NEWS BRIEFS tell them you saw it in NTCA announces recipients of Tom Ade Scholarship Award: Scholarships were presented to five students, selected out of 37 nominees. Each of the five winners received $4,000 each. https://bit.ly/2xQ1yH3 CID Awards recognize superi- or work in tile and stone: “The CID Awards program is impor- tant because it exemplifies how beautiful product, design artistry, and a high level of technical skill come together to create breathtak- ing architecture and design,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event man- agement company that produces Coverings. Ten winners were rec- ognized. Visit https://bit.ly/2Hsitig to see photos of all the winning projects. Four NTCA members won awards – read about it here: https://bit.ly/2sQA9Pu Dal-Tile’s John Cousins (center with plaque) received the Joe A. Tarver Lifetime Achievement Award during NTCA Awards Night at Coverings. He’s shown with (l to r): NTCA’s Jim Olson, Bart Bettiga, Joe Tarver and Martin Howard. Tom Ade Scholarship Award recipients (l to r.): Heather Sinclair; Olivia Owen; Nicholas Certeza; Madison Walker: and Hannah Stovall. Farr Interiors won the Grand Prize for Design for this Exclusive Residential Apartment project. Rugo Stone won the Installation Grand Prize for the stunning Trinity Dome project.