Samuel A McGee Memorial Masonry
Skills Contest 2025 Registration
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Held at NC State Fair Grounds in the Kelley Building
during the “Got to be NC” Festival:
Gate 4 Youth Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607
Register by Clicking the Register Now Button Below
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Schedule
8:30AM Contestants Register
9:00AM Briefing
9:30AM Contest Begins
11:30AM Contest Ends, Judging Begins
12:00PM Lunch Hosted by Custom Brick & Supply
1:00PM Award Presentations
Congratulations to our 1st Place Winner of the 2024 Samuel McGee Memorial Contest, Alec Huntley, of Huntley Brothers Company Inc.
Contest Rules and Regulations
1. Must be sponsored and employed at the time of the contest by a masonry contractor member of NCMCA in good standing to win contest championship and advance to additional contests representing NCMCA. (Contractor member sponsored contestants not employed by the member contractor at the time of the contest may compete but are not eligible for the championship.)
2. Must furnish tools including trowel, level, square, hammer, modular rule, concave jointers, brush, etc.
3. Must wear proper clothing and footwear, safety goggles or safety glasses, and an approved hard hat.
4. *Must not have completed more than 6,000 hours or three years of training before the competition. Limit of three NCMCA Apprentice Masonry Skills competitions, regardless of hours.
5. Entry fee is $50 for each contestant. Fee must accompany this complete application.
Questions? Call (704) 791-5240 or Email ryan.shaver@ncmca.com
Contest winner will receive the “David R. Sigmon Award” as the 2025 NCMCA Apprentice Skills Contest Champion.
Mr. Sam’s Contest
Samuel Alexander McGee (1939-2015) was co-founder and President of McGee Brothers Company in Monroe. Recognized as an innovator in the industry, Sam was inducted into the Masonry Contractors Association of America “Hall-of-Fame” in 2014. He was inducted into the National Masonry Instructors Association “Hall-of-Fame” in 2012 and was among the first individuals to earn the designation “Certified Masonry Executive” in the NCMCA Masonry Contractor Certification Program. He had a passion for the masonry industry and for encouraging and teaching young people craft skills, especially masonry. In recognition of his contribution and dedication to masonry in the Carolinas, the annual contest is named in his memory.
The David R. Sigmon Award
The apprentice that finishes with the top score will be presented the “David R. Sigmon Award” as first place finisher of the Annual NCMCA Samuel A. McGee Memorial Apprentice Skills Contest. The award is named in memory of David Sigmon, a journeyman mason from Hickory who passed away in 1998 while serving as NCMCA president-elect and who had been active in promoting this contest and other programs around the state to recruit and develop young craftsmen for masonry careers.