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Clayford T. Grimm, P.E. Student Scholarship | An Overview: |
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Established in 2007 to honor the memory of Clayford T. Grimm,
the Grimm Scholarship is awarded every year to a Master’s level
graduate student who is conducting research in masonry. The
investigation can be in masonry materials, structures,
construction, or architecture and must be performed under the
direction of a member of The Masonry Society.
The
current value of the annual scholarship is $1,000 US.
The
Masonry Society (TMS) is accepting
applications
for a 2011 Clayford T. Grimm, P.E. Student Scholarship until July 31,
2011. (see Rules
for additional requirements for the applicants). This scholarship will be presented at the November, 2011 TMS Annual Meeting in
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Links:
Contributors To Scholarship
Rules
Application
Advisor Appraisal Form
Recipients
of the Clayford T. Grimm, P.E. Scholarship:
2011:
Sarah Ebright, who is
investigating Early Age Shrinkage Potential of Masonry Mortars in
Single-Wythe CMU Walls, studying at the University of Wyoming
under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Tanner.
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In the
bottom left photograph, Dr. Jennifer Tanner accepts the 2011 Clayford T. Grimm P.E. Student Scholarship
on behalf of Sarah Ebright (shown on the left, and below
working on her project) from Dr. John Matthys, Chairman
of TMS's Scholarships Committee. The Award was presented
on November 12, 2011 at TMS's Annual Meeting Awards
Luncheon in San Antonio Texas. Dr. Tanner also presented
some of Ebright's work during the meetings. |
2010:
Jacob D. Sherman,
studying under the direction of Dr. David I. McLean at
Washington State University is the recipient of the 2010
Clayford T. Grimm, PE Student Scholarship. Sherman is
investigating the performance of concrete masonry shear walls
that undergo in-plane (lateral) cyclic loading. The results from
his research are expected to be available during the Spring of
2011. The Masonry Society formally presented the Scholarship to
Mr. Sherman at it's Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon on October
16, 2010 in Bellevue Washington.
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Dr. Russell Brown (left)
congratulates Jacob Sherman, the recipient of the 2010
Clayford T. Grimm P.E. Student Scholarship |
2009:
Stephen A. (Alex) Crotty, who studied at the
Georgia
Institute of Technology under the direction of Lawrence F. Kahn.
Alex's research topic was "Creating Brick from Savannah River
Dredge Materials" to determine if the material dredged from the
Savannah River can be used to produce brick conforming to ASTM
C62 or ASTM C 216. His research activity included review of site records for
material variations, characterization of the dredged materials,
laboratory methods for treating-blending-and processing the
materials, then testing and assessment of the bricks produced.
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Photo:
Stephen
Alex Crotty (right) standing with his Advisor, Dr. Lawrence F.
Kahn (left) was presented with the 2009 Clayford T.
Grimm, P.E. Student Scholarship at TMS's 2009 Annual Meeting in Evanston, Illinois. |
2008:
Benchmark H. Harris, who earned his Master’s
Degree at the University of Texas at Arlington under the
direction of John H. Matthys. Harris researched “Lower
Bound Compressive & Flexural Strengths of Masonry with ASTM C270
Proportion Mortar”
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Clayford T. Grimm, P.E. |
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Clayford T. (Tom) Grimm,
or Tom, as his many friends knew him,
was
a licensed structural engineer
and noted author and friend. Prior to his untimely death in 2003, he
had authored more engineering literature on masonry than any other
living American. His published works include more than 170 papers in
virtually all of the national architectural and engineering
journals. |
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Mr.
Grimm served as an adjunct member of the architectural engineering
faculty at The University of Texas at Austin for 22 years where he taught
undergraduate and graduate courses in masonry engineering and in
construction specifications and contracts.
As a member of TMS, Tom served in
nearly every role. Besides being a founding member, he served on
most TMS committees including the Board of Directors and the
Technical Activities Committee. He was the first chair of the Task
Group that developed TMS’s website and he greatly assisted TMS in
establishing relationships with various international groups. For
his contributions, he was presented the President’s Award in 1995
and was made an Honorary Member of TMS in 1997. To honor his memory,
The Masonry Society created the Clayford T. Grimm, P.E. Student
Scholarship in 2007.
A recognized masonry expert and world traveler Mr.
Grimm was internationally known throughout the masonry arena. He
received the rare and treasured award of Honorary Member in the
British Masonry Society of which he was a founding member. He was
arguably the best known American in masonry. His longtime and dear
British Colleague H.W.H. West described Tom Grimm as an
international colossus, known and respected in ASTM, ASCE, ACI, TMS,
Rilem, CIB, ISO, and BMS.
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