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She reported that only 7
percent of DIRT submissions
come from excavators and that
CGA needs the right data to get
to the best solutions, because,
"We only know what we know."
She explained the data reporting
process, which is quick, easy and
totally confidential, and engaged
PCCA members in a very frank
and productive discussion of
damage prevention.
At this year's PCCA Leadership
Development Program (LDP)
session, FMI's Andy Patron led
a group of 28 members on an
exploration of strategic planning
and organizational change. This
was the LDP's sixth and final
module, and PCCA will restart
the program from the beginning
at the 2020 convention in the
Bahamas.
On the event's final day,
members discussed a wide range
of topics at the Government
& Industry Affairs Roundtable
and the Construction Industry
Roundtable. Eben Wyman and
Kepler Edwards, PCCA government affairs representatives,
discussed a variety of issues,
including the RUS ReConnect
program, infrastructure bills in
Congress, DOT hours of service
regulations, and PCCA's successful D.C. fly-in in January.
The group heard reports on
PCCA's education initiative and
its new safe cable installation
initiative. Jonathan Adelstein,
from the Wireless Industry
Association, discussed workforce/
apprenticeship initiatives; Dan
Shumate, FMI, reported on
merger and acquisition activity;
and Brett Kilbourne provided
an overview of the Utilities
Technology Council. Continuum
Capital's Mark Bridgers closed
out the roundtable with his April
2019 Economic Report, which
was full of very positive news.
On the convention's final
evening, PCCA honored out-

going President Larry Pribyl,
MP Nexlevel, with its 2019
Distinguished Service Award, and
welcomed 2019-2020 President
David Aubrey, Okay Construction.
During the convention the board
elected two new directors: Billy
Vincent, ElectriCom; and Jeff
Brown, Global Machinery.

Annual Associates Exhibit &
Breakfast. Members explored and
enjoyed the islands of St. Kitts
and Nevis through hiking, golfing,
sailing, snorkeling, speed boating,
ATVing, ziplining, swimming with
dolphins, and more.

PCCA will hold its mid-year
meeting July 10 to 13, at the Stein
Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley in Park
City, Utah. The 75th Annual PCCA
Convention is slated for Feb. 28 to
March 4 at the Grand Hyatt Baha
Mar in Nassau, Bahamas. *

Scholarships
During its meeting at the
convention, the Scholarship
Committee (comprised of
PCCA past presidents) selected
the recipients of 2019-2020
scholarships: Joseph W. Ives,
Wheaton, Ill.; Koyte Winemiller,
Huber Heights, Ohio; Peyton R.
Lewis, Cypress, Texas; and Rian
S. Lamarque, LeClaire, Iowa.
PCCA received 59 applications representing 23 member
companies this year, and four applicants from last year renewed
their submissions. The scholarships provide $2,500 per year for
children and other dependents
of PCCA members and their
employees. Students selected
as scholarship recipients can
receive up to $10,000 (for those
attending a four-year school) or
$5,000 (for those attending a
two-year program).
The Scholarship Committee
added a fourth scholarship this
year due to a strong fundraising
year, highlighted by a $50,000
matching donation by Rod
Henkels, Henkels & McCoy,
during the 2018 PCCA Auction.
PCCA members at the auction donated the $50,000 to be matched
in a matter of minutes. The
committee also decided to create
a one-year, $1,000-scholarship
for each of the three schools that
PCCA is working with on utility
construction programs.
The PCCA convention also
featured a wildly successful
auction, an uplifting Prayer
Breakfast, featuring Vermeer's
Mary Andringa, and a boisterous

PCCA attendees gather for one of many special events at the convention.

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