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Migliore Award
FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
INhis letter nominating company and, finally, becoming Spring Granite and Jack joined and also become accredited. That and education to the design Jack Seiders for the 2019 a major force in setting strategic the company, eventually leading commitment infused a number of community.
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Jack Seiders
Artisan Group
Slippery rock GAzette
Migliore Award for Lifetime direction for what was then the their sales and marketing. He later fabricators as early adopters of
Achievement, Jim Hogan only needed ten words to put Jack’s career into perspective: “Jack Seiders is a titan of the natural stone industry.”
Jack Seiders’ career in the nat- ural stone industry began in the 1970s with his father-in-law Tom Wilson, owner of the small, ver- tically integrated Capital Marble and Granite. The next forty years would include developing a state-of-the-art stone processing facility, serving as a top sales and marketing executive for one of the stone industry’s largest companies, developing his own
Marble Institute of America. While at Capital Marble and Granite, Jack oversaw the de- velopment of granite gang saws and automated polishing lines while opening several new quar- ries in Texas and Oklahoma. A sizable project to produce all the granite needed for a project in between Dallas and Fort Worth called Williams Square was a tre- mendous opportunity to expand their facility with state-of-the-art
equipment.
By 1988, the company was
involved in projects around the world. Later that year, the com- pany was purchased by Cold
left the company to start the dis- tribution company Architectural Granite & Marble (AG&M). With Jack’s knowledge and entrepre- neurial background, the company grew quickly and soon was selling stone products across the country.
Jack’s impact on the Marble Institute and the industry began when he was elected to the board of directors in 2003, ultimately be- coming board president in 2007. He started the Artisan Group with a focus on building membership among successful fabricators across the country. He insisted that all Artisan Group members also become association members
accreditation.
While serving on the board Jack
insisted on two priorities. “We wanted to be involved in pro- motion of natural stone and we wanted to be the leaders in tech- nical education of natural stone.”
In 2008, Jack Seiders played a major role in the industry’s re- sponse to the radon crisis. He was also a key advocate for the promotion of natural stone and utilization of a check-off pro- gram, which remains an industry priority. Some early fruits of that promotional emphasis have been realized through the association’s Use Natural Stone campaign
Additional contributions have included hosting multiple asso- ciation seminars and supporting the safety committee both finan- cially and with personnel, which led to the creation of a vast library of slab handling and silica train- ing materials. The Natural Stone Institute and the industry at large continue to benefit from Jack’s original strategic vision.
Congratulations to Jack Seiders, winner of the 2019 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement.
“He was absolutely committed to the accreditation program and made a huge difference in the success of that program.”
Scott Lardner Rocky Mountain Stone
“A befitting honor for jack’s dedication and tireless effort on behalf of the Natural Stone Industry.”
Guido Gliori Grazzini Brothers