Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116INDUSTRY NEWS DAC presents 20th Annual Design School Scholarship For the past 20 years David Allen Company has awarded a $5,000 scholarship to a gifted and promis- ing architectural student at the North Carolina State University College of Architecture. The dean of the college makes the selection to either a gradu- ate or an undergraduate student. Robert Roberson, chairman, pre- sented the 2016 award to Amanda Fuller, who has been identified by the Design School faculty as a promising leader in architecture. David Allen Company has a long history of promoting the use of tile, marble, granite, natural stone, and terrazzo through its relationship with and support of architectural and design schools. With offices in Raleigh, NC; Washington, DC; Columbia, SC; Birmingham, Ala., and South Florida, the company is celebrating its 96th year in 2016. Morris Tile Roanake’s Jones retires after 32 years John Jones, who worked for Morris Tile Roanoke, Va., is retir- ing after 32 years of dedicated service. Jones was hired 32 years ago by Robbie and Harvey Morris to open a Morris Tile branch in Roanoke, Va. He ran this success- ful branch for 32 years and has retired to enjoy and explore life as a successfully retired tile man. He started his career in the tile business 45 years ago, working for a company named Marsteller that sold tile and stone materials. He spent many years after that at Valley Tile in Roanoke. He agreed to start the branch for Morris Tile, and the rest was incredible his- tory. As a result, his coworkers and family will always consider him to be “The Tile Man.” Jones built a legacy of being the main contact in a large geographic area for tile, but he also left another legacy that extends Morris Tile into the next generation. In the late 80s, he employed his son, David Jones, at Morris Tile. David embraced the industry, building a successful career first with Marazzi, and now with All Tile, Inc., one of the largest flooring distributors in the Accompanied by College of Design Dean Hoversten, Robert Roberson (c.), David Allen Company’s chairman, presents the 2016 David Allen Company Scholarship to architectural stu- dent Amanda Fuller. 100 TileLetter | November 2016