Thanks to Section Member Paul Riewerts for taking the following ...

Thanks to Section Member Paul Riewerts for taking the following photos at the Awards Meeting held on 27 March.
40 Year Members Art Clever, Bruce Warman and Neil West, 50 Year Member Larry Gay and 68 Year Member Don
Kuska.
Patent Award Recipients Michael Horejsi, Tracy Archer, Doug Graham, Sheldon Grywacheski and Gordon Salley.
2007 Engineer of the Year Roy Harrington and 2007 Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award Recipient Carol
Plouffe. Not able to be present was 2007 Young Engineer of the Year Chad Yagow.

2006-07 Executive Committee Officers: Will Sorenson and Marilyn Dumolien (Nominating Committee), Brianna
Heim (Past Chair), Dennis Roe (Treasurer) and David Smith (Chair-Elect). Not shown are Chad Yagow (Chair),
Jackie Norman Gray (Secretary) and Larry Adams (Nominating Committee).
2006-07 Executive Committee Members: Bob Clancy (Suppliers Coordinator), Mark Bowers (Young Professionals),
Steve Juhasz (QCESC Liaison), Kevin Dinsmore (Community Enrichment and Local Awards), Bruce Coers
(Scholarship), Eric Viall (Program) and David Smith (Newsletter Editor and National Awards). Not shown: Mike
Brand (Continuing Education), Eric Windeknecht (Program), Ed Kemnitz (Program), Scott Wilcox (Membership),
Aaron Bruns (Spring Tour) and Brad Yanke (Great Lakes Conference Liaison).
2007-08 Officer Candidates: In front: Shannon Brockmann (Chair, previously elected) Behind Shannon: Dirk
Reum and Brad Yanke (Secretary Candidates) On right: Eric Viall (Treasurer Candidate) and Mark Bowers (Chair-
Elect Candidate). Not shown: Eric Windeknecht (Treasurer Candidate) and Aaron Bruns, Brian Huinker, Chad
Huizenga, Ed Kemnitz and Jon Wuest (Nominating Committee Candidates) The Section thanks all these candidates
for their willingness to run for office and serve if elected.

March Meeting Speakers: Randy Rush (John Deere Product Engineering Center, Waterloo), Ted Funk (University of
Illinois), Ron Stahlhut (John Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center), Qin Zhang (University of Illinois) and
2006-2007 ASABE President Charles Sukup.