NOMMA 2014 Award Winners

The following awards were presented during NOMMA's annual awards banquet on March 15 in St. Charles, IL. A congratulations goes to the winners. To see the Top Job winners online, visit the NOMMA Flickr Account.

2014 Ernest Wiemann Top Job Contest Winners

1=Gold, 2=Silver, 3=Bronze

A. Gates, Driveway – Nonforged

1 Big D Metalworks

2 Living Design Studios

3 Vasquez Custom Metals Inc.

C. Interior Railings - Ferrous, Nonforged

1 Elegant Iron Studios

2 Falling Hammer Productions LLC

3 BenFab Inc.

E. Interior Railings - Ferrous, Forged

1 Heirloom Stair & Iron Inc.

2 Sergey Sakirkin Blacksmith

3 Eagle Machine & Welding Inc.

F. Exterior Railings & Fences – Nonforged

1 Falling Hammer Productions LLC

2 Allen Iron Works & Supply Inc.

3 Allen Architectural Metals Inc.

G. Exterior Railings & Fences – Forged

1 M. Cohen & Sons Inc.

2 Iron Touch LLC

3 Rod Iron Rod

H. Furniture & Accessory Fabrication – Nonforged

1 Heirloom Stair & Iron Inc.

2 Steel Welding

3 M. Cohen & Sons Inc.

I. Furniture & Accessory Fabrication – Forged

1 Heirloom Stair & Iron Inc.

2 Sergey Sakirkin Blacksmith

3 Eureka Forge

K. Gates/Doors – Forged

1 Klahm & Sons Inc.

2 Loyal Wrought Iron Co. Ltd.

3 M. Cohen & Sons Inc.

N. Structures

1 Kammetal

2 Imagine Ironworks

3 M. Cohen & Sons Inc.

O. Unusual Ornamental Fabrication

1 Steel Welding

2 Living Design Studios

3 Elegant Iron Studios

P. Restoration

1 Allen Architectural Metals Inc.

2 Flaherty Iron Works Inc.

3 Rod Iron Rod

Mitch Heitler Award for Excellence

Klahm & Sons

NOMMA/NEF Awards

Julius Blum Award – For outstanding contributions to the industry

National Ornamental Metal Museum

Frank A. Kozik Award – For outstanding volunteerism

Tony Leto, The Wagner Companies

Clifford H. Brown Award – For outstanding contributions to education

Mark O’Malley, O’Malley Welding & Fabricating Inc.

President’s Silver Star Award – For fostering membership growth

Keith Majka, Majka Railing Co. Inc.

2014 NOMMA Bylaws Change Proposal

The following bylaws change is being presented to the membership at NOMMA's annual membership business meeting on March 11, 2014 at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO, 9:15 a.m. All members are urged to participate in the meeting and vote.

Article IX - Executive Committee
Section 2: Composition
The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, President-Elect, Vice President/Treasurer, and the Immediate Past President, and most senior Supplier Director. In addition, The Executive Director who, shall serve without vote. Should a Supplier Director not be able to serve, the next most senior director will serve.

Commentary: In March 2013 a Supplier Director was asked to serve on the NOMMA Executive Committee to provide input on behalf of suppliers and exhibitors. This move is part of an overall effort to strengthen the relationship between fabricators and suppliers and provide more parity. Based on the success of this arrangement a bylaws change was recommended. On January 31, 2013 the NOMMA board unanimously approved a bylaws change that would give the senior Supplier Director a permanent seat on the Executive Committee with full voting privileges. Note that there are three NOMMA Supplier Directors, who serve on staggered three-year terms. The Executive Committee is currently made up of the four NOMMA officers, plus the Executive Director, who serves without vote. Under the new arrangement, the Executive Committee will have five voting members. The board is now taking this amendment to the membership for a vote.