ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT A SHINING SUCCESS
This year the Masonry Contractors of New Jersey held our 18th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday May 19th, 2011 at the beautiful Sea Oaks Golf Club in Little Egg Harbor, NJ. With sunny skies and a comfortable temperature in the high 70’s it was a perfect day to spend out on the green! Over 100 registered golfers began their day with registration followed by a delicious barbeque lunch. At 12:30pm the shot gun sounded and the golfers began their journeys to the 18th hole. When all was said and done Bob Iamello, Bob Klee, and Mike Milleman took 1st place with a combined score of 58. Following at a close second was Dominic DiAngelus, Tony DiAngelus, Sr., Jeff Harris, and Mike Hodges with a team score of 59. Lester Bailey, John Dickinson, Patrick Tuttle, and Mike Sacchetti took 3rd with a total score of 62 and following close behind in 4th place was the team of Steve Gattoni, John Slazyk, Jeff Younger, and Bill Swann.
At the end of the day we awarded outstanding golfers, Bob Klee who took the prize for Longest Drive on the 17th Hole, Donald Douglas had the Straightest Drive of the day which happened on Hole 5, and Bob Iamello clinched the title for Closest to the Pin with a distance of 4’ 11” on the 4th Hole and 5’ 4” on the 7th hole.
Following our day on the green we hosted a Banquet in a gorgeous room overlooking the golf course with open bar and a delicious dinner. All of our guests got a chance to mingle, relax, and wind down from a full day of drives, putts, and slices.
The 18th Annual Golf Tournament was a great success thanks to all the wonderful supporters who took part. We look forward to planning an even bigger and better Tournament in 2012!
NJIT Masonry Design/Build CompetitioN
The Masonry Contractors of New Jersey's Annual Design/Build competition held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology's College of Architecture and Design with the cooperation of the New Jersey Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Labor Management Committee took place from April 9th-11th, 2011 in Newark, NJ. The focus of this year's project tasked the 8 teams, totaling 110 students with researching and designing, a "Paterson Marketplace". Students were able to collaborate with Masonry professionals and craftworkers to design and build a critical masonry element of their visions while learning valuable techniques that they will carry with them throughout their careers. This beautiful, brisk weekend allowed for 2 build days where students constructed their designs on Saturday and Sunday using materials donated by members of Masonry Contractors of New Jersey and judging and an awards banquet was held to honor the winning students on Monday. This year's esteemed panel of expert judges included:
James Boland—President of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Alan Chimacoff, AIA—Principal at Ikon 5 Architects
Urs Gauchat—Dean of the NJIT College of Architecture and Design
Carlos Jiménez—Principal and Designer at Carlos Jiménez Studio
Kimberly Light, LEED AP—Project Architect and Designer at Gensler
Gerard Scarano—Executive Vice President of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Maria Viteri, AIA, LEED AP—Director of Sustainability & Program Development at the International Masonry Institute.
The judges ranked the teams based on their Architectural Idea, Material Idea, Fragment/Build Idea, and finally on their presentation of their project and how well they communicated their logic and reasoning behind it.
First place and a tie for Best Presentation was awarded to The White Team which included students Sylvester Agyei, Emmanuel Aydin, Douglas G. Battersby, Bryan Caringal, John R. Cassidy, Gabriel Dal'Maso, Marcello Fernandes, Christina Hoyos, Michael Allan Kuhlman, Levitta Shanel Lawrence, Jeniffer Moreno, Adam C. Morgan, Frank Sorisi, Samuel Joseph Vanora, and and was led by Professor Silva Ajemian, Foreman Ron Karaska, and Masonry Professional Mike Schmerbeck.
Second Place went to the Pink Team with students Jasmine Alcaide, Richard J. Czirbik, Robert Denton, Gayatri H. Desai, Rosaura Hernández, Asli Ladak, Yo Han Lee, Michael Nembrotti, Jacquelyn A. Peter, Marvin K. Piggot, Milena Popow, Sandy Ramirez, Michael A. Signorile, Jeffrey Michael Senatore, Kyrell T. Williams, and Krushangi P. Shah and was led by Professor Fred Cooke, Foreman Joey Inglin, and Masonry Professional Joe Fattore.
The Green Team took third place with students Anna S. Abrashina, Augusts Dane, , Jeffrey Kenneth Gasnick, Leland Greenfield, Ana Gutierrez, Katherine I. Isidro, Gajun Lau, Anton Mazyrko, Travis John New, Edward A. Perez, Leslie A, Pungot, Joseph N. Ribaudo, Michael John Tarantino, Ashlee Zajac, and Esther Zipori and was led by Professor Matt Burgermaster, Foreman Tom Feeney, and Masonry Professional Joe Fattore.
Awarded with Best Mock Up and tied with the White Team for Best Presentation was the Purple Team with students Shawn Montgomery Bryan, Galvan van Enriquez, Ibrahim F. Issa, Kevin Johnson, Jung Mook Ki, Han Seo Lee, Nichole A. Letizia, Andres Lucas Ormeno, Lara Sale, Stephen Staronka, David Michael Takacs, Frank P. Troia, Annie J. Valembrun, Nichola Peter Vicino, and Brian Ely Ugartechea, and led by Professor Julio Figueroa, Foreman Greg Previte, and Masonry Professional Mike Schmerbeck.
Ron Atzert, Masonry Contractors of New Jersey President sums up the competition saying, "The competition truly stimulates the architectural students' notions on masonry and construction, and gives them a true 'hands on' experience that leaves a lasting impression that hopefully influences their future designs."
The Masonry Contractors of New Jersey are proud to have once again sponsored a successful NJIT Design/Build Competition and look forward to providing this educational event for students there for many years to come. Our hope is that the 2012 Masonry Design/Build Competition can top this year's, inspiring new student teams to conceptualize and bring to life even more creative, innovative projects!