Masonry Magazine September 1980 Page. 16
Requirements Set for Chicago Design Program
Requirements for participation in the Metropolitan Chicago Masonry Council's 7th annual Excellence In Masonry '80 design awards program are being distributed. The announcement brochure lists the categories for judging structures and gives detailed specifications for submitting completed masonry buildings for judging. There is no entry fee.
Declarations of intent to participate are due October 15, 1980, with all materials to be submitted by November 7. The winning structures will be announced at the Excellence In Masonry '80 banquet and dance on March 21, 1981 in the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel, Rosemont, III.
Obtain more details from the Metropolitan Chicago Masonry Council, Suite 201, 1550 Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, IL 60068, (312) 297-6704, (Chicago) 694-2737.
Adjusting the Record
The June, 1980 issue of Masonry failed to mention that Stark Ceramics, Inc., Canton, Ohio, manufactured the structural glazed facing tile units for the Eisenhower Tunnel project described in the article, "Masonry on the Go."-Ed.
MCAA Schedules Seminars for 1980-81
Five seminars on masonry management and one on masonry estimating have been scheduled thus far by MCAA in its 1980-81 series of educational programs. The seminars, each lasting for 1½ days, will be conducted by construction authority Jerry G. Pope of Greeley, Colo. Those interested in attending or scheduling a seminar in their area should contact the MCAA Executive Office for information.
The initial course on management was held September 12-13 in Oak Brook, III., with three others pending. The dates and places of the seminars that have been confirmed are as follows:
Masonry Management
Nov. 6-7 Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov. 13-14 Milwaukee, Wis.
Nov. 20-21 Detroit, Mich.
Mar. 19-20 Phoenix, Ariz.
Masonry Estimating
Oct. 10-11 Memphis, Tenn.
Glass Gets VICA Award
John W. "Jack" Glass, Jr., mason training director for the Brick Association of North Carolina, Greensboro, was recently awarded honorary life membership in the National Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). The award, VICA's highest honor, cited Glass for "outstanding contributions to the advancement and improvement of trade and industrial education on the state and national levels."
Glass is a charter member of the National Technical Committee for the VICA United States Skill Olympics Bricklaying Competition and served as its chairman for several years. He also has been instrumental in planning and coordinating the Carolina Brick Festival Bricklaying Contests for the past three years.
Atlanta MCA Meets
The Mason Contractors Association of Atlanta held its annual general business meeting and golf outing at the Kingwood Country Club, Clayton, Ga., September 12-14.
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