The Masonry Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting will be held in Portland, Maine on October 16-19, 2024. Join us for committee meetings, educational sessions, a special happy hour hosted by Colby Company Engineering, and new activities designed for students. Open Meeting Page Register Meeting Highlights Student Experience – Join us for a special session and tour devoted to student attendees. Happy Hour – Colby Co. Engineering is pleased to sponsor a cocktail reception for attendees and guests of The Masonry Society during the annual meeting in Portland, Maine. We hope you can join us for ..read more

Subscription access to the online versions of Standards for Architectural Cast Stone, 2023 and Sound Standard, 2018 is now available. Masonry Standards Online (MSO) provides enhanced commentary, additional features not available through other digital options, and multi-user access. Features include internal linking, notation and definition tooltips, links to references, advanced search options, and links to other resources! Read more about MSO here. TMS Members receive 50% off MSO subscriptions and extra discounts on multi-user subscriptions. Visit Masonry Standards Online Standards for Arc ..read more

The Masonry Society (TMS) proudly announces the appointment of Ann Guiberson as its next Executive Director. Guiberson will succeed retiring director, Phillip Samblanet. She was selected after an extensive search with over 100 applicants based on her knowledge and experience which will be instrumental in leading TMS in the coming years. She is an accomplished Executive Director with a solid foundation in association resource development, community engagement, and strategic leadership. Guiberson brings more than 28 years of experience working with nonprofit membership organizations. Previ ..read more

Subscription access to the online versions of TMS 402-22 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures and TMS 602-22 Specification for Masonry Structures is now available. Masonry Standards Online (MSO) provides enhanced commentary, additional features not available through other digital options, and multi-user access. Features include internal linking, notation and definition tooltips, links to references, advanced search options, and links to other resources! Read more about MSO here. Subscribe to TMS 402/602-22 Updates to TMS 402/602-22 The 2022 edition of TMS 402/602 has been upd ..read more

Ece-Erdogmus Dr. Ece Erdogmus has been named a Fellow Member of The Masonry Society (TMS) in recognition of her outstanding achievements to TMS and to masonry education. In her nomination, that was considered and recommendation by the Awards Committee in February, and then approved by TMS’s Board of Directors in March, some of her many accomplishments during her 20 years of service to The Masonry Society were noted including her service as a member of TMS 402/602 (where she now Chairs a Subcommittee), as Associate Editor of the TMS Journal, and as an active member of the Technical Activities C ..read more

UPDATED: 2024-02-10 Richard M. Bennett The Masonry Society has named Dr. Richard M. Bennett as an Honorary Member for his numerous contributions related to masonry education, codes, and standards. Dr. Richard Bennett is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Within TMS, Dr. Bennett’s contributions have been significant, He has been very active in the TMS 402/602 Code Committee. He was vice-chair for the 2013 code, chair for the 2016 code, and served as 2nd vice-chair for the 2022 code and is serving in this same role for the 2028 code. He was instrum ..read more

Read below for a summary of the Technical Director position. Visit Interstate Brick at interstatebrick.com to learn more and apply. POSITION SUMMARY The Technical Director position is a specific opportunity to engage your talents to solve problems for the architectural, engineering, and construction communities by offering creative masonry solutions. Become part of a hand-selected sales/engineering team that is successful because of the synergy created by each member’s contributions, and a culture that infuses a drive for accomplishment, continuous learning, and improvement. Architects don’t a ..read more

During the Masonry Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting on November 9 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dawn Rogers, Chair of the Society’s Administrative Committee Team presented 2 Service Awards on behalf of the Awards Committee as follows. Ronald J. Hunsicker 2018 TMS Service Award Recipient Ronald J. Hunsicker, was presented his second service Award (the first in 2018 as pictured) at the 2023 Annual Meeting. The 2023 Award being given for his significant contributions reviewing all chapters of TMS 402/602-16 on the Society’s new Masonry Standards Online (MSO) platform despite not being assigned as a pr ..read more

Paul G. Scott Paul G. Scott, P.E., S.E. Former Partner of Caruso Turley Scott, Inc., was presented with the 2023 Haller Award during The Masonry Society’s Annual Meeting on November 9, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by David Sommer, Chair of the Design Practices Committee. Sommer noted that Scott has been a strong masonry advocate for many years. Scott has designed numerous masonry residential, commercial, and industrial projects, some using the Integra Block post-tensioned CMU system in the western US. One of his signature projects is the tallest post-tensioned masonry building in the United ..read more

Paul G. Scott Paul Scott, P.E., S.E. was presented with the 2023 President’s Award during The Masonry Society’s Annual Meeting on November 9, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. TMS President W. Mark McGinley recognized Scott’s exceptional voluntary service, most recently as Chair of the Technical Activities Committee where he is now serving his second term, after 2 previous terms as a member of TAC. McGinley noted that Scott has served on many Committees including TMS 402/602, BIMM, the Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors in the past to lend his practical knowledge and expertise. Sco ..read more