b'Industry NewsRCMA Presents Martin A. Davis Award, Elects New Board Officers at 2016 Annual Meetingebruary 25, 2016) The Roofofficers were elected to the RCMA Board of Directors for Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) hosted more2016.WASHINGTON, DC (Fendees at its 2016 Annual Meeting, than 100 industry att The following officers were ratified by the membership to February 15-16 in Orlando, Florida. The Association electedPresident:serve two-year terms:a new slate of officers to its Board of Directors and namedVice President:Greg Johnson, Sherwin-Williams, the recipient of the 2015 John Stubblefield, Polyglass USARCMA Martin A. Davis Industry Leadership Award. Vice President:Jonathan Dietzel, SWT GroupThe Martin A. Davis Award, the highest honor bestowedSecretary:Greg Hlavaty, Western Colloidby the RCMA, is presented annually to an individual, selectedTreasurer:by his or her fellow RCMA members, who has exemplified Ed Buczek, Henry Companyoutstanding service and made significant contributions to Benjamin Borns, KST Coatingsthe roof coatings industry. The 31st award was presentedThe RCMA will next convene July 18-21, 2016 in to Mr. Johnson as this years honoree on February 15 atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Associations biennial International Roof Coatings Conference (IRCC).the RCMA 2016 Annual Meeting at the Wyndham OrlandoAbout RCMAResort International Drive. The first Martin A. Davis AwardRCMA is the national trade was presented in 1985, designed to honor and serve inassociation representing memory of Davis, a visionary founding member of themanufacturers of asphaltic and RCMA who served both the Association and industry withsolar reflective roof coatings and distinction and exceptional service. the suppliers to the roof coatings Mr. Johnson has been an active and integral member ofindustry. RCMA and the Reflective the RCMA since 2008 and currently serves as the chairmanRoof Coatings Institute (RRCI) of the RCMA Government Affairs Committee. Veryhave merged into one industry well-deserved honoree, commented John Ferraro, RCMAassociation that continues to Executive Director. Greg has faithfully been involved withadvance, promote, and expand the the RCMA Government Affairs Committee. He is passionatenational and international market about key advocacy issues and is a tremendous asset to thefor roof coatings through education, outreach, technical industry. advancement, and advocacy.In addition to granting the Martin A. Davis Award, new MRCA NewsMRCA Continues Its Aggressive Promotion of CERTAThe MRCA Board of Directors and T&R Committee recognize the importance of promoting torch application safety and has placed the marketing program for CERTA as a high priority.In just over the past few months, MRCA has sponsored its CERTA booth at the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association Trade Show in January.Then moved on to have the CERTA booth at the IRE in Orlando in February.And most recently, exhibited the CERTA booth and held live CERTA Torch Safety demonstrations at the Ohio Roofing Contractors Association Working Trade Show in Columbus in March.MRCA is involved with CERTA Applicator courses scheduled over the next 60 days, throughout the Midwest.Plans have already been finalized for MRCA to sponsor both CERTA Train-the Trainer and Applicators courses at the MRCA Annual Conference and EXPO scheduled in Columbus, Ohio on November 1 and 2, 2016.MRCA CERTA Chairman, Greg Sprague, attended the most recent Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association Conference (ARMA) and spoke on CERTA, as well as other programs of the MRCA T&R Committee.Information on CERTA can be found at both the MRCA and NRCA websites. Visit MRCA.org and NRCA.net16 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'