Lucja Lawniczak Receives 2017 Natural Stone Scholarship
Lucja Lawniczak, Showroom Sales at Illinois Granite & Marble LTD in Elk Grove Village, Ill., was the recipient of the Natural Stone Institute’s 2017 Natural Stone Scholarship.
Lawniczak first experienced the natural stone industry while working as a video producer for a local stone fabricator. With a strong appreciation for arts and aesthetics she was immediately taken by the beauty of stone and left that day in awe of the fabrication process. She writes: “For the first time that day I got to see slabs of pure beauty being lifted and placed gently on a table, to allow for smooth cuts through Earth’s most durable material. To me, the jingle of the saw sounded sweet, and the finished product, polished to perfection, seemed like the most tangible of all rewards.” She immediately began looking for a position in the field and joined Illinois Granite & Marble in 2016.