Masonry Magazine May 2002 Page. 22
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The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology opened in 1975 with 16 programs including a two-year program in masonry. The masonry program is now a one-year program with an average of 20 students from four area schools in the city of Suffolk and Isle of Wight County. The instructor, Jerome Elam, believes in giving students experience in the "real, live world of work," and since the real world can not always be duplicated in the lab, he takes the students out to build community projects such as brick veneer homes, marquees for local schools and rescue squads, foundations, and brick sidewalks. Students completing the program often enter the local apprenticeship program, work for private contractors, and some eventually start their own businesses.
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Princeton, West Virginia
According to masonry instructor Carl Pruett, the program at Mercer County Technical Educational Center currently has 19 students enrolled. The masonry program has been in existence since 1968. The main influence of the program is laying brick and block, however, it also covers pouring and finishing concrete, setting tile, and stone work.
For the past two years, the masonry students have made park benches out of concrete. The CAD class designed the benches and forms were then created by the welding class. Students machine mix the concrete, place reinforcement, pour and finish each set of benches. Pressure treated seats are then attached on site using tapcons. The benches are located at two local city parks, one county park and several county school playground facilities.
Fennimore, Wisconsin
The masonry program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has been in existence since 1997. Instructor Don Borchert has 18 students in a program that has been consistently full since its beginning. In addition to brick, block and concrete lab work, students build permanent projects for non-profit organizations in the area. A parallel program is run at the Prairie Du Chien Correctional Facility. Jim Kilen is the instructor. This program gives individuals an opportunity to learn a trade they can use once they are released.
Kimberly Shifflette is the former Director of Education for the Mason Contractors Association of America. Currently, she is serving the industry as the Executive Director for the Arizona Masonry Contractors Association and has just begun her third year as the Chair for the SkillsUSA - VICA Masonry Technical Committee.
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