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MCAA Keynotes National Masonry Instructors Association's Annual Conference

Words: Alan JohnsonRashod R. Johnson, P.E., MCAA's Director of Engineering, delivered the keynote address at the 2006 Annual Awards Banquet for the National Masonry Instructors Association's (NMIA) Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. Rashod spoke to a group of almost fifty masonry instructors from various parts of the country about the industry's support of instructors, training the future workforce and improving masonry workmanship.

NMIA Vice President, David Quaker acted as Master of Ceremonies introducing the remaining NMIA Officers: President Eugene Johnson, Secretary / Treasurer Robert Campbell and Chaplain Morris Wilson. The Awards Ceremony honored the 2006 NMIA Hall of Fame Inductees: James Alston and Bernard Hubbard. Both of these men were honored for their tireless efforts within the Association and their outstanding efforts as masonry instructors.

For more information about the National Masonry Instructors Association, please visit www.masonryinstructors.com.

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