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Mortar Net's Johnson
Named 2014 IEEE Fellow
Gary R. Johnson, president of Mortar Net Solutions Inc. in Burns Harbor, Ind., and for�mer chairman, president and CEO of Sawyer Research Products Inc. (now Sawyer Technical
GaryR. Johnson
Materials) in Eastlake,
Ohio, has been named an IEEE Fellow by the Institute of Electri�cal and Electronics Engineers, effective Jan. 1,2014.
Johnson is being recognized for "leadership in growth and manufactur�ing processes of quartz." His research team created products and processes that improved the performance of many everyday electronic products relying on precise timekeeping and fre�quency control, such as mobile tele�phones, computing hardware, global positioning system enabled systems, and sensors for advanced inertial con�trol systems.
The IEEE Grade of Fellow is con�fe rred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an outstanding record ofaccomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year cannot exceed I/ I 0th of I percent of the total voting membership. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as an honor and important career achievement.
MCA St. Louis 2014-2015 Board
The Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis announced election results for the 2014-2015 Board. Thomas L McDonnell, president of George McDonnell and Sons Tuckpointing Co., was elected president of the association. McDonnell's company was established in 1933 and has performed caulking on such area projects as the Busch Stadium, Metro Link Garage and SSM St. Clare Hospital.
Other officers elected are Richard K. Swanson, Swanson Masonry lnc., as VP; John J. Jahnsen, Jahnsen Masonry Con�struction Inc., as secretary; and Martin Heck Jr., Martin Heck Brick Contracting Co., as treasurer.
lATICRETE, a manufacturer of installation and finishing sys�tems for the building industry, says a joint auction of 12 commis�sioned industry mosaic artists' pieces with the Tile Contractors Association ofAmerica (TCAA), Ceramic TIie Distributor's Associ�ation (CTDA), and the Tile Coun�cil of North America (TCNA)
raised nearly $7,(l(X) at Total Solutions Plus (TSP) 2013 in November.
Held in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of LATICRETE SPEC�TRALOCK Grout product line, I 00 percent of the proceeds from the auction were donated to the TCAA scholarship fund and Ceramic Tile Education Foundation ( CTEF) educational efforts
LATICRETE participated in several other events related to the show's "Partriers in Progress" theme. iATICRETE was one of 75 manufucturers to display in the table top exhibition. The company held a "state of the industry"breakfu.st for its rustomers and distributors to give them the oplX)rtunity to ask LATICRETE staffquestions and learn more about the company's outlook for the industry in the upcoming year.
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