ACerS is pleased to announce Bryce Switzer has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism.
Switzer is the business unit sales manager for Vibrantz Technologies LLC in Marion, Ark. He received his business marketing degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has been in the clay brick business since 1997.
Switzer currently volunteers for The National Brick Research Center, providing presentations on “Brick Coloring” for the Clemson University short courses offered every spring and fall. He previously worked with the Brick Industry Association as a volunteer member for both the Membership Committee and for the Architectural Design Committee. He also worked with the Greater Little Rock Home Builders Association and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
After spending nearly 30 years in the clay brick industry and seeing many of his colleagues now retiring, Switzer is working with several people within the industry to develop a program to identify and retain a new generation of “Brick Makers.” He believes that clay bricks are “timeless and superior to any other building products,” and he wants to do everything he can to ensure that the industry has all the resources, tools, and people necessary to survive long after he is gone.
Switzer has spent the past four years as an officer of the ACerS Structural Clay Products Division. He has been a member of both the Structural Clay Products Division and the ACerS Southwest Section since 2015.
We extend our deep appreciation to Switzer for his service to our Society!
