Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award

The Woodwork Institute 's Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award Program honors Woodwork Institute members for their exceptional craftsmanship and/or installation of any architectural millwork project or portion thereof. To view past winners of the Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award, click here, or browse the photos in the Awards Gallery.

Procedure
Submittal may be made by any Woodwork Institute member or employee, and the project must be either Certified or Monitored Compliant. Application must be filled out completely, signed by a representative of the recipient firm and accompanied by two copies of six 8" x 10" color prints of the project.

Three projects will be recognized for their superior craftsmanship. The project that is granted the Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award will receive a plaque and coverage in woodworking industry publications; the two runners-up will each receive a framed Craftsmanship Certificate of Recognition and a free half-page advertisement allowance in the Woodwork Institute's bi-annual publication, Archetype. All three projects will be highlighted in Archetype.

Award-winning entries become the property of the Woodwork Institute for unrestricted use. The Woodwork Institute assumes no responsibility for loss of or damage to materials submitted. Entries will be judged for acceptance by the Institute's local Director of Architectural Services. If accepted, recognition will be given on the Woodwork Institute website.

All accepted entries will compete for the finalist level shortly after the annual application cutoff date of May 31 each year. Entries should be sent to:

Craftsmanship Award Program
Woodwork Institute
PO Box 980247
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0247

Download the 2007-2008 Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award Application.

Ralph B. McClure Craftmanship Award Recipients
The following projects are the Craftsmanship Award Winners and Runners-up. The denotes the first place winner.

2007 Project Fabricator Noah's pArk Gallery Trilogy Architectural Products   Mayol Custom Home Union Planing Mill   Sir Francis Drake Hotel Union Planing Mill   San Francisco Hilton Union Planing Mill 2006 The Mia Elise Luxury Yacht           CalPers Headquarters, Sacramento, CA Mid Canada Millwork   Private Residence, San Francisco, CA Charles Marpet Fine Woodworking   2004-2005
Project		Fabricator
	Shasta County Administration Building	Shasta Wood Products
	Rand Corporate Headquarters	K&Z Cabinets Company, Inc.
	Ventura Community College	K&Z Cabinets Company, Inc.
2003-2004
	Mountain Greenery	Diamond Woodcraft
	Property Management & Development Co	Nelson & Sons
	Carpenters Union	Balliet Bros. Construction

2002-2003
	Haas School of Business	Union Planing Mill
	Southwest Justice Center	Roy E. Whitehead, Inc.
	Riverside County Administration Center	Lozano Caseworks

Craftsmanship Award Winners, prior to 2003
In 2003, the awards program eliminated the separate awards classifications, instead recognizing three finalists each year and choosing the top project as the award recipient. Previous awards were divided into categories based on the type of millwork that the project featured.

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