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•March/April 2013 • www.csinashville.org SpecifActS NASHViLLe SPECIFACTSMARCH/APRIL 2013 page 1 When i participate in discussions with col- leagues at cSi events, a common philosophy that i have found to be shared by many of our members is not just a drive to know everything there is to know about their trade and adjacent work, but a need to participate in many different interests, both inside and outside of the indus- try. i have met those who sell paint and win- dow film and also pursue interests in literature, music, history, and other outside interests that many times end up assisting their interaction with others in our industry. this diversity of interest for so many members appears to assist in keeping the mounds of change orders, pay applications, change di- rectives, and zoning presentation boards from becoming overwhelming in our daily routines. it also helps prove that so many cSi members are multifaceted and inclusive of outside ideas and concepts. this inclusion is mirrored in cSi. A joke that i continue to hear from those unfamil- iar with the construction Specifications institute when i offer to bring them to a chapter Meet- ing is, “Will William peterson be there,” though on occasion that is not intended to be a joke. A question that i hear just as often from those who are familiar with cSi is, “How is cSi stay- ing relevant?” the first few times that i heard this question, i was somewhat taken a back, because of what cSi offers to its members and the construction industry as a whole: continu- ing education, networking with those from ev- ery corner of the industry, online specification and product resources, mentoring from profes- sionals to students and emerging profession- als, standards development for specifications, contracts, and the list continues. Why is there even a question as to the relevance of cSi? then, i understood it as i watched students from the University of tennessee, Middle ten- nessee State University, tennessee State Uni- versity, and the University of Memphis graduate and pursue careers at architectural firms, con- struction companies, and suppliers and trade studio time and exams for overtime and hard deadlines: time; rather a lack of it. Many of us feel the time crunch, especially those of us who are engaged with multiple organizations, travel extensively, and have to maintain continuing education units. When the time crunch hits us typically, we have to begin making decisions as to where to cut time: organization involve- ment, family time, even business development for new work. A Time to Celebrate by Jarrod Finger ...cONtiNUeD ON pAGe 3

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  • •March/April 2013 •www.csinashville.orgSpecifActS

    NASHViLLe

    SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 1

    When i participate in discussions with col-leagues at cSi events, a common philosophy that i have found to be shared by many of our members is not just a drive to know everything there is to know about their trade and adjacent work, but a need to participate in many different interests, both inside and outside of the indus-try. i have met those who sell paint and win-dow film and also pursue interests in literature, music, history, and other outside interests that many times end up assisting their interaction with others in our industry.

    this diversity of interest for so many members appears to assist in keeping the mounds of change orders, pay applications, change di-rectives, and zoning presentation boards from becoming overwhelming in our daily routines. it also helps prove that so many cSi members are multifaceted and inclusive of outside ideas and concepts. this inclusion is mirrored in cSi.

    A joke that i continue to hear from those unfamil-iar with the construction Specifications institute when i offer to bring them to a chapter Meet-ing is, “Will William peterson be there,” though on occasion that is not intended to be a joke.

    A question that i hear just as often from those who are familiar with cSi is, “How is cSi stay-ing relevant?” the first few times that i heard this question, i was somewhat taken a back, because of what cSi offers to its members and the construction industry as a whole: continu-ing education, networking with those from ev-ery corner of the industry, online specification and product resources, mentoring from profes-sionals to students and emerging profession-als, standards development for specifications, contracts, and the list continues. Why is there even a question as to the relevance of cSi?

    then, i understood it as i watched students from the University of tennessee, Middle ten-nessee State University, tennessee State Uni-versity, and the University of Memphis graduate and pursue careers at architectural firms, con-struction companies, and suppliers and trade studio time and exams for overtime and hard deadlines: time; rather a lack of it. Many of us feel the time crunch, especially those of us who are engaged with multiple organizations, travel extensively, and have to maintain continuing education units. When the time crunch hits us typically, we have to begin making decisions as to where to cut time: organization involve-ment, family time, even business development for new work.

