Third Annual Construction Career Day Attracts 3,100

Members of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Labor Management Council (LMC) participated in the Third Annual Construction Industry Career Day, which attracted more than 3,100 participants considering a career in the building or construction trades.

The event, which was held at the Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J., featured exhibits and demonstrations by LMC members as well as opportunities to discuss the wide range of highly skilled construction careers available.

Among the exhibitors were the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and Asbestos Workers State Council.
The two-day event was designed to offer students and parents, as well as those considering a career change, an inside look at the building trades industry.

Edward Cruz Elected President of The Moles

Edward Cruz, president of E. E. Cruz & Co. Inc., has been elected to serve as president of The Moles for the year 2003/2004. He received the gavel from retiring President Peter S. Schneidkraut, at the Annual Business Meeting and Dinner on May 7, at the New York Hilton Hotel.

Other elected officials include: First Vice President, John L. Kolaya of Yonkers Contracting Co.; Second Vice President, Thomas J. O'Neill of Parsons Brinckerhoff; Treasurer, Alfred H. Brand of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers; Secretary, John F. McNamara of Modern Continental Construction Co. Inc.; and Sergeant-at-Arms, John Chow, consultant.

Trustees elected for three-year terms are Robert E. Alger of The Lane Construction Co.; Stephen J. Barlow of J.F. White Contracting Co.; Joseph F. Malandro of E. E. Cruz & Co. Inc.; and Kirk R. Samuelson of Peter Kiewit Sons Inc.

ASLA Selects 2003 Medal and Firm Award Winners

The Board of Trustees of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has selected the recipients of the 2003 Medals and Firm Awards.

Richard Haag will receive the ASLA Medal, their highest award, for lifetime achievement. Haag has completed more than 500 projects including Seattle's Gas Works Park and the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Lawrence Halprin will be awarded the new ASLA Design Medal recognizing an individual landscape architect who has produced a body of exceptional design work at a sustained level for a period of 10 years. Craig W. Johnson will receive the Jot D. Carpenter Medal for his sustained and significant contribution to landscape architecture education. Johnson has served on the faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at Utah State University for 37 years.

John G. Parsons was selected to receive the LaGasse Medal in the Landscape Architect Category. This award recognizes landscape architects who have made notable contributions to the management and conservancy of natural resources. He was instrumental in getting Congress to double the size of Antietam National Battlefield, Manassas National Battlefield, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and others.

Joseph T. Edminston will receive the Lagasse Medal in the Nonlandscape Architect Category for his role as executive director of the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission in helping to enact the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Plan that helped preserve 50,000 acres.

The National Capital Planning Commission will receive the Landscape Architecture Medal of Excellence for its significant contributions to landscape architecture policy, research, education, project planning and design.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will receive the ASLA's Olmstead Medal recognizing his sustained environmental leadership, vision and stewardship. Kennedy is credited with leading the fight to create New York City's Watershed Agreement, which is internationally regarded as a model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and sustainable development.

And the new ASLA Firm Award will be awarded to Jones & Jones of Seattle for their work that influenced landscape architects for a sustained period of 10 years.