Broward Honors Craftsman


 Certificates of excellence were pre-
sented to Broward County's "top 10"
construction industry craftsman of
1964 at the annual Craftsmanship
Awards dinner Saturday night, Janu-
ary 31, at the Governors' Club Hotel
in Fort Lauderdale. The awards are
a joint activity of the Broward Coun-
ty Chapter, AIA, Broward Builders
Exchange and the County Chapter
of the Florida Engineering Society.
 Accomplishments of the men were
chosen from a field of 53 nominated
jobs received by the Awards Com-
mittee. The annual event is designed
to encourage and recognize outstand-
ing workmanship on construction in
the Broward County area.
 Recognition also was given to the
architect, engineer, general contractor
and sub-contractor on each of the 10
selected examples of outstanding con-
struction craftsmanship.
 Robert C. Kerley, AIA, of Fort
Lauderdale chairman of the Awards
Committee presented the awards.
 Clinton Gamble, FAIA, empha-
sized The Importance of Craftsmen
in his address delivered to more than
two hundred persons attending the


function.
 The craftsmen honored included:
 Donald Peters, carpenter, employed
by Cuomo Construction Company in
Ft. Lauderdale, received his award for
the finished carpentry at the Charles
E. Allen residence, 1515 S. W. 15th
Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale. He was cited
for "exceptionally fine workmanship
on the paneling and trim." The resi-
dence was designed by architect Dan
C. Duckham and the general contrac-
tor was Cuomo Construction Com-
pany. (See Photo 1 below)
 Larry J. Abbate, stone mason, of
Rudy's Stone Company of Ft. Laud-
erdale, received his fourth award in
the past five years and holds the title
"Craftsman of the Year" for the
State of Florida, having been chosen
by the Florida Association of Archi-
tects at the 1964 annual convention
 His citation was for the stone work
on the Miami Rug Company Build-
ing in Ft. Lauderdale. The jury com-
mented that his installation produced
a "striking three-dimensional effect
simulating a rough cliffside." The
building was designed by architect
Seymour Drexler of Coral Gables


and built by Miller & Solomon also
of Coral Gables. (See Photo 2 page
20).
 Leslie M. Willson, carpenter, em-
ployed by Kenneth B. Pautz of Holly-
wood received an award for his out-
standing work on the cedar shingle
roof on the John A. Kellner residence
in Dania. The home was designed by
architect James M. Hartley, AIA, and
built by Kenneth Pautz. Willson was
praised for the "careful placement of
each shake to create the desired rus-
tic effect." (See Photo 3, 4 and 5
page 20).
 Commending the craftsmen and
their employers on behalf of the
sponsoring organizations were Bro-
ward Builders Exchange First Vice
President, W. J. Hower; Victor A.
Larson, AIA, immediate past presi-
dent of the Broward County Chap-
ter AIA and William Flewellen, im-
mediate past president of the Brow-
ard County Chapter of the Florida
Engineering Society.
 Prior to the award presentations
colored slides, covering all ten awards
were shown and narrated by. Harrison
A. Peck.


 Photo I


 Finished Carpentry


Donald Peters -
 Craftsman


Dan C. Duckham -
 Architect


APRIL, 1965