    A Time to Celebrateby

    Jarrod Finger

    ...cONtiNUeD ON pAGe 3

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013

    MARCH ANNIVERSARIES!!!

    NEW MEMBERS!!!

    ELIZABETH THOMPSONMOODY/NOLAN LTD., INC.

    32 YEARS

    JOHN McNICHOLASJOHNS MANVILLE ROOFING SYSTEMS

    20 YEARS

    TIFFANY GOULETTNEMEC CO., INC.

    12 YEARS

    MICHAEL GOBERPC & QC by SHAW

    2 YEARS

    ROSS RHOADESDRAPER, INC.

    3 YEARS

    J MARK BUCKJ. MARK BUCK AIA, ARCHITECT

    10 YEARS

    VICKIE LONGMCGRAW HILL CONSTRUCTION DODGE

    15 YEARSLEE CAVETT

    ASSA ABLOY DSS15 YEARS

    LARRY MARVELKAATZ BINKLEY JONES & MORRIS ARCHITECTS

    14 YEARS

    TODD MASONHAFELE AMERICA CO

    1 YEARS

    TRIPP CATESWATERMARK SOLID SURFACE, INC.

    2 YEARS

    JARROD FINGERWISENGINEERS, INC.

    6 YEARS

    YOLANDA JOLLEYSPECS & DETAILS, LLC

    13 YEARS

    CLAY CHRISTAIN, CSI EIT

    DUDLEY DOLINGERDOLINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC

    JASON PANNULEWIS, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP, P.C.

    BRITTANY WELLER

    page 2

    LORETTA BALTZMCGRAW HILL CONSTRUCTION DODGE

    15 YEARS

    RUSS FULLERFULLER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    15 YEARS

    STEVEN HONEYSOUTHLAND BRICK & BLOCK

    19 YEARS

    J. BARRY HOLTMOODY NOLAN

    38 YEARS

    REBECCA DUNKLEYCONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS, INC.

    41 YEARS

    THOMAS PARSHALLTLP ARCHITECTS

    23 YEARS

    APRIL ANNIVERSARIES!!!

  • Nashville chapter cSi

    contact Us

    www.csinashville.org

    construction Specifications institute

    p.O. Box 25267Nashville, tN 37202

    SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 3

    So, if we see the restriction of time as some-thing that affects most of our lives, we should also consider how cSi stands apart from other organizations. How do we entice and benefit those with scholastic and family obligations in addition to daily work responsibilities to attend our meetings and be active within the organi-zation if those participants are also considering AiA, iiDA, USGBc among the other available organizations?

    When i have posed this question, a common response is that we need to be more like anoth-er organization or we need to focus on another aspect of the industry such as green building. While i embrace our use of new technology and industry considerations such as BiM, sustain-ability, and cloud computing, all of which im-pacts us, we need to be careful to not become a mini-USGBc or a mini-ADDA. it is my belief that the benefit of cSi is all of its current offerings, not a specific single offering. in cSi’s case, the sum of its parts is greater than the individual components because different combinations of those components can impact all of us to vary-ing degrees. for instance, some of the drafting and design students and instructors within the technology centers in tennessee are interested in cSi, but for the online educational programs and resources, networking opportunities, and the cDt program, whereas there is not as great of enthusiasm for specification formats, ccS, cccA, or ccpR certification, though the car-pentry and concrete programs may have less of an interest in cDt and more in cccA.

    cSi is great because of the many offerings and the people involved within the organization: the conglomeration of members from banks, con-struction companies, design firms, engineer-ing firms, owner’s representatives, and product representatives and as long we maintain an interest on those differences and celebrate the access that we all have to colleagues from the whole industry, the access to mentors, potential employers, and clients is unparalleled in any other organization that i have seen. that diver-sity of thought during panel discussions, the insight that we can all receive from the whole design team’s presence in the same room, not just the direct competition, is an asset that will benefit everyone in the room at every event, be it leadership conferences, educational events, or social gatherings.

