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Mar ion Coch ran is dotted with 32 or 128 solar cells, de- since 2007.
died April 30, after a pending on size, and packs an inverter Paylor started his career at JLG in
lengthy battle with and a battery into its recycled plastic 1978, as a district sales manager. In 1999,
pulmonary fibrosis. shell. The interlocking bricks also con- he was named senior vice president of
Cochran, 84, spent tain strategically placed outlets. sales and market development.
more than 60 years The annual competition promotes Wilson Jones succeeds Paylor as
in the brick indus- activism, social involvement, and en- president of JLG. Jones will also take
try. First retiring as Marion Cochran trepreneurship in young designers. over executive vice president and
Executive Director Submissions range from urban plan- president roles of the Oshkosh Access
of the Brick Association of North Car- ning and community building proj- Equipment segment.
olina, Cochran soon stepped out of ects to environmental management. Jones has been in the specialty ve-
retirement to pursue the Senior Engi- Winners receive $10,000 to further hicle manufacturing industry for more
neering Consultant position at Boren their efforts. than 20 years, including positions as
Brick Co. Visit www.metropolismag.com for vice president and general manager of
A North Carolina State graduate, Co- more information. the airport products business unit and
chran is also a celebrated veteran. He vice president of the fire and emergen-
served his country in WWII and was cy group sales and marketing depart-
awarded the Bronze Star, the Combat JLG President Retires ment for Oshkosh Corp.
Infantry Badge, and other medals. JLG Industries president, Craig Paylor
retired July 1, after 30 years of service. —Compiled by editorial intern Josh Krol.
He served as executive vice president Send your company and association news
Next Generation Design Competition and president of the Access Equipment to mceditor@hanleywood.com.
Recognizes Masonry Developments
A biomanufactured brick won top
honors in Metropolis magazine’s Next 2010 NCMCA Apprentice Skills Winners
Generation Design Prize Challenge.
This year’s contest was aptly themed
“One Design for the Future.”
American architect, Ginger Krieg
Dosier, formulated a biomanufactured
brick from bacteria and sand. Dosier,
32, designed the bio-brick that replaces
the baking process with simple mixing
and chemical reactions.
The process combines sand, com-
mon bacteria, calcium chloride, and
urea in a process called microbial-in-
duced calcite precipitation (MICP) and
yields bricks with sandstone-like prop-
erties. Depending on how it’s made, the
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