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had an open door to grab market share.
CFS framing grew by leaps and bounds
during the 1990s.
EIFS. Exterior insulation and finish systems
gained wide acceptance within the architectural and building community during the
1990s. AWCI spearheaded EIFS education
and certification. Hundreds of mechanics,
industry professionals and inspectors were
certified in EIF system application during
the 1990s, assisting the industry with "raising the bar" and achieving a higher level of
installation quality.

AWCI: ACTION

AWCI entered the 1990s running a budget
deficit. On July 13, 1989, Ronald P. Brady,
AWCI president, chaired the executive

The concept is
to wind up with
one umbrella
association with
several industry
segments.

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committee meeting at AWCI's headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Brady commended
the prior administration for having "given
AWCI a good foothold" despite operating
with "restricted funds." Then, Immediate
Past President and Budget Committee
Chairman Burton Fisher delivered the bad
news: "AWCI is looking at an overall deficit
of $125,000," he said.
Dues delinquencies, the loss of some chapters and the Asbestos Abatement Council of
AWCI contributed to the shortfall. Of the
$125,000 deficit, $81,000 was attributed to
the Asbestos Abatement Council.
For several years, the Asbestos Abatement
Council made money for AWCI. Now,
however, the asbestos abatement industry
was in decline, and the council's financial
situation was deteriorating. In July 1989,
executives forecast the council would end
the fiscal year with net income of $100,000.
Three months later, they expected only
to break even. Three months after that,
AWCI Director of Administration Ann
Williams calculated the council was in the
red by $69,000.
The problem was, AWCI couldn't just
shut down the Asbestos Abatement Council.
About 25 percent of AWCI's membership
was part of it.
Parting ways. On Jan. 21, 1990, the AWCI
executive committee debated what to do.
The meeting at the Fontainebleau Hilton in

Steven J. Watkins of
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,
was AWCI president,
1990-1991.

Miami began at 8:05 a.m. President Brady
presided. The executive committee discussed
briefly the current year's audit. Then, Lloyd
Fox, the Asbestos Abatement Council executive director, joined the meeting.
For several hours, Fox and the members
of AWCI's executive committee reviewed
the Asbestos Abatement Council's performance-its high points and low points, its
needs and concerns. Eventually, the discussion
turned to "the relationship between AWCI
and AAC," the minutes state.
"I need to know what AWCI is planning
for its future," Fox said.
"The concept is to wind up with one
umbrella association with several industry
segments," Brady replied.

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Hubble Space Telescope
captures the birth of
stars in Eagle Nebula
(1995). An M1 Abrams
tank advances in Desert
Storm (1990). William
Jefferson Clinton
becomes the 42nd
U.S. president (1993).
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