    it is my belief that if we try to mimic other orga-nizations in thought or deed (in lieu of adopting beneficial concepts), then we face the potential of declining membership and/or fewer partici-pants, however, if we celebrate our professional diversity and inclusion of different types of pro-fessionals and students throughout the state, that celebration will strengthen cSi and help the Nashville chapter grow. that celebration and inclusion will have to include all of our of-ferings, not a singular component. the cDt is great, but if we focus on that one cSi offering (or any other singular offering) and use that by itself as a membership builder, we will not de-velop the lasting relationships and leaders that have made and continue to make the Nashville chapter as great as it is.

    CSI NASHVILLE CHAPTER

    CALENDAR OF EVENTS

    Visit our webpage at http://www.csinashville.org/events.php

    This calendar is a live Google calendar so anyone us-ing an Android smartphone or iOS (Apple) can link to it quickly and get chapter events on their calendars and agendas. Please contact Devin Righter with any questions.

    ...cONtiNUeD fROM pAGe 1

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 4

    CDT TIME In nASHVILLECarl Manka

    The 10 week CDT classes for 2013 are complete – very successfully we think. Average attendance was in the twenties. Of that group 17 said they were going to take the CDT exam, so far I have heard from 15 that have passed (a few exam days remain) – excellent. We have at least 15 additional people that have demonstrated their understanding of the CSI Principles and Construction Documents. Although the nashville Chapter’s CDT study classes have been around since the mid 1970’s, my records only go back to 1998. In those 16 years well over 400 students (generally people in our design & construction world) have attended at least some of the CDT classes. They are from a very wide cross section of our industry. Every year most of the CDT class participants and those taking the exam are not CSI members, at least not at that time. These classes are a minor contribution to our indus-try from CSI. Classes this year had assistance from Lynn Jolley, Cheryl Crosby, Jerry Preston and Kevin Corkern. All very able instructors.

    Our current membership is around 123 members. Of our chapter members, 42 have CDT behind their name. There are a total of 105 CDT’s in Tennessee, members and non-members. As you know, the CDT is the prerequisite for the Certification exams. In our membership we also have 10 members that are Certified Construction Specifiers and 6 that are Certified Construction Contract Administrators. Kent Kile is our only Certified Construction Prod-uct Representative.

    As a point of interest, in 2007 we also had 42 chapter members that were CDT, 10 CCS, 8 CCCA and one CCPR. Since 2007 we have 46 new members – 10 of which are CDT and 2 with CCS. For the 42 members with the lon-gest membership in CSI 16 are CDT, 7 CCS, 5 CCCA and 1 CCPR.

    All exams are offered twice a year – Spring and Fall. Check http://www.csinet.org/ for details. If you do not have CDT behind your name, you have additional opportunities. If you have achieved the CDT, you should consider one of the Certification exams.

    SAM AnDERSOn AnDERSOn ARCHITECTSHELGA BOLyARD GRESHAM, SMITH AnD PARTnERSASIA DIxOn THOMAS, MILLER & PARTnERSCLAE FuLLER LELLyETTE & ROGERS CO.JOHn HADLEy THOMAS, MILLER & PARTnERSROn HALE REH GROuP, LLCBRAnDOn HARVEy HFR DESIGn, InC.ARyA KABIRI THOMAS, MILLER & PARTnERSJIMMy KInCAID SCHOOL FACILITy MAnAGEMEnTDAVID MAxWELL MAxWELL ROOFInG & SHEET METALAnnSLEy MILLER THOMAS, MILLER & PARTnERSALLEn RAy PInnACLE COnSTRuCTIOnROSS RHOADES DRAPER InCROB TuRnER HARDAWAy COnST. CO.JILL WHITFIELD JOHnSOn JOHnSOn CRABTREE ARCHITECTS

    Congratulations to those that recently passed the CDT exam, they are:

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013

    This September, the National CSI Show,

    CONSTRUCT 2013 will be held in Nashville at our brand new convention center the week of Sept. 23-27th.

