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Board of
Trustees Meet at 2008 Irrigation Show
 The
IA Education Foundation Board of Trustees
met for their annual fall/winter meeting at
the Irrigation Show in Anaheim, Calif. on
Saturday, Nov. 1. Five new board members
began their three-year term at the meeting:
-Greg Hunter, Hunter Industries Incorporated
-Steve McCoon, CID, CLIA, Nelson Irrigation
Corporation
-Vince Noletti, Paige Electric Company
-Brad Waters, Site Planning Site
Development, Inc.
-Terry Williams, Ewing Irrigation Products
There were also several members who retired
from the board:
-Jim Borneman, Ewing Irrigation Products
-Mel Canterbury, LAKOS Separators &
Filtrations Systems
-Richard Hunter, Hunter Industries
Incorporated
-Sue York, Ewing Irrigation Products
-Adam Skolnik, Valmont Irrigation
The Foundation thanks all of the exiting
board members for their service and
dedication to the Foundation and welcomes
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Student Winners Attend Show in
Anaheim
Three students and
their school advisors from three different
universities were awarded an
all-expense-paid trip to Irrigation Show
2008, Nov. 2 - 4, for their entries in the
IAEF annual essay contest:
-Daniel Ballard, North Metro Technical
College, Atlanta, GA
-Greg Steele, California State Polytechnic
School, Pomona, CA
-Bobby Vick, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC
Three winners of
the PLANET Student Career Days
irrigation competitions, which the
Foundation sponsored, were also awarded
all-expense-paid trips to Anaheim:
-Russell Holmes, Mississippi State
University, Clinton, MS; irrigation
design competition.
-Kendall Hutchings, Brigham Young
University, Provo, UT; irrigation
troubleshooting competition.
-Conrad Liles, Sam Houston State
University, Huntsville, TX;
irrigation assembly competition.
(Students from left to right:
Kendall Hutchings, Greg Steele,
Russell Holmes, Conrad Liles, Daniel
Ballard and Bobby Vick.)
The students and
accompanying advisors were given the
opportunity to take any IA education
courses of their choice while in
Anaheim, as well as attending a joint
boards luncheon with the IA Board,
Certification Board and IAEF Board of
Trustees where they were recognized for
their efforts. The students were also
given a full show registration, allowing
them to attend the expo and general
session, take part in the Innovations in
Irrigation conference and attend any
open receptions. Congratulations to
all of the students.
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Foundation Update
The IA Education Foundation is always hard
at work creating new resources for students
and faculty in the irrigation industry.
Currently, there are several new education
modules nearing completion including Basic
Electricity, Electrical Troubleshooting, Ag
Sprinklers, Ag Precipitation Rates, Ag
Drip/Micro and Basic Hydraulics lab
exercise, among others. Additional modules
in progress are Sprinkler Uniformity,
Sprinkler System Efficiency, Drip for the
Landscape and Pumping Systems for Ag and
Landscape, to name a few.
Along with educational resources, the
Foundation has created two career brochures
to assist in outreach to students who are
interested in beginning careers in landscape
water management or agricultural water
management. The brochures were handed out at
the FFA Convention and will be used at other
career fairs the IAEF attends.
The Foundation will again participate in the
PLANET Student Career Days event and will
co-sponsor all irrigation competitions. Next
year it will be held in Pomona, Calif.,
March 26 - 29. Watch www.iaef.org for more
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Fundraising Brochure Created
 New
marketing collateral has been created to aid
the Foundation in its newest fundraising
campaign, which was launched last month. The
latest donor brochure, which was sent to all
IA members, describes what the Foundation
does to promote education and why it is
important to the future of the irrigation
industry to fund the initiatives of the IAEF.
If you are interested in investing in this
worthy cause, please visit www.iaef.org for
more information and to make an online
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IAEF Promotes Irrigation Careers at
FFA
Over 50,000
students and instructors attended the
81st Annual Future Farmers of America
Conference and Career Fair in
Indianapolis, IN, Oct. 22 - 24, the
largest number of attendees to date. IA
staff member Kate Baumann and IA
Ambassador Tom Barrett, along with
several of his co-workers from Kenney
Outdoor Solutions, worked at the career
fair to promote the Foundation's efforts
and speak to students about pursuing
careers in irrigation.
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IA Education Materials Now Available
Attention all instructors from accredited
universities, colleges and technical schools:
all IA produced manuals, books and Powerpoint
presentations, are now available to academia.
Please call Industry Development Director Brent
Mecham, 703.536.7080, for pricing information.
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Silent Auction a Success!
The second annual silent auction, held at the
Irrigation Show in Anaheim, was a great success
raising almost $3,000. Items up for auction
included two passes to the Indianapolis 500,
iPods and restaurant gift cards, among others.
Thank you to all the companies who donated to
this worthy cause and to all who placed a bid.
The Foundation would not be able to operate
without the generosity of others in the industry
who support its efforts.
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About IAEF
The Irrigation Association Education
Foundation is committed to promoting
irrigation careers through education. To
achieve its mission, IAEF develops
irrigation education resources, offers
faculty training and promotes career
opportunities through industry and student
events.
IAEF is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
corporation whose operations are funded
entirely by tax-deductible contributions and
program revenue. For more information, visit
www.iaef.org.
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