b'ANNUAL PRESIDENT S REPOR T | 19SCHOLARSHIPS FOUNDATIONthrough your membership renewal at the Gold or Platinum level or by AUCTION donating directly to the Foundation The MRCA was pleased to grantvia the MRCA website.Thanks to the scholarships in 2014 to the followingsupport of many MRCA Members, individuals who are affiliated withThe Foundation hosted anotherthe Foundation continues to make these MRCA Member Companies:successful auction in Dallas, Texaspositive contributions to advance Paul Runyan, Slatile Roofing;in December that raised $48,000. the roofing industry.Ashley Harkelroad, Quality RoofingThis Auction represents the primary Company; Gonzalo Ruiz, AAAsource of fundraising for the Roofing; William Gwaltney, NationalFoundation.The next auction will Roofing Partners; Chelsea Chapman,be in Kansas City in conjunction with Independent Roofing Company;the MRCA Conference and Expo.Mackenzie Beldon, Beldon RoofingPlease consider contributing an item Company; Jacob Hoffman, Berwaldto the auction and participating in Roofing; Ross Harvey, Windsmartthis exciting annual event.LLC; Jack Pauley, KC Sales; and ClaireYou can also give to the Foundation Romine, Smither RoofingThanks to the support of many MRCA RESEARCH Members, the Foundation continues to make positive contributions to advance the roofing industry.The Foundation has recently funded research projects on Water Based Adhesives and Reflectivity.The results of the Water Based Adhesive Study were released at the 2014 Conference in Dallas, Texas.The results of the Reflectivity Study will be released at the 2015 Conference in Kansas City. EDUCATIONThe MRCA Foundation was pleased to fund workforce development events as well as Spanish translations of SHARP Tool box Talks this year. Both projects address timely challenges facing the roofing industry and will have wide-reaching benefits for MRCA Members.'