    We are very excited to announce that the CSI Nashville Chapter will be hosting a very large Private Event on Thursday night, Sept. 26th called “Tune in to Nashville” which will be held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum from 6 pm to midnight. The entire Hall of Fame and Museum has been rented exclusively for our event! The Nashville Blue Tones, a 7 piece band, is our headliner. They will perform in the Conservatory on the Sherwin Williams Stage from 9-12 pm. You might get happy feet and want to dance! Singer Songwriter Dan Scha-fer will perform from 6:30 – 8 pm as you dine on great Southern Cuisine which will be served from several food stations placed through-out the Conservatory and also in the upstairs Rotunda. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provid-ed with your meal. Cash bars will be available.

    Speaking of the Rotunda, it is our “acousti-cal venue” for the night – a big thanks to Hilti North America for sponsoring this venue!Singer song-writers will perform while you eat, drink, mingle, and enjoy looking at the Country Music Artist Inductee Plaques dis-played in this fabulous space. Making her debut, Abby Faith, 15 year old aspiring coun-try artist and daughter of CSI member David Nyseth (WI Chapter), will be performing. Other performers will be announced later.

    CONSTRUCT 2013 COMES TO NASHVILLE!!!!By….Melanie Kenney, cSi Nashville chapter

    page 5

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013

    You will have unlimited access to the Museum. It is really fascinating to see all of the wonderful memorabilia displayed here - including one really cool car owned by Elvis. The museum is awe-some and not to be missed!!!!

    Enjoy food and beverages, share some laughs, and maybe even a cigar or two with friends on the Johns Manville Patio.

    Each adult guest will leave with a unique 14” x 20” Hatch Show Print Poster. Sponsored by PPG Industries, these iconic NASHVILLE posters have been designed especially for this event.

    TNEMEC Company is sponsoring tickets to 20 very lucky local pre-determined CSI Student Members.

    As you can see, our committee has been very busy putting this together for you! To make this event a success for our chapter and our sponsors, we need as many people in our industry to attend as possible. Tickets are not just limited to CSI mem-bers. Tickets will go on sale May 20th through the Construct website - www.CONSTRUCTshow.com.

    A link to that site is also available through our chapter website www.csinashville.org.

    So SAVE THE DATE and help us get the excite-ment started!!!!!

    If you would like to volunteer to help with our Tune in to Nashville event, or need more information,contact either Melanie Kenney [email protected] or Tiffany Goulet [email protected].

    Hope you’ll make plans to attend!!!!!! Remember to register early because tickets will be limited.

    The Nashville Chapter will also be hosting a Golf Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 24th at the Presi-dent’s Reserve Golf Course at Hermitage Hills. Jim Christain, our incoming chapter President, has put this event together. He can be contact-ed at [email protected]. Sponsors are needed. Tickets for this event will also go on sale May 20th through the registration site at www.CONSTRUCT-show.com.

    TICKET SALES START MAY 2OTH!!!!

    page 6

    COnSTRuCT 2013SHIRTS AnD HATS FOR SALE!!!!

    SHIRTS $35HATS $12

    Help our local Chapter, support the Convention, and SHOW your PRIDE in CSI!!! Purchase a Construct

    2013 shirt or hat today. Please contact Melanie Kenney.

    Melanie Kenney [email protected]

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 7

     Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Thursday night, Sept. 26th 

    Go to www.csinashville.org and click on Save the Date to see more about this exciting event! 

      Tickets can be purchased beginning Monday, May20th 

    only at www.Constructshow.com  

    The entire Construction Industry and all Construct 2013 Attendees and Exhibitors are invited. Anyone interested in commercial construction and networking is welcome –bring guests too! 

