competition remains fantastic," says Light. "Everyone understands the importance of technical training and the proper use of materials. Instruction, training and supervised preparation contributes to excellence in finished brick and block projects."
The Masonry Technical Committee's sustaining members and sponsors of the contest included Bon Tool Co, Brick Industry Association national office and SE Region, EZ Grout Corporation, Hanley-Wood LLC, LaFarge, Marshalltown Co., Mason Contractors Association of America, Masonry Institute of Tennessee, National Concrete Masonry Association, Portland Cement Association, and Spec Mix.
Volunteer judges Richard McKnight (1), retired instructor from South Carolina, and Todd Larson (r), masonry instructor at Wisconsin Indianhead Tech in Rice Lake, Wise, take one of 16 measurements of a competitor's composite project.
Through the efforts of the Brick Industry Association and the National Concrete Masonry Association, this year's contestants were supported by donationed brick from Evan Schnegelberger of the Kansas City Brick Company and block from Midwest Block & Brick. Spec Mix salesmen, under the supervision of Vice President Brian Carney, were "slingin' their mud," donated of course, in support of the aspiring masons. Other organizations supporting the contest, monetarily or with in-kind donations, included Lowes and the 12 members of the SkillsUSA Technical Committee.
Volunteer judges Billy Madkins (1), a buliding trades Instructor in New Albany Miss, and Rich Nagy (1), a retired instructor from Local #7, Akron, Ohio, take one of 16 measurements of a competitor's composite project.
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