Masonry Magazine March 2011 Page. 19
MCAA Vision Award
Winners
The first-ever Vision Awards were bestowed during the 2011 MCAA TEAM Awards at the MCAA Convention in Las Vegas in January. The Vision Awards celebrate school districts, universities, communities and architects who have demonstrated outstanding use of masonry in their projects and incorporated masonry into their campuses, communities and buildings. The Vision Awards Committee is chaired by Elizabeth Beber. Visit www.masoncontractors.org/team for more information.
Architect Award- Malcolm Holzman: Holzman Moss Bettino Architecture, LP
Community Award - City of Ryle, Texas
School District Award - Hanble Independent School District
University Award- The University of Texas
2011 Masonry Skills Challenge
The twelfth annual Masonry Skills Challenge was held during the 2011 MCAA Convention in Las Vegas and showcased the best apprentices our industry has to offer. The Masonry Skills Challenge is a competition of masonry apprentices in first, second- and third-year skill levels. Each contestant was presented with a project drawing appropriate to his skill level just moments before the competition began, and had three hours to construct the project based on the materials provided.
All winners received trophies, cash prizes, Grout Grunts and Marshalltown tool bags and tools. First place winners also received engraved trowels from Marshalltown and concrete calculators from Calculated Industries.
First Year Apprentices
First Place - Jermey Casey
Foti Contracting, Wickliffe, Ohio
Second Place - Miguel Pina
Artisan Masonry Inc., Garland, Texas
Third Place - Romeo Sarmiento
Overberg Masonry Inc., Tampa, Fla.
Second Year Apprentices
First Place Cory Honeycutt
Alward Masonry Contractors Inc., Rockwell, N.C.
Second Place Galdino Lucio
Sutter Masonry Inc., El Mirage, Ariz.
Third Place - Darren Tolbolt
Studer-Obringer Inc., New Washington, Ohio
Third Year Apprentices
First Place - Daniel Sapp
Adams Masonry, Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Second Place - Andrew Fernandez
Foti Contracting, Wickliffe, Ohio
Third Place - Eric Cambron
Artisan Masonry Inc., Garland, Texas