The NIOA Newsletter - May 2018 Edition

Greetings to friends of the NIOA!

Reminder that there is no NIOA meeting this month, so that you can participate in the IWEA Operator's Challenge! The NIOA is willing to sponsor a team or two...that means you and 3 cohorts can earn up to 5 Technical CEU's for free! More information below....

1. IWEA Operator's Challenge - Team Needed. We are continuing to look for 4 members to represent the NIOA team at the IWEA Operator's Challenge on May 22. Members do not have to be form the same utility, so if you are interested in participating, but don't have a full team, this is your opportunity! The Challenge will be held at the Shelbyville Resource Recovery Facility southeast of Indianapolis. Please contact one of your NIOA officers if you are interested! The NIOA will pay all registration fees for the Challenge! More information on the Operator's Challenge can be found here. Registration ends soon!
2. NIOA Doug Brookhart Scholarship - Nominations Needed. We are also looking for nominees for the 2nd annual Doug Brookhart Scholarship! As a tribute to Doug Brookhart, for his support for NIOA and his assistance in all aspects of the important work done by plant operators, a scholarship has been created. For those that did not know Doug, he worked for Jones & Henry Engineers. He was a trouble shooter and helped plant operators all over Northern Indiana and Ohio. If you had an operations problem, Doug would help you solve it. His knowledge of this industry was amazing.The Scholarship would consist of paid registration to the annual IWEA conference – all three (3) days, including lunches, hotel reservations at conference hotel for two (2) or three (3) nights, parking and $50 VISA gift card for meals. Anticipated cost = $1,100.Nominations are requested from all members by the June meeting. The Officers of NIOA will select a candidate and notify him or her in July, so reservations can be completed. Please contact Mike Franke for more information or to nominate someone. If you are interested in donating to help the NIOA fund this scholarship, more information can be found here. 
3. Mark your calendar for the Pottyshack Invitational! This year's golf outing will be on June 13th at the Juday Creek Golf Course in Granger! This is a great opportunity for operators and businesses to get to know each other.  We will start the day off with the NIOA business/educational meeting at 11:00am. Those that have signed up to golf will be treated to a lunch followed by a round of golf beginning around 12:30 pm.  It will be a scramble consisting of a four man team. To RSVP, please send a completed form to Mike Franke.
4. Our annual cookout will be back at Chain O' Lakes State Park on July 11th. Franke Environmental Systems and Engineering Resources will be providing a cornucopia of grilled meats. More details to come!
5. The NIOA Website has been updated with a number of jobs at member utilities and training opportunities around the area. Check it out now!