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6 • OCTOBER 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS TuffPrintTM CoverSports windscreens & McCutcheon helped grow gate operator company into an industry leader Thomas Allen (Tom) Mc- FenceMate® Windscreens and Privacy Screens Cutcheon, 64, of Lewisville, Texas passed away July 25, 2012. Mr. McCutcheon was a founding partner of USAutomatic, LTD, which under his partici- pation came to manufacture sev- eral of the best known gate oper- ator brands in the industry, includ- ing the Patriot, Ranger and RSL. He was born Tom McCutcheon in Teaneck, New Jersey on October 9, 1947 to Charles and Dorothy Mc- ® corrugated Cutcheon. He spent many years in the restau- rant industry before partnering with USAutomatic in 1996, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Mr. McCutcheon is survived by his wife, Judy Ellen McCutcheon; son, Matthew McCutcheon; mother, Dorothy Pantaleon; sister, Jacki Robertson; brother, Chuck Mc- Cutcheon; and loving grandchildren He was preceded in death by his father, Charles McCutcheon. He was an avid fisherman and a member of the Professional Disc Golf Association. "Tom was a vital member of the USAutomatic team and will be missed by all who knew him," said David Tay- lor, a partner with McCutcheon in USAutomatic, LTD. There is still time to enter but you must act now Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute now accepting 2012 Design Award applications , our exclusive protection padding for SafeFoam® For quotes and specials visit www.CoverSports.com/WFN We make covers for all athletic surfaces. SPREAD THE (WORLD FENCE) NEWS! Tell your friends, employees and business associates that they can now read World Fence News (and soon, The Fencer's Almanac), in a fully interactive format online. And there is no charge! Visit www.worldfencenews.com (click on "Read Our Current Edition OnLine") The Nov. 1 deadline is fast ap- proaching, but the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) is still accepting applications for its 2012 Les Grube Memorial Design Award contest. The award is named for Les Grube, a past president of CLFMI and a fence industry pioneer. The award, which includes a uniquely-designed plaque and a cash amount of $2,500 given to the design- ing architect and $1,000 to the in- stalling contractor, is presented to the project which makes the best and most unique use of chain link fence materi- als, said CLFMI executive vice-presi- dent Mark Levin. The 2011 award was won by Beth Galson (the designer) and Bartek Konieczny (the installer) for their work on the "Serpentine Fence Proj- ect" in Boston. (See below.) Previous winners of the award in- clude Pritzker award-winner Frank Gehry, Venice, Calif.; Arai/Jackson Ar- chitects, Seattle, Wash.; and Don M. Hisaka and Associates, Cambridge, Mass. Architects and contractors are en- couraged to submit applications as soon as possible to be considered for the 2012 Award. For more information, contact Levin at 410-290-6267 or via e-mail at clfmihq@aol.com. Unique park fence is latest winner in fence industry design award contest The winner of the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers Institute (CLFMI) 2011 Les Grube Memorial Design Award was architectural de- signer Beth Galson and installer Bartek Konieczny for their work on the "Serpentine Fence Project" in Boston. They join the ranks of previ- ous winners who demonstrated unique and innovative ways to use chain link. The project consists of a sculptural fence made of chain link fabricated in a serpentine sharp with sinuous curves. In the fence, the top and bottom