Masonry Magazine April 1998 Page. 16
Paul Clements
Masonomics
Louisville, KY
Known for his endless enthusiasm for the masonry industry, Paul Clements has been promoting and volunteering his time for the masonry industry for years. A second generation mason contractor, Clements has worked tirelessly to expand and protect the masonry industry. He has been an active member of both the Marketing and Technical Committee of Kentuckiana Masonry Institute where a key program that Clements has been involved with is the Architect Box-Lunch Program. This program has contractors and suppliers making personal visits to architects where specialized presentations are given on a topic of interest to the architect. Lunch is brought to guarantee a full hour of the architect's attention. Clement's involvement goes beyond promotion. It goes directly to our nation's capital where he has met with members of Congress while serving as the MCAA Legislative Committee Chairman and the MCAAPAC which is the association fund to support candidates for federal office. He is looking forward to making his fifth trip to Washington to meet with members of Congress to discuss key issues facing the masonry industry such as OSHA Reform. He also serves on the committee that founded Construction Training Institute which has been responsible for training thirty-two apprentices.
John Smith, Jr.
Smith Masonry
St. Louis, MO
John Smith, Jr. has been serving the masonry industry for years. He serves on the Board of Directors for the MCA of St. Louis and was recently elected the chapter's Secretary. He has been Chairman of the national association's Safety Committee for the past two years. He has also served on the industry Wall Bracing Council which is writing a new industry standard for bracing masonry walls. John Smith, Jr., although often overshadowed by the involvement and dedication to the masonry industry of his father John Smith, Sr. has distinguished his service to the industry in his own right. Smith is a member of the Arbitration Board, Chair of the Finance Committee, Co-Chair of the Building Committee, and a Trustee of Masonry Institute of St. Louis.
Brian Grant
Grant Contracting
St. Louis, MO
Serving as a Trustee for the Board of the MCA of St. Louis, Brian Grant is also following in the foot steps of his famous father Donald Grant. Brian Grant has immersed himself in virtually all aspects of the masonry industry. He currently serves as the Chairman of the MCA of St. Louis Program Committee and Trustee of Masonry Institute of St. Louis. He also serves on the masonry industry Wall Bracing Council which is writing a new standard for bracing masonry walls under construction. Brian Grant has large shoes to fill following in the footsteps of his father Donald Grant who has served the masonry industry for the past thirty years.
David Hill
Pettit Construction
Roebuck, South Carolina
David Hill has just been appointed to serve as the Chairman for the MCAA Education Committee, which oversees the development of contractor education for the national association. He is also serving as the President of the Upper South Carolina Mason Contractors Association. He has served several terms in this position. Hill has also been involved on the subcommittee that rewrote masonry specifications for CSI. He has been very active in training and recruiting through his involvement with the Cll. He has been a liaison with school masonry curriculums at local technical colleges for masonry classes. David Hill and Pettit Construction currently train 10 to 14 apprentices annually and use their own curriculum that they have developed. Hill is proud of his efforts to network with other contractors around the country to develop masonry panels systems which helps the industry compete with other wall systems when design criteria puts masonry at a competitive disadvantage. They are most proud of masonry panels that have allowed masonry to be erected in a 45 degree out angle from the base of the project, a construction process virtually unheard of for masonry. Hill has also been appointed to serve as the MCAA State Chairman for South Carolina.
Mackie Bounds
Brazos Masonry
Waco, Texas
Mackie Bounds is the first President elected to the Central Texas Mason Contractors Association which he helped form two years ago. He serves on the Board of the Associate Masonry Contractors of Texas, which is the state association representing mason contractors. He serves on the Marketing Committee of the Texas Masonry Council, which oversees masonry promotion in Texas. He currently is serving on the steering committee for the North American Masonry Conference, which will be held in Austin, Texas in 1999. Bounds serves on the Advisory Board for the Gary Job Corp, a federally funded school program for underprivileged children, of which he is most proud of the masonry apprentice program that they started at the school, Mackie Bounds has served on the Mason Contractors Association of America's Membership Committee for the past four years. He has recently accepted an appointment to serve as its chairman for the next two years.
Richard Felice
Forrest & Associate
Des Moines, IA
After serving as President of MCAA from 1990 to 1992, Dick Felice continues to volunteer his time and effort to help the masonry industry grow. A true believer in training and education, he visits high schools with regularity to sit with counselors and students to promote the masonry industry. Felice has served on the Apprenticeship. Membership and Education committees and he still serves as Treasurer of the local chapter. Felice is a member of the Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee. He has been active for over eight years on the Council for Masonry Research, which is an industry supported organization which funds research which results help give masonry an edge over competing construction methods. Felice recently was elected Chairman of the CMR.
Richard Matthews
KMCO, Inc.
Miamisburg, OH
Even after serving in every officer capacity for the Mason Contractors Association Of America, Dick Matthews is still active with the national association by serving as Chairman of the Constitution & By-Laws committee and as a member of the Legislative Committee. Matthews has also stayed very active as a moving force for the local MCA of Dayton. He currently serves as the chapter's Vice President and has previously served as its President for 17 years. He is currently Chairman of the Labor Negotiating Committee for both the Bricklayers and Laborers. He is very active in helping to recruit new masons by attending numerous career days each year. He has also served as Chairman of the Masonry Institute stitute of Dayton where he is still a Trustee. He currently Chairs the Institutes Annual Architectural Awards program.
Jerry Painter
Painter Masonry
Gainesville, FL
Jerry Painter has a list of activities too long for this article. He has served the masonry industry well in a wide variety of volunteer positions which include President of the Masonry Association of Florida from 1989 to 1992. He has served on both the Education and Training Committee as well as the Government Affairs Committee for the state chapter. He has been highly active in mason recruitment and training by attending career days in area high schools. He was one of the guiding forces behind the establishment of the Masonry Association of Florida Training Program. In addition, he has taught apprenticeship classes as well as been a guest lecturer at numerous university classes. He has been serving on the Masonry Wall Bracing Council and was just appointed Chairman of the Technical Committee.