Masonry Magazine April 1979 Page. 16

Words: John Caldwell, Richard Matthews, Richard Zimmer, James Timmerman, James McGee
Masonry Magazine April 1979 Page. 16

Masonry Magazine April 1979 Page. 16
Masonry Institute of Dayton Confers Architecture Awards

Architectural Excellence Award-Grandview Ambulatory Care Center.

Dunker for its design of the Greene County District Library, Xenia, Ohio.

The Mason Contractors Association of Dayton, co-host of the awards banquet held at the Miami Valley Country Club on December 8. 1978, gave Masonry Craftsman Awards to Hoying Masonry Co. for the Grandview Ambulatory Care Center, and to I. F. Weber Co. for the Greene County District Library.

The Masonry Institute of Dayton is a service organization that represents both labor and management and is supported by manufacturing and distribution facets of the masonry industry in the Greater Miami Valley.

Award of Merit-Greene County District Library.

More than 250 persons, including some 50 architects and their wives, attended the sixth annual "Excellence Awards In Masonry" program sponsored by the Masonry Institute of Dayton.

The event was further enhanced by Mayor James H. McGee's proclamation declaring "Masonry Day in the Greater Dayton Area." The proclamation recognized the "important contributions made by the masonry industry and its dedication to the further improvement of this historic building art."

On hand to make the presentations was City Commissioner Richard Zimmer, who represented the City of Dayton.

Capturing the Architectural Excellence Award was the firm of Eugene W. Betz, Architect, Inc. for its design of the Grandview Ambulatory Care Center. Richard Shell & Associates garnered the Excellence In Engineering Award for the same project.

A special Award of Merit was presented to Titsch &

Dayton Mayor James H. McGee (center) presents to MCA of Dayton president Richard Matthews the official proclamation designating "Masonry Day in the Greater Dayton Area." Present at the proclamation reading were Richard Zimmer (far right), city commissioner; James Timmerman, Jr. (2nd from right), business manager, Bricklayers Local #22, Ohio, and John Caldwell (2nd from left). business manager, Laborers Local #1410, Dayton.

16 MASONRY/APRIL, 1979


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