Central Pennsylvania Golden Trowel winners announced

Masonry Construction, April, 2003 by Ron Holzhauer

The 2002 Central Pennsylvania IMI Golden Trowel Award winners for outstanding achievements in masonry design and construction were recently announced. The awards were presented for projects built in 33 counties of Central Pennsylvania within the past two years.

The entries were broken into five categories: commercial/retail, multi-residential, institutional, educational, and memorial. The best project overall was presented the Grand Award.

* Grand Award--The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pa. (right, center)

Masonry contractor--Caretti Inc.

Architect--Hayes Large Architects

General contractor--Lyons Construction Services

* Best Multi-Residential--The Village Green Renovations & Additions for the Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, Pa.

Masonry contractor--Caretti Inc.

Architect--Reese Lower Patrick Scott Architects Ltd.

General contractor--Warfel Construction Co.

* Best Commercial/Retail--First Citizens National Bank, Mansfield, Pa. (right, top)

Masonry contractor--Kenneth Crowl Inc.

Architect--Pierce Design

General contractor--P.W. Campbell Contracting

* Best Memorial--Pennsylvania Veteran's Memorial, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (above)

Masonry contractor--Caretti Inc.

Architect--Cee Jay Frederick & Assoc.

General contractor--Alexander Constructors Inc.

* Best Institutional--Mifflin County Prison, Lewistown, Pa.

Masonry' contractor--Caretti Inc.

Architect--Crabtree Rohrbaugh & Assoc.

General contractor--J.C. Orr & Sons

* Best Educational--Scranton High School, Scranton, Pa. (bottom)

Masonry contractor--Casler Masonry

Architect--The Palumbo Group

General contractor--William H. Lane Inc.

IMI's Golden Trowel Awards are presented in various areas around the country, and in all the trowel trades. Juries include architects, contractors, and craftworkers.

Judges for the Central Pennsylvania contest were Don Hart, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers; Ellen Jung, Ewing Cole Cherry Brott; Bob Miron, International Masonry Institute; Butch Rovder, Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local I MD/DC/VA; and Janice Woodcock, Woodcock Design.