     Major Sponsors: 

     Sherwin Williams                      Stage Sponsor Hilti North America                     Rotunda – Acoustic Venue   Johns Manville                     Patio Sponsor   PPG Industries                Hatch Show Print Sponsor       TNEMEC                             Student Sponsor 

    Event Sponsors: (to date) McGraw‐Hill Dodge Major Industries TLP Architects 

    Mortar Net Solutions Wausau Window and Wall Systems 

    Parex USA ATAS International 

    PROSOCO Gresham Smith & Partners 

    Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, Planning  

    Printing Sponsor: Lellyett & Rogers Services 

    To become a Sponsor go to…….  www.csinashville.org 

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 8

    My, how things have changed! the brave new world of 24/7 interconnectivity certainly is marvelous; each day brings new ways to learn more about everything, sometimes too many. i'm not going to give you the old line about "When i was a kid, we had to walk two miles to school, through the snow, uphill both ways!" And i'm not going to rail against progress. i am fascinated by new technology and new products, and i still enjoy learning about everything possible.

    But i do wonder if we're giving up much of the adventure and fun of life in favor of trying to do as much as possible.

    Having said that, i must add, nostalgia is selective memory at its worst; it ignores most of the facts. it's easy to say, "things were so much better in the '50s, when i could buy [just about anything] for so much less!" But when you consider the average wage in 1955 - $4,500, or about two bucks an hour - that price might not look so good anymore.

    Another problem with that line of thinking is that people in 1955 probably had wonderful memories (or illusions) about how good things were in 1950, and those people likely longed for life at the turn of the century, and so on. At some point, then, we're looking at life not only without smart phones and texting, but also without packaged food and good medical care. Not for me, thanks.

    Still, some good things may have been lost along the way. in our quest for speed and efficiency, it seems we no longer have time for simply enjoying the journey. consider sport fishing; much of the romance and art of fishing has been lost. Once a contest between man and fish, the results depended not only on the mood of the fish, which is true yet today, but on the knowledge and skills of the person doing the fishing. though the fish always has been at a disadvantage, the contest was a bit more even in the past; it certainly required a lot more on the part of the angler.

    A successful angler probably fished only a few lakes. Not only was travel much more difficult and ex-pensive, but success required a knowledge of the lake, something that was acquired only after much time and experimentation. Knowing the fish and their habits were also important. When do they travel, where do they go, what do they like to eat at different times of year? this knowledge was best known by those who fished the lakes regularly. it also was passed on in conversation, with obvious limits, and by various publications. even then, learning about a given lake took a fair amount of effort.

    24/7; GONe fiSHiNGSheldon Wolfe, RA, fcSi, ccS, cccA, cSc

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 9

    today, in contrast, anyone who can afford a smart phone can access virtually all that is known about any fish in any lake at any time of year. Other technologies have seen similar progress. While the fisher-man of long ago rowed a small boat from the dock, and later used a small outboard motor, the modern rig is a huge boat with padded, rotating seats, entertainment center, live wells with oxygenation, GpS, fish finder, and, in addition to a trolling motor, an engine suitable for a small barge.

    We still share a romanticized image of the fishing experience, even though now it often is compressed into a series of frenzied activities. Load the boat, ignore the local lakes and drive a hundred miles, launch the boat, ask Siri where the best fishing spot is, fire up the 90 horse Merc and get there as fast as possible, use the fish finder, deploy the trolling motor or the anchor, and throw in a line. if nothing happens in first five minutes, repeat as needed. if catching a fish is the entire purpose of the trip, i sup-pose that works. i'm not an avid angler, but i have enjoyed many fishing trips. Some of the best were halcyon days when we threw in a line, relaxed back in the seats, let the sun soak in, listened to the loons and the water lapping onto the hull - and didn't get a strike.

    A recent Rick Steves episode reminded me of our 2009 trip to europe. i've seen some of the recent additions to information accessible by smart phone; it's now possible to stroll through many cities, staring at the phone (we need a new word for these things!), reading about the history of the city, the unusual piece of art in the next building, the world-class but inexpensive restaurant on the next block, the museum hidden from view to the right, when the next train departs and what the fare is, and more, all without talking to a single person.

