Masonry Magazine February 1978 Page. 37
Mason Contractor News
Munsell Joins Testing Engineers & Consultants
W. Thomas Munsell, P.E., formerly a structural engineer with the Masonry Institute of Michigan, has joined Testing Engineers & Consultants, Inc., Troy, Mich., as manager of technical services. In his new post he will be responsible for testing, inspection and consulting services. While with the Masonry Institute he specialized in the analysis and resolution of masonry problems and failures.
MUNSELL
Munsell was recently honored as Young Engineer of the Year and is president-elect of the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers, Detroit Chapter.
IMI Annual Meeting Set for New Orleans in May
The eighth Annual Promotion Meeting of the International Masonry Institute (IMI) will be held May 7-10, 1978 in the Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, La.
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MCAA Introduces Rough Terrain Forklift Audio/Visual Safety Training Program
The MCAA has produced a full-color, audio/visual presentation to aid in the safety training of rough terrain forklift operators. The program is designed for use in conjunction with the Association's recently introduced MCAA Rough Terrain Forklift Safety Training Manual, a comprehensive teaching reference utilizing programmed learning.
"This combined presentation-the first developed exclusively for rough terrain forklift operation is a truly invaluable training aid that can make your mason contracting business more productive and trouble-free," said George A. Miller, MCAA executive vice president.
"Used as a dramatic educational supplement to the MCAA Rough Terrain Forklift Safety Training Manual, the new Audio/Visual Program provides a forceful, double-barreled approach to promoting good safety habits at the job site, with the result that it can increase the mason contractor's productivity while cutting cost."
With the new Audio Visual Program, the visual portion is comprised of 214 color transparencies featuring job site photos and illustrations. The program can be used with two #140 Kodak carousel trays and lasts approximately 50 minutes.
The audio portion is contained on tape cassettes. One set of cassettes contains the narration with audio "beep" tones so that manual advance equipment can be used. The other set utilizes synchronization for automatic advance.
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David Meeker New Staff Exec. of National AIA
A former high ranking official of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has been named to the top national staff position of the American Institute of Architects.
David O. Meeker, Jr., FAIA, a professional architect and former HUD Assistant Secretary, succeeds William L. Slayton, Hon. AIA, who resigned after directing the Institute for eight years.
Meeker, 53, currently divides his time between a consulting practice in Washington. D.C., and serving in the first endowed chair of Urban Studies and Public Service at Cleveland State University.
Masonry Institute of St. Louis Billboard Wins ADDY Award
Bill Pautler, executive director of the Masonry Institute of St. Louis, has announced that the outdoor billboard design created by E. M. Reilly & Associates for the Masonry Institute and currently appearing on major arteries throughout the area has been named the winner in the outdoor advertising category of the Ninth District 1977 ADDY awards competition. The competition, which included more than 1,000 overall entries from several states throughout the Midwest, was sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, a professional association of advertising agencies and clubs throughout the nation, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Masonry Institute billboard design is a whimsical play on the childhood story of the Three Little Pigs, and features the slogan: "Smart Folks Still Build with Brick." The Masonry Institute of St. Louis is the promotional and technical organization representing the Mason Contractors of St. Louis and Bricklayers Local #1 of Missouri.
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