Water Well Journal
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• Vice President of the Contractors Division Todd E. Hunter, CWD/PI, Ground Water Pump Systems, Boulder, Colorado • Vice President of the Manufacturers Division Paul Eberhardt, Western Rubber & Mfg., Conroe, Texas • Vice President of the Suppliers Division Ron Brillhart, Johnston Supply Inc., Ashland, Ohio • Past President Griffin Crosby Jr., CWD/PI, Crosby Well Drilling Inc., Lake Wales, Florida. The three new national directors as well as new members of NGWA's Contractors Division Board are: • Patrick Casarez, Patrick Water Well—Pump Repair Serv- ice, Cleveland, Texas • Brian Snelten, PG, Layne Christensen, Aurora, Illinois • David Traut, MGWC, CVCLD, Mark J. Traut Wells Inc., Waite Park, Minnesota. Other changes in divisional officers and directors include: Scientists and Engineers Division—elected to second terms: • Michael Wireman, retired U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boulder, Colorado • Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois Manufacturers Division—three new officers: • Chair Paul Eberhardt, Western Rubber & Mfg., Conroe, Texas • Vice Chair Todd Tannehill, CETCO Drilling Products, Boardman, Ohio • Secretary Moyland G. Rainey, Simmons Mfg. Co., McDonough, Georgia Manufacturers Division—three new directors: • Robert Caho, Diedrich Drill Inc., LaPorte, Indiana • Jeffrey Quinn, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, Houston, Texas • Kyle Schoenheit, Goulds Water Technology, Seneca Falls, New York Suppliers Division—three new officers: • Chair Ron Brillhart, Johnston Supply Co., Ashland, Ohio • David L. Williams, Goodin Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota • Ronnie Hensley, Gicon Pumps and Equipment Ltd., Abernathy, Texas. NGWA's Marketing Director Earns CAE Designation David Evener, NGWA's marketing director, has earned the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. The CAE designation is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and identify asso- ciation professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essen- tial to the practice of association management. Founded in 1960, the CAE Program stands as a mark of excellence and has evolved to reflect what it takes to manage an association in today's challenging climate. To be designated as a CAE, an applicant must have a minimum of three years' experience with nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 100 hours of special- ized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics. NGWA CEO Kevin McCray, himself a CAE, says, "Commitment to our membership is found among all of the NGWA staff, spotlighted by those who, like Dave Evener, have taken things a step further in advancing their professional knowledge, such as NGWA CFO and Vice President of Operations Paul Humes, CPA, and NGWA Professional Development Director Kathy Butcher, who holds a Certified Meeting Planner designation." Prior to Evener taking on the marketing director position in July 2010, he served as NGWA's director of information sys- tems for 13 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Chapman University, and masters' degrees in information systems management and business ad- ministration from Keller University. Evener is a member of both ASAE and the Ohio Society of Association Executives. NGWA Adds 205 Members in December NGWA added 205 new members in December 2014. The total consisted of 105 contractors, 65 scientists and engineers, 12 suppliers, 9 students, 6 manufacturers, 5 pubic water sys- tem professionals, and 3 associates. A total of 534 members renewed their membership as well. To learn more about NGWA and how to become a member, visit www.NGWA.org/Membership. More Than 300 NGWA Exams Given in 2014 The National Ground Water Association administered 303 exams in 2014—104 for its voluntary certification program and 199 for state licensure purposes. Of the total taken for certification, 48 received passing scores. A total of 77 taken for state licensing were passed. In December 2014, four exams were taken for certification (two passing) and nine were taken for state licensing (six passing). If you have questions about the NGWA certification pro- grams, contact Jessica Rhoads, NGWA certification coordina- tor, at jrhoads@ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379, ext. 511. If outside the United States, call (614) 898-7791, ext. 511. Two Earn CWD Certification in December Two groundwater professionals joined the ranks of NGWA's Voluntary Certification Program in December 2014. Both are the industry's latest certified well drillers. Richard W. Stock Jr., CWD, president of Stock Drilling in Ida, Michi- gan, and Jason Errickson, CWD, in Metuchen, New Jersey, earned the designation. If you have questions about the NGWA certification pro- grams, contact Jessica Rhoads, NGWA certification coordina- tor, at jrhoads@ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379, ext. 511. If outside the United States, call (614) 898-7791, ext. 511. Twitter @WaterWellJournl WWJ March 2015 15 David Evener, CAE Richard Thron, MGWC