b'NTCA NEWSNTCA announces Tile Settering the end Craftsperson of the Year Award userwith Nominateanoutstandingtileabeauti-craftsperson! ful,long- Tile can be a beautiful and last- l a s t i n g ingstatementwhenitisinthetileinstal-handsofatruecraftsperson.Forl a t i o n . the fi time ever, NTCA has cre- Wedontrst ated an award to celebrate those inalwaysgettomeetthegreattile the fi eld who utilize their in-depthsettersattradeshows,technical knowledgeoftilemethodsandmeetingsorotherindustryfunc-standards and exhibit dedication totions because they are in the fi eld and artistic execution of the craft ofworking to put smiles on owners tile setting.faces. This is a chance to give them The NTCA Tile Setter Craftspersontheir due!of the Year Award will recognize aThisisatruetilecommunity NTCA member who has proven toeffort.Tilesetterscantself-nomi-beinvaluableinthefi eldduetonate for this award. They must be his or her outstanding installations,nominated by a co-worker or mem-is passionate and actively engagedber of the tile industry who holds incontinualself-improvement,thenomineeinhighesteem,and leads and/or mentors others, and iscan speak to the nominees ability devoted to the art of setting tile. Ifto set tile correctly, his or her crafts-you know of someone who meetsmanship or artisanship, breadth of thesecriteria,pleaseshowsomework,abilitytoresolveissueson love and admiration to those whothejob,abilitytomentororlead do exemplary work by sending in aothers either within the company or nomination.outside of it, and efforts in ongoing Wonderwhoqualifi esasaeducation on new materials, prod-NTCA member? So many timesucts, and methods in the industry. I have tile setters ask if they are aThe award recipient will win a trip member because the owner of theirfor two for three nights stay at Total company is a member, said BeckySolutionsPlus2019inNashville, Serbin,TrainingandEducationTenn.,wheretheawardwillbe Coordinator.Thisawardisopenpresented. to any contractor member compa- Nominations must include nomi-ny owner and/or employee. Whilenation form, letter of nomination, this award can go to an owner, wecareerinformation,andproject arelookingforthoseinthefi elddescriptions to be considered. This whoarentalwaysrecognizedforaward is for NTCA contractor and the great work that they do: leav- NTCAcontractoremployeetile 102 TileLetter | April 2019'