Masonry Magazine February 1984 Page. 26
BIA Re-elects Stout
Edward L. Stout Jr. of Acme Brick Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was recently re-elected board chairman of the Brick Institute of America.
Other officers chosen for 1984 were: vice chairman, David K. Cushwa III, Victor Cushwa & Sons, Inc., Williamsport, Md.; treasurer, Kenneth W. Dunwoody Jr., Cherokee Brick & Tile Co., Macon, Ga.; president. John P. (Jay) Gleason; secretary. Charles N. (Norm) Farley, and legal counsel, David C. Evans.
Cradock Sees More Use of Stone by Designers
Bob Cradock, president of The Stone Center, St. Louis, Mo., and treasurer/board member of the Building Stone Institute, has great expectations for the building stone industry in 1984 and beyond.
"Natural stone is undergoing a renaissance in architectural use," he says. "It's especially exciting since the cost of natural stone, in most instances, is coming down as a result of new cutting and surfacing machinery and systems as well as new quarrying techniques."
Cradock believes the cost reductions have been great enough to turn the use of natural stone into a cost advantage when both initial and long-term costs are considered-in lieu of such materials as glass, precast concrete and metal panels.
"Owners and developers are seeing the advantages offered by stone in terms of long-term energy and building maintenance costs," he said.
MC & MCA Gets Computer
The Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Association has installed and is operating a computer and printer at its Minneapolis area headquarters. It also has purchased software programs, payroll, job costing and mailing systems, and added Diane Reiss to its staff as computer operator. The association is further leasing computer time and offering complete mailing, recording, updating and label printing services at low rates.
The MC & MCA will demonstrate the computer and how it can work for member contractors at its 1984 annual convention in March. More information can be obtained by contacting the association's office, P.O. Box 27102, Golden Valley, MN 55427, (612) 929-0614.
N. C. Brick Association Gives Educational Funds
The Brick Association of North Carolina has announced it will donate a total of $5,000 to three North Carolina universities and a construction training organization in 1984.
Pictured is Marion Cochran (left), general manager of the association, donating a $1,000 check to Dean Charles Hight of the College of Architecture, University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Other institutions slated to receive funds are the North Carolina State School of Design ($2,000); North Carolina A & T State University's School of Engineering ($1,000), and the Carolinas Construction Training Council ($1.000).
The money is being donated by the brick association on behalf of North Carolina architects and general contractors who have received some form of training in their professions from these institutions.
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