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NUCA NEWS
Tina Dillon Chairs Steering
Committee, Indiana Clean Water Coalition
A temporary Steering Committee established by a
group of 35 organizations and chaired by NUCA of
Indiana President Tina Dillon (pictured), met in early
March to discuss a plan to form a coalition that would
develop new funding strategies for water and wastewater
infrastructure in Indiana. The detailed plan,
titled “A Call to Action: Uniting Defenders of Indiana’s
Waters to Address a State of Water Emergency,”
was written by Gary Price, President of The Mattison
Corp. (TMC). NUCA of Indiana Executive Director
Scott Grimes, an officer of TMC, contributed to the
plan, and serves on the Steering Committee. Dillon said the plan was the best
proposal she had ever seen for getting the active attention of every target audience
that needs to be reached in the immediate future. The process of securing
the seed money for launching the coalition was expected to take 30-60
days.For information on NUCA of Indiana, visit the Web site at www.nucaof
indiana.com.
NUCA 2009 Washington Summit
Hotel Monaco Alexandria
Alexandria, Va.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, May 17
Administrative Committee ......................................................... 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Monday, May 18
Registration ................................................................................ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Continental Breakfast ..................................................................7:00 am – 9:00 am
Committee Chair Orientation ......................................................7:30 am – 8:30 am
(All Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs should attend.)
Political Action Committee ........................................................8:45 am – 10:15 am
Management .............................................................................8:45 am – 10:15 am
Foundation Board – Scholarship ..................................................10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Damage Prevention ................................................................ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Member & Chapter Relations ................................................. 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Associate Members Council ...................................................... 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Executive Directors Council ....................................................... 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Contract Documents & Specs .................................................... 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Legislative Briefing ..................................................................... 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Cocktail Reception ..................................................................... 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 19
House and Senate Office Visits Capitol Hill — Buses will depart from the hotel at
8:00 am
Congressional Insiders Breakfast................................................8:00 am – 9:00 am
(STRAF Donors Only)
NUCA Congressional Reception ................................................ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 20
Registration ................................................................................ 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Executive Committee ..................................................................7:00 am – 8:15 am
National Awards Breakfast ........................................................8:30 am – 10:00 am
Government Relations .............................................................10:15 am – 11:45 am
Education.................................................................................10:15 am – 11:45 am
Board of Directors .................................................................... 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
In Memoriam
It is with deep regret that NUCA reports
the passing of two former members
and association award winners.
Harold J. Mueller (1926-2009)
Founder and retired Owner of MRM
Inc. of New Berlin, Wisc., Harold Mueller
passed away on Feb. 16. He was
83. The winner of NUCA’s 1993 Ditchdigger
of the Year Award, he served for
many years on NUCA’s Board of Directors
and was a major supporter of
the NUCA PAC, Safety Ambassadors
Club and annual Utility Construction
EXPOs and Auctions. He was also an
active member of both the Wisconsin
Underground Contractors Association
and Distribution Contractors Association
(DCA). He was recently honored
by the DCA with a Lifetime Achievement
Award. Memorial donations may
be made to the Malaika Early Learning
Center in Milwaukee.
Michael E. Argent (1954-2009)
Founder and former President of the
Permalok Corp. of St. Louis, Michael
Argent passed away on Feb. 20. He was
54. The winner of NUCA’s 1992 Associate
of the Year Award, he served for
many years on NUCA’s board of directors
and as chair of the Trenchless Excavation
Committee (1988-90). Recognized
as one of the industry’s true
visionaries, he was a motivating force
behind the growth of trenchless technology
among NUCA members and
around the United States. He was also
one of the founding directors of the
North American Society for Trenchless
Technology in 1990 and served on the
board of directors for four years. Vice
President of Sales at Pittsburgh Pipe
when he won the Associate award,
he went on to invent “Permalok” — a
steel pipe joining system for trenchless
installation and rehabilitation
(patent issued 1999) — and found the
Permalok Corp. Memorial donations
may be made to the National Kidney
Foundation.
110 Utility Contractor | May 2009