Mark Morrison began his career 55 years ago in 1967 field testing soil densities and testing Portland Cement Concrete Cylinders in the lab. Mark developed a keen interest in civil engineering, began his career in civil engineering, and became a registered professional engineering in Utah. As a young graduate engineer, Mark noticed street manholes in Salt Lake City were surrounded with Portland Cement Concrete. Mark was impressed with the history of concrete rings around them and soon learned there were many problems surrounding the them. Mark researched further and found out that there were many other problems in the civil engineering field and began working on solutions. In 1981 Mark helped Salt Lake City move into the modern era of specification writing. After helping Salt Lake City completely rewrite their specifications Mark and his supervisor, Jerald Lyon, presented the specification product to the American Public Works Association (APWA). Mark worked with the APWA to listen to concerns of local contractors to create specifications that all local specifiers could understand, use, and that all contractors could reasonably be expected to follow over various jurisdictions. Mark has participated with the APWA specification subcommittee for 45 years and has been a great help in advancing the construction industry. Mark is retired and living in Phoenix, Arizona, but is still contributing to the Utah construction industry as best as he can. 3 In 1981 Mark helped Salt Lake City move into the modern era of specification writing. After helping Salt Lake City completely rewrite their specifications Mark and his supervisor, Jerald Lyon, presented the specification product to the American Public Works Association (APWA). FRIEND OF THE INDUSTRY MARK MORRISON WINNER 27
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