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to R. - MCAA Executive Vice President and CEO John Gentille,
Chapter President Joe Parker, and MSCA Executive Director
Barbara Dolim |
In late March, John
Gentille, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Mechanical
Contractors Association of America, Mechanical Service Contractors
of America's Marketing Committee and staff traveled to the
campus of Ferris State University to present MCAA's first
Student Chapter of the Year Award. The Greater Michigan
MSCA's Ferris State University Student Chapter received
this tremendous award for their activities as representatives
of MSCA and MCAA.
MCAA's Career Development Committee (CDC)
selected the Greater Michigan MSCA Student Chapter, at Ferris
State University, as the very first MCA A
"Student Chapter of the Year". CDC Chairman Bill
Bianco noted that the chapter has a "high degree of
organization, a superb relationship with the local service
contractor community, the local MCA and . . its communications
media, outreach and its can-do spirit, can truly serve as
models for our other existing and future student chapters."
Chapter Leadership - Ed Belanger, II, President 1997-99,
Kevin Dettling, President, 1999-2000, Joe Parker, 2000-01,
Megan Ruehmeier, President-Elect
Presented by John Gentille, the students
showed great pride at their accomplishments as he listed
the other MCAA Chapters they beat out like, Texas A&M,
Purdue, Iowa State, Nebraska, etc. Needless to say, that
comment was the icing on the cake for the Chapter.
MSCA Executive Director Barbara Dolim read
from a letter from MSCA Board of Managers President Don
Batz congratulating the students and stating the organization's
pride in their accomplishments.
When the decision was made to outreach
to the Ferris State University (FSU) Students, we could
not have imagined the extraordinary project it would become.
At last year's graduation, approximately 70% of the graduating
class went to a MSCA or MCAA Contractor, statewide or nationally.
The Greater Michigan MSCA is tremendously
pleased with the students' efforts in this
chapter and share in their pride of this award.
"We are now in the fourth full year
of the Chapter, stated GM MSCA President Sandra Miller,
who also serves as Chapter Advisor. Each year the Chapter
has increased the number of activities and the projects
of the organization. "It has been a successful and
worthwhile program, both professionally, and personally
for our organization. "
 Members
and Advisors at the evening's festivities -
Back Row - Kevin Dettling, Barbara Dolim, Scott Leach, Chapter
Advisor, Andrew Lememczyk, Nick Keeler, John Lindman,Trevor
Fink, Eric Fradette, Mike Feutz, Chapter Advisor, Mike Sweeney,
Scott House, Don House, UA International Representative
for Service
Front Row - Scott Breuker, Treasurer, Megan Ruehmeier, Secretary,
Rodney Cook, Vice President, Joe Parker, President
 
Pictured
left - Incoming President Megan Ruehmeier presenting Outgoing
President's Plaque to Joe Parker
Right - President Joe Parker honoring Immediate Past President
Kevin Dettling, now with Limbach, Inc.
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