LAS VEGAS, NV — Paul Vigna, who spent over 50 years in the natural stone industry, has been awarded the 2012 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Marble Institute of America (MIA). Vigna accepted the award at the annual MIA Awards Luncheon held during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013 in Las Vegas, NV, where several awards were presented.
Paul’s career began in 1963 when he heard about a temporary job at Everlasting Terrazzo, Tile and Marble in Trenton, NJ. To further his education, he later took architectural courses at Mercer County Community College and Princeton University. After spending many years working in Trenton, Atlantic City and New York, Paul operated his own firm, Reynolds Tile, Terrazzo and Marble in Trenton for 14 years. In 1992, he joined Artisan Tile and Marble Co. of New Jersey. Shortly after he joined the company, he was promoted to president of the firm’s Artisan Stone Division.