Masonry Magazine February 1982 Page. 53
Mason Contractor News
Masonry Industry
Scholarship Awarded
The first Masonry Fellowship awarded by the Masonry and Ceramic Tile Institute of Oregon was recently presented to Jeffrey B. Smith, a student in the University of Oregon's Department of Architecture.
The graduate research fellowship, worth $2,000, will be awarded biennially for work on the "potential of masonry and ceramic tile as materials for architectural design," according to criteria established by the Masonry Institute of Oregon.
Smith's project on the fellowship will be completed during the winter term for presentation and exhibition by April 1, 1982.
People & Events
Bill Pautler, executive director of the Masonry Institute of St. Louis, was recently honored by the St. Louis Chapter, American Institute of Architects by being made an honorary associate. Pautler was recognized for "outstanding contributions" he has made to the chapter's individual members and the cooperative support he has provided for various chapter activities.
Mark S. Gleeson, former manager of government marketing for PPG, has been appointed president of the Refractories Institute. William H. Gatenby, vice president, Harvey Hubbell, Inc., has been elected to a third term as president of the American National Standards Institute.
The San Diego firm of Hendrick & Mock Architects has been selected to determine the feasibility of a 124-room two- and three-story addition to the Colorado Springs Hilton Inn for Colorado Springs Hotel Properties- nearly doubling the size of the existing hotel. Robert Kennedy has been named national accounts manager of the Consumer Division of W. R.
Kentucky Masonry Industry Honors Clements
Paul A. Clements, president of Paul Clements Masonry, Inc., Louisville, Ky., was honored recently for his many years of service and dedication to the promotion of the masonry industry. Brad Proctor (right), MCAA regional vice president from Nashville, Tenn., and George Distler (left), president of MCA of Louisville, presented Clements with a plaque reflecting the industry's appreciation. Clements has served as chairman of the Masonry Promotion Fund and president of the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute since their inception in 1969. He served three years as MCAA regional vice president, is currently fulfilling his second term as MCAA state chairman, and is a member of the MCAA Constitution & Bylaws and Insurance Committees. He directed the MCA of Louisville for four terms, and served as the Kentucky representative for the past eight years at the MCAA national and regional levels.
"Brickwork In Italy" Given to Oklahoma State
"Brickwork In Italy," a collection of 500 color slides showing 15 centuries of Italian building achievements, was presented recently to Oklahoma State University's School of Architecture by the Oklahoma Masonry Institute.
The comprehensive presentation was filmed by University of Notre Dame Prof. Ambrose M. Richardson, FAIA, and shows the development of structural elements and use of masonry in Italy that can be applied to 20th century buildings.
Richardson and Paul LaVene, executive director of the Institute, were on the OSU campus to present the program to Prof. Alan W. Brunken, acting head of OSU's School of Architecture.
Brunken said the school will use the slide program to teach beginning construction, built environment and architectural history as well as building design.
Specialty Contractors Air Payment Problems
Serious problems being experienced by subcontractors in receiving timely payments for their work dominated discussions by the board of trustees of the Associated Specialty Contractors at its recent meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
The association plans to inform members of affiliated associations on the inequities in many of the contract forms currently in use in the construction industry. The board unanimously recommended that each member association publicize the contents of an ASC publication entitled Subcontractor Payments, published in cooperation with the American Subcontractors Association.
Plans were made to develop and conduct seminars in communities throughout the country for members and chapters of the eight associations affiliated with ASC. These seminars would identify those onerous contract clauses which can lead to cash flow problems.
The MCAA is an affiliate of Associated Specialty Contractors.
Fitting
William: "I wish the boys would quit calling me 'Big Bill.'"
Jim: "Why? I think it's quite complimentary."
William: "College names stick and I'm studying to be a doctor."