NCMCA Graduates First Class Words: Brandy Shaver/Public/News/20080306093600-1.jpg" width="300" height="200" border="0" alt="Pictured are Doug Burton, NCMCA certification board of governors chairman (right), who presents Wayne Starr, NCMCA president, (middle) with the first certificate awarded from the program, as NCMCA VP Larry Kirby, also among the first graduates, looks on.">Pictured are Doug Burton, NCMCA certification board of governors chairman (right), who presents Wayne Starr, NCMCA president, (middle) with the first certificate awarded from the program, as NCMCA VP Larry Kirby, also among the first graduates, looks on. The North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA) is graduating its first class of “Certified Masonry Executives” and “Certified Masonry Professionals” from its Masonry Contractors’ Certification Program. Some 60 participants have met the requirements for their individual certification. The first series of eleven classes concluded in September 2007 and the 2007-2008 series began in October. Over 280 individuals and sixty companies are participating.