    As this progresses, will travel come to the same end as fish-ing trips? except for the rich and famous, who have the time and money for ocean cruises, getting to any distant place requires a bit of high-speed travel, but once there, will we take the time to see the surroundings, or simply walk along, head down, and miss the adventure of discovery? if we're no longer required to ask the locals for directions, will we sacrifice the opportu-nity to meet new people and

    learn what they have to offer? Will we become fishers of factoids, with the goal of collecting as many as possible, or will we still take time to smell the roses?

    "everyone knows the difference between the eiffel tower and the Leaning tower, but what distinguish-es your trip is the experience you have." Rick Stevesif you have comments, please visit my blogs and leave them there!© 2013, Sheldon Wolfe, RA, fcSi, ccS, cccA, cSc

    follow me at http://swconstructivethoughts.blogspot.com/, http://swspecificthoughts.blogspot.com/,http://twitter.com/swolfearch

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 10

    2013 GOLF Fun CELEBRATInG OuR 10TH yEAR!

    IIDA, IFMA, & CSI MeMberS AnD ChApter FrIenDS:

    ARE yOu READy FOR SOME GOLF?! THIS yEAR, WE ARE SPICInG THInGS uP WITH A PRE-OuTInG

    PuTT-PuTT COMPETITIOn!! THAT'S RIGHT, nO ExCuSES THIS yEAR - EVERyOnE CAn PLAy! A WEEK BEFORE THE "BIG GAME", WE ARE HOSTInG A PuTT-PuTT COMPE-TITIOn AT GRAnD OLD GOLF nEAR OPRyLAnD HOTEL.

    For the third consecutive year, the annual golf outing will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Forrest Crossing Golf Course in Franklin, Tn. Proceeds from the golf events are used by all three organizations for operating expenses and educational opportunities that further develop the professionalism of our organizations and its members.

    The golf outing is designed to be fun in fellowship and to build relationships, and is not as focused on scores. With that in mind, we are requiring that all teams have at least one specifier or one fa-cility manager. However, we understand that all of us like to WIn, so this year we are continuing an element of golf banter coined Competitive Strokes. you will be given the opportunity to pur-chase strokes to be added to another team’s score ($5 per stroke); likewise, you will be able to purchase strokes to be deducted from your team’s score ($10 per stroke).

    nEW THIS yEAR, nash Vegas Photo Booths will be onsite for hi-lariously fun group photos!! Grab a friend, a funky hat, and strike a pose!

    For information check the website or click the link provided: http://www.csinashville.org/2013GolfOutting.pdf

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 11

    About Us... Founded in 1948, CSI is a non-profit tech-nical organization dedicated to the advancement of construction technology through communi-cation, research, education, and service. CSI serves the interests of architects, engineers, specifiers, contractors, product manufacturers, and others in theconstruction industry. Specifacts is published monthly by the Nashville Chapter CSI. This publication acts as a moderator without approving, disapproving or guaranteeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claims or opinions appearing under a byline or ob-taining or quoted from an acknowledged source. The Chapter does not constitute any endorsement of products featured in advertisements.

    Nominees for 2013-2014 Board of DirectorsNashville Chapter CSI

    This is the slate of nominees for the Board for the upcoming year 2013-2014

    to be voted on at our upcoming meeting on May 21, 2013.

    Board Member NomineesPresident Elect; Rick Jones

    1st VP; Jerry Curtis2nd VP; Melanie Kenney

    Secretary; Dan CressTreasurer; Jack Potter

    Director, 1st Year; Kevin RussellDirector, 1st Year; Devin Righter

    Director, 1st Year; Randy Huffman

    Non-elected Board Members for 2013-2014President; Jim Christain

    Immediate Past President; Eric LundquistDirector, 2nd Year; Jarrod Finger

    Director, 2nd Year; Mark Buck Director, 2nd Year; Mike Leonard

    Congratulations to Kevin CorKern for being elected seCretarY of institute…

    What an honor and a special thanks to Kevin for all his hard work and for representing the nasHville CHaPter.

