Apprenticeship Alive and Well in SouthEast
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Outgoing 2006 winner Tony Woodson and contest organizers Steve Williams and Bryan Light present first-place, third-year contest winner Sam Huhn (second from left) with his award.
Brick SouthEast, a trade association funded by the brick manufacturers in nine southeastern states, held its 13th Annual Manpower Forum for Masonry Apprentices in October.
Thirty-three contestants were comprised of first-, second- and third-year apprentices that had previously won contests in their home states. Held at Sandestin Hilton Golf Resort and Spa, the three-hour contest not only determined the winners of the regional event, but also the apprentices who will represent Brick SouthEast in MCAA's National Contest to be held in Las Vegas in January 2008. Donations of time and/or materials to this event were made by Masonry Arts, General Masonry, Keego Clay Products, Block USA, and the staff of Brick SouthEast.
The winners are:
First Year
1st Place
Ted Trombley
Johnson & Gaylon
East Tennessee Masonry Association
2nd Place
Ben Goodwin
Lovell's Masonry
Nashville JATC
3rd Place
Michael Pugh
Wasco, Inc.
Knoxville JATC
Second Year
1st Place
Oscar Herrera
Wasco Inc.
Nashville JATC
2nd Place
Gabriel Pablo
Falcon Masonry
Masonry Association of Florida, Southwest Chapter
3rd Place
Ruben Martinez
Ginty Construction
Masonry Association of Florida, Tampa Bay
Third Year
1st Place
Sam Huhn
Adams Masonry
Masonry Association of Chattanooga
2nd Place
Kenny McCurry
Painter & Gentry
Masonry Association of Chattanooga
3rd Place
Vicente Perez
Naples Concrete
Masonry Association of Florida, Southwest Chapter