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question. He conducts his service schools with the same conviction. It is because of this type of dedication we were pleased to present Art Marek of RBI Corp. this award.
Director’s Award The Director's Award is given each year
to the person or people who exceed the expectations of the EETC. I’m deeply honored and extremely humbled to say that EETC Executive Director Jim Roche presented this year’s Director’s Award to yours truly. “We know that all of our members are
volunteers and have regular, heavily stressed jobs for other companies and, in turn, have a limited amount of time to devote to the EETC,” said Roche. “The amount of work that a person does for the EETC is rarely seen by other members, and most of the time, the director is the only one who knows what they have done. “Dave received the award for his com- mitment as president of the EETC and devotion to the success of the association. He has worked tirelessly to make sure that
the EETC continued its growth within our industry. Whenever asked, Dave found the time in his busy schedule to give to the EETC. Dave is one of the most re- spected people in our organization and received a standing ovation when his name was announced as the Director’s Award winner for 2011. Personally, I couldn’t have done the work of the asso- ciation without his strong support and guidance.”
2011-12 EETC board The EETC also announced its board of
directors for 2011-12 at the conference. The Executive Board will consist of Presi- dent John Chocholak, teacher, California; Vice President Ed Cole, Toro Company; Secretary Kerry Malkerson, Marr Bros.; and Treasurer Jim Letourneau, Foley- United. I will serve as immediate past president.
Other board members will be as follows:
Eric Sides, Jacobson-Textron; Tom Moskwa, Kawasaki; Scott Mack, Kohler Company; Earl Miner, Oregon|Blount Inc.; Wes
Danielewicz, Turf Equipment Technicians Association (TETA); Brian O'Neil, B3C Fuel Solutions; Ron Jensen, Echo Inc.; Trence McCoy, Louisiana Technical College-Shreveport; Tom Beheler, Hydro- Gear; and David Smith, Rotary Corp. Jim Roche will continue to serve as the executive director of the EETC.
2012 annual conference Mark your calendar now for the
EETC’s 16th annual conference, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, April 12-14, 2012. We are expecting it to be “bigger and better,” as they say in Texas. For more information about the EETC, OPE
visit www.eetc.org.
Dave Worden is the immediate past president of the EETC, as well as program director for SkillsUSA.
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