b'and \'informationalconventionsandtheformato=that conventionwast he forerunnerofthepresentdayones,whichis r2sponsiblefo=theexcelle~~ reputatiori.the 1!RC~~~enjoystoday.Hr.Lyons,::.lsotha.tsaz:-.eyear,pre1sidedovertheado?tionofagrou_?lifeinsc1:.-:a:cceproq:-cL-::,underwritten byAetnaLifeInsuranceCompany,a:1dco~r1.enc=~thepublicationofa rr\\ori thlybulletin.Perhapstheg=-eaestacco::~2ishmen tof197,~.-;hich t 5 bestillustratedtf\'~ebrilliant geniusofthe:\'_?C~:!. 1 snewtxecutiveSecre. tary,wasthedecisionoftheAssociationto::x?a!"\'idits mes.bershiE?,and, knowingtheyhadatopnotchExecut iveSecret~~y,theypic~edato?note~ state:IOWA. Being highlyimpressedbythequalit yo~theStateacquiredinthe firstexpansion,the NRCAco:-itinuedexp=.ndir.~:::-,eareait servedby includingColoradoin1958.The~er:0ership~rewto90andthenumberof Boardmemberswasincreasedfro:n13to15in crderto orovideadeouate geographicalrepresentationofthenewareas~eingser~ed.It wa~also duringthat yearthat,becauseofthesubst:i.::::ialprogressit waslilaKin-g, theHRCAformallyre-affiliated :iththeNRCA. By1959,theMRCAwasnot onlymeeting~,apresentr.eedsoftheRoofingContractorbutwaswayaheadofthetimesinits conceptionofthenee~ forsafety measureswhenBobKodercresented=programonsafeworking tracto~sI conditionsandurgedo the? contoac::::::tnes tanc:ardsout1.neal l ~"""h==fore"USI-fA arrlvedonthescene4-In1968-,MRCA\'smembershioreachec100ferthefirsttimeand,follo:-:ingthesuggestion ofPaulMor~is,the MRC.;;.e:::iarkedonits firsttechnica: andresearchproject.Accordingtothe minutesoftheJanuary30,1960 BoardofDirectorsMeeting,Mr.Morrissugges::ed,"that t his Association shouldcom.uenceaprogram of researchandtestingin ordertoprovidethe answerstocertain probl emsofatechnical!".:a::\'.l?:"ewhicharenotyetresol 0 J2:: byanyavailableliterature.\'\'Thesuggestio~ wasacteduponandresulted inaconventionprogramentitled,"THE:GUTS0?AGOODROO?- THEAPPLICATOR\'SSEARCHFORSTANDARDSESTA3LISHC.:DBYFE:DTESTING."Mr.Morrispresidedoverthesession,prepa:-ationforwhich includedanumberoftest c~:s obtainedfromanu.mberof roofsthroughoutt::;;Midwest,whichhadstood thetest oftime;theyhadnotfailedandthetestcutswereanalyzedt o determinewhat madeupagoodroof .ForthefirsttimeRoofingContractors werethemselvesusingtesting equipmenttodeterminetheengineering propertiesofbuilt uproofs.Whilethesegr2atstrides werebeingtaken towardsperfectingthequalit:yoftf\'.eM9.CA,t::equantity of a:-eacovered alsoincreasedwhenmembershipwasextendedtothestates ofWisconsin, Texas,andArkansas. In May,1961,theBoardmetin HotSpri~;s,Arkansas,andatthat meetingMr.Lyonspresentedtothedirectors:aformof approvedroofing guaranteeforadoptionbythe Association.7::atroofingguarantee,whi ,:l". :wasslightly modifiedin1970,hasbecomeas:.andardoftheindustryan::: hasbeenwidelycopiedbyotherroofingassociationsthroughoutthenation. Sincetheadoption ofthisguarant ee,literally hundredsofthousandsof copieshavebeendistributedto MRC.:leclbers2.:idnonmenbers.Theconveritionthat year was,forthef i rsttime,heldinaresort hoteli nExcel sior Springs,Missouri.It wasalsothefirstti::ethat M!:l.C.\\demonstratedits lackoffearovercontroversy.Thecontrove=3Yarose overacontroversial session entitled,"POUREDLIGHTWEIGETCONCRE?:C:A.\'WGYPSU!!DECKS- POSIT!YF. FAILURES,"andit concernedwetdec:es.Zono~::ewasreallyupin armso\';e r thesessionandth~eatsofl itigationfi~led~ieair.Acourtreporter~~s'