Apprenticeship Alive and Well in SouthEast Words: Brickcraft N/A Last/Public/News/20071220095800-1.jpg" width="300" height="200" border="0" alt="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.">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 Year1st 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 Year1st 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 Year1st 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