NEWS BRIEFS Coverings honors 12 young professionals in Rock Stars pro- gram: Now in its fourth year, the Rock Stars program underscores Coverings’ mission of supporting the continued growth and suc- cess of the industry through mean- ingful connections. Three NTCA members were included in this lineup: Jason McDaniel, owner of Stoneman Construction, LLC; Cameron Proctor, Senior Project manager for David Allen Company; and Triniti Vigil, CTI, ACT, J&R Tile, Inc., Director of Evaluation and Training. https://bit.ly/2kYXTh2 and https://bit.ly/2sQA9Pu NTCA announces winners of the 2017 Five Star Contractor Projects of the Year: NTCA’s Five Star Contractor Awards were pre- sented for both Commercial and Residential Tile Installations. Grand Prize winners included Christian Brothers Flooring and Interiors, for Commercial; Visalia Ceramic Tile for Residential and David Allen Company for Commercial Elite. NTCA Five Star Contractor Residential and Commercial Project of the Year Achievement of Excellence Awards were also pre- sented – visit https://bit.ly/2sJL8en for details. Triniti Vigil (l) of J&R Tile and Cameron Proctor, David Allen Company Jason McDaniel, Stoneman Construction, LLC, with his mom Christian Brothers Flooring and Interiors, Commercial Grand Prize Visalia Ceramic Tile, Residential Grand Prize 102 TileLetter | June 2018