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 12

    uPCOMInG EVEnTS:SPECHEADS - TuESDAy MAy 14THOaks Tower Basement Conference RoomGOLF OuTInG - WEDnESDAy MAy 8THForrest Crossing Golf Course in Franklin, TnHuMP DAy HAPPy HOuR - WEDnESDAy MAy 15THLocation TBDMAy CHAPTER MEETInG -TuESDAy MAy 21STAdventure Science Center

    you're Invited to Attend a Continuing Ed-ucation Event at The International Door Association (IDA) Expo in nashville, Tn on May 10th at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. For more information go to csinashville.org

    GULf StAteS cONSOLiDAteD ReGiON cONfeReNce AND LeADeRSHip MeetiNG RepORt:

    thursday, April 25th at 6:00 in the morning, Jerry curtis, Kevin corkern and i left for Baton Rouge, LA. the trip took us 8 hours and 585 miles. Jerry’s has three driving speeds, “fast”, “faster” and “get out of our way!”

    friday morning started out with the Leadership portion of the weekend meeting with sessions on Lead-ership, communications, effective presentations and “Speed Dating” a new concept on leadership training.

    After lunch, the General Session started with the broad meeting where i sat in to represent Nashville. Because of our normal two region meetings being combined into one meeting this year, a new list of meeting places was presented with New Orleans hosting the next Region conference in April of 2014, Birmingham the Leadership Meeting in August of 2014 and Nashville will host the Region conference in April of 2019.

    Saturday opened with a series of educational seminars. the Board meeting and closing session fol-lowed after lunch where i again represented eric Lundquist and gave the chapter report. At the close of the session i was asked to bring everyone up to date about construct 2013. i gave everyone a special appeal to attend our private event. everyone that was there said they were coming to Nashville for construct 2013 and were planning to attend our party. everyone asks us on what there could do to help us with the institute meeting. i indicated that we had several areas that they could help in. i mentioned the Nashville booth and also the introduction of speakers and manpower at the seminar sessions. i told them to email Melanie, tiffany, Jerry or myself with available times they could help and we would set up a schedule and supply it to everyone.

    After the closing session and a “brief” visit to the hospitality room we gathered for the “Awards Ban-quet”. After many chapter and region awards were given out, it came time for the highest Region Award to be given out, the “Robert Bishop Award”. Well, Nashville shines again, it was presented to our own Kevin corkern. cONGRAtULAtiONS KeViN.

    After another “brief” visit to the hospitality room, it was time to retire for the evening and get ready for that long ride home. We returned to Nashville 4pm Sunday. it was a great meeting and i want to en-courage more members to attend the next one.

    thanks,tom parshall

  • SPECIFACTS•MARCH/APRIL 2013 page 13

    OFFICERS

    Eric Lundquist, President(615) [email protected]

    Tim yoko, Immediate Past Presi-dent(615) [email protected]

    Jim Christain, 1st Vice President(615) 386-9962(615) 495-1972 [email protected]

    Dan Cress, Secretary(615) 377-9773(615) 370-4147 [email protected]

    Jack Potter, Treasurer(615) 370-8500(615) 370-8530 [email protected]

    DIRECTORS

    Jarrod Finger, Chapter Director(615) 953-9474 ext. 704(615) [email protected]

    Mark Buck, Chapter Director(615) 973-2013 [email protected]

    Mike Leonard, Chapter Director(615) 329-1399(615) 329- 1486 [email protected]

    Tim Pedigo, Chapter Director(615) 244-0440(615) 244-4553 [email protected]

    Rick Jones, Chapter Director(615) 367-1333(615) 367-6918 [email protected]

    Randy Huffman(513) [email protected]

    COMMITTEE CHAIRS & CO-CHAIRS

    Kevin Russell, Academic Liaison(615) [email protected]

    Troy Williams, Awards(615) 356-9911(615) 352-6737 [email protected]

    Jerry Curtis, Programs (615) [email protected]

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