Masonry Magazine March 1980 Page. 21

Words: Milton Marian, Robert Cradock, Bernard Gillmore, Norman Ribble, John Reisbeck, William Quinn, William Naddy, C. Hopson, Julio Grabiel, Raul Rodriguez, Bertrand Goldberg
Masonry Magazine March 1980 Page. 21

Masonry Magazine March 1980 Page. 21
People & Events

Milton Marian, Jr. has joined the marketing staff of The Stone Center, St. Louis-based fabricator and sales agent for granite, marble and stone products, according to an announcement by Robert C. Cradock, Stone Center president. Marian will be responsible for sales efforts in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.

Bernard J. Gillmore has been promoted to operations manager of Felker Operations, Torrance, Calif. Feiker manufactures diamond abrasive tools for the masonry industry.

Norman C. Ribble, president of N. C. Ribble Co., Albuquerque, N.M., has been elected 1980 president of Associated Equipment Distributors.

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Preway, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., has announced new positions for several sales and marketing personnel: John Reisbeck, formerly western sales manager, becomes marketing director, handling sales and marketing for Preway fireplaces. William Quinn, formerly vice president of sales/marketing, is now vice president of special accounts. William Naddy, formerly eastern sales manager, becomes field sales manager. C. E. Hopson has been appointed manager international sales of the Refractories Division of Babcock & Wilcox Co., Augusta, Ga. Julio Grabiel, AIA, and Raul L. Rodriguez, AIA, have been elected executive vice presidents of Ferendino Grafton/Spillis/Candela, Miami (Fla.)-based firm of architects, engineers and planners.

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SARA Synergy Award Presented to Goldberg

Chicago architect/engineer Bertrand Goldberg has been honored by the Society of American Registered Architects with its Synergy Award, the most distinguished service award the Society can present to a member of the architectural profession.

A trend-setting designer whose


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