Naquin Receives Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement

G.K. Naquin, president of Stone Interiors in Loxley, AL, is the recipient of the 2016 Migliore Award for lifetime achievement. The award was presented to Naquin at the MIA+BSI Awards luncheon at TISE (The International Surface Event) in January.

Naquin’s career in the stone industry began in 1974, when he joined a startup stone company, Intrepid Enterprises. He served as CFO for Intrepid Enterprises for 25 years before starting his own company, Stone Interiors, in 1997. Locations in Gaston, SC, and New Orleans, LA, were opened in 2002 and 2007. Naquin has been an active member of MIA+BSI since 2003, and served as MIA president in 2011. His passion for bettering the industry can be found in his involvement in the accreditation and education programs. In the past 12 years, Naquin has facilitated 40 stone industry education series events, and at least 50 other sessions at industry trade shows and conventions.