GAINESVILLE - Featherbone Communiversity is planning to honor area craftsmen at the 2nd Annual Master Craftsmen Series event on October 17 and is beginning to accept nominations for the awards.
The Master Craftsmen Awards, part of the Featherbone Communiversity Master Series Program in partnership with Lanier Technical College, seek to showcase the construction industry and promote to young people and the community the importance of construction jobs in the economy while recognizing those individuals with outstanding skills in their trade.
Candidates must live in or have done work in Northeast Georgia. There will be 10 trade categories:
- Sitework, including grading, pipe and utility, landscape, paving, etc.
- Concrete worker, including form concrete, flatwork, precast, etc.
- Mason, including all brick and block work, stone masonry and other masonry work
- Welder/Fabricator/Ornamental Iron Worker, including any structural or ornamental metal work
- Carpenter/Finish Tradesman/Cabinetry, including rough carpentry and framing, trim carpentry, millwork, drywall, flooring, paint or other finish trades
- Machinist/Toolmaker, including tool room machinist, tool and die maker, job shop machinist, and mold maker
- Plumber, including all plumbing, pipe fitting and related work
- HVAC, including mechanical, sheet metal and related work
- Electrician, including all construction-related electrical work (high or low voltage)
- Residential Builder, hands-on master builder
The deadline for nominations is Friday, August 16. Nomination forms can be found at http://www.carrolldaniel.com/resources/master-craftsmen-2013-nomination-form/
Forms should be sent to Lanier Technical College's Manufacturing Development Center, Dr. Carroll Turner, 999 Chestnut St., Gainesville, GA 30501 or [email protected].
Sunday
July 20th, 2025
12:58PM
