b'Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. ~George WashingtonPRESIDENTS MESSAGEGreeting MICA members! MayisbehindusbutIstillwanttowishaHappybelated Mothers day to the moms of MICA. To the dads, see you at the convention.Since this is my last message and Kevin Rambo will be taking the reins for his term next year, I would like to briefly thank everyone who has supported MICA through this year. In no specific order of importance, thankyou to the executive committee, the board of directors,committeechairs,BenPfister,GaryAuman,RachelPinkus,MorganArwood,Megan Pope, the membership of MICA, and all of those who have sent me messages or called with their questions, concerns, and input. The support and help you give to this organization is both invaluable and necessary toMICALEADERSHIP: make the association work. Thank you everyone. PresidentLee StuckenschmidtSystems Undercover, Eaton, CO. WiththeannualconventioncomingupinJunein SouthDakota,IlookforwardtoseeingeveryonePresident-ElectKevin Rambo there for another successful get-together. F & H Insulation Sales & Services, Kechi, KS. Vice-PresidentCarl Petersen, South Dakota has always been a location I rememberDelta Thermal Services, Mankato, MN. fondly. From the obligatory 1980s family road trips asakid,familyreunions(onecomingupinearly Associate PresidentLouis WaltonJuly),multipletripswithBoyScoutstoseeCrazyProto Corporation, Hewitt, TX. Horseasbothascoutandasanadult,tolookingMICABOARD OF DIRECTORS: through the stack of my grandmothers faded pictures from when she walked through Mt.Rushmore duringTed Nickel, Mavo Systems, Inc. is construction as a kid herself. I wish I could haveWhite Bear Lake, MNbeenthereforthelastone,theworkersmusthaveMatt Lillig, Cornerstone Services Groupbeen taking a day off because they were able to seeOmaha , NEparts of the memorial that I cant imagine getting toSteve Sack,Sprinkmann Insulation, Inc today in a way that is long gone.Peoria, ILMatt Hymer, Midwest Materials Co. I look forward to seeing all of you in Rapid City andJoplin, MO hope you can bring the family along. Tim Hughey, Colorado Mechanical Insulation Englewood, CO. Sincerely,Adam Sease, Gagnon Inc.Lee StuckenschmidtBettendorf, IAMICA PresidentGordon Vierck, Luse Thermal Technologies Aurora, IL3'