Francis "Sully" Sullivan Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

It was Sully who developed the stamp for Disney World decades ago, which has become not only one of Bomanite's most popular patterns, but one of the most often used patterns in the industry.

Francis "Sully" Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Concrete Textures in Costa Mesa, Ca, was honored for his lifetime of achievement at the Bomanite Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony in Anaheim earlier this year. Sully has been a Bomanite Franchise Partner since 1970, and throughout his affiliation has contributed immeasurably not only to the successful establishment and evolution of the Bomanite organization, but to the architectural concrete industry worldwide. Sully is credited with several contributions to the decorative concrete industry as a whole, not just to the evolution of Bomanite. Sully has a special relationship with landscape architects as well, having worked closely with the Southern California Chapter of the ASLA Class Fund, which benefits landscape architecture students with scholarship awards.

People lined up at the podium to sing the praises of Sullivan at the Bomanite Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony. "They came from all over the world," said Sully. "Friends from long ago and far away, and I was humbled not just by the award, but the surprise, too. I didn't expect that at all." At the conclusion of this moving tribute, a special award, a shadow box that showcased highlights from his long relationship with Bomanite was presented. "My greatest achievements have also been my greatest joys," he told LASN. "I got acquainted with wonderful landscape architects, they helped make me a success, and I was instrumental in bringing concrete into the profession." Sully still belongs to many architectural committees and associations working together to achieve what has always been his vision. At the moment he is part of a group of landscape architects doing a study aimed at promoting the use of pervious concrete so that parks can be created in the former railroad yards along the Los Angeles River. "I always had the vision," he says, "and I still have it."

Sully, seen here with Russ Ingersoll and Matt Stegemiller of Bomanite, was the first licensor of the Bomanite Corporation and is also credited with creating custom 100-square-foot tools to bring the streets of Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles, at the Alicante Plaza.

Rob Sawyer of Land Concern and Jim Hogan of HRP LanDesign, two landscape architecture firms in Southern California, were among the many friends attending this moving tribute to Francis "Sully" Sullivan.