ASAE QUAD CITY SECTION ACTIVITIES: 1989-1990 THROUGH 1998-1999

The following program material is taken from meeting announcements found in the Section archives. As compared to the similar listings for earlier decades of the Section’s existence, the following material is not complete. If you would have copies of these later meeting announcements, please share that information with David Smith to help the Section maintain a complete record of its meeting programs.

1989-1990 Chair: David Wolak Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Tom Haar Arrangements: Past Chair: John VandeWiele Awards: Treasurer: David McFee Career Guidance: Secretary: Jay Olson Education: Nominating: Tom Hitzhusen Membership: John VandeWiele Member Services: Dean Yoder Program: Public Relations: Steering:

January 25, 1990 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Joint Meeting with Mississippi Valley Section of SAE 2.) Thermoforming: Shaping the Future - Jim L. Blin, President, Triangle Plastics, Inc., Winthrop, Iowa. 3.) Stereolithography: Concept to Reality - Thomas Rohrbeck, Senior Sales Representative, 3D Systems Inc., Roselle, Illinois. 4.) Closed Handling System for Planter Applied Granular Pesticides - Don Landphair, Engineer, John Deere Harvester Works, Moline. 5.) John Deere 9960 Cotton Picker - Steve Junge, Senior Engineer, John Deere Des Moines Works, Des Moines, Iowa. 6.) Agricultural versus Automotive Manufacturing Philosophy - Bruce M. Woodard, General Manager, Case IH East Moline Plant.

March 22, 1990 - Holiday Inn, Davenport, Iowa.

1.) International Purchasing - Robert Lees, International Purchasing, Deere & Company, Moline. 2.) Reliability Growth During Combine Development - Richard Remley, Manager, Quality & reliability, John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline. 3.) Quality: Vision and Reality - Mary Lou Kotecki, Production Engineering Staff, Deere & Company, Moline. 4.) Farm Equipment Safety Needs in the 90’s - Charlene Finck, Machinery Editor, Farm Journal. April 25, 1990 –Roberts Riverboat, Bettendorf, Iowa. Attendance: 90+

1.) Annual Meeting celebrating 40th Anniversary of the Quad City Section. Spouse Night with dinner and cruise on the Quad City Queen riverboat. 2.) Bump, Bump, Bump… ..The Design Connection - Donald Genaro, Senior Partner, Henry Dreyfus Associates.

1990-1991 Chair: Tom Haar Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: David McFee Membership/Awards:Don Yarbrough Past Chair: David Wolak Education: Barbara Keleher Treasurer: Dave Scheib Public Relations: David Skinner Secretary: Steve Newbery Nominating: Lyle Stephens Ron Correll Dick Mong

January 24, 1991 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Joint Meeting with Mississippi Valley Section of SAE 2.) Soil Tilth: An Effective Cure for Water Quality Problems – Jerry Hatfield, Director, National Soil Tilth Lab, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa. 3.) Dynamic Tractor Tire Testing at the Technical University of Berlin – Jack Wiley, Principal Engineer, Deere & Company Technical Center, Moline. 4.) Overview –Design Optimization of Mechanical Systems – K. Choi, Associate Director of Center for Computer Aided Design, University of Iowa. 5.) Design Optimization from a User Perspective – Eric Doberstein, Applications and Training Engineer, Khan Phillips and Associates, Oak Park, Illinois. 6.) After Dinner Speaker: David T. Morgan, Jr., Colonel, U. S. Army, and Chief of Staff, U. S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command, Rock Island Arsenal.

March 14, 1991 – Evening Educational Seminar, Steeplegate Inn, Davenport, Iowa.

1.) Metal Fatigue in Engineering - Ralph Stephens, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City.

March 21, 1991 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) 1991 US Farm Bill Symposium (A) Farm Business - Steve Spivey, New Windsor, Illinois. (B) Farm Implement Dealer-Farm Business - Bob Bottens, General Manager, Empire N. A. Inc., Case IH Dealer, Gebeseo, Illinois. (C) Manufacturer - David Maaske, Manager, Corporate Planning, J. I. Case Company, Racine, Wisconsin. (D) Manufacturer-Economist - Thomas Reynolds, Market Economics Department, Deere & Company, Moline. 2.) Agriculture and Our Environment - Robert C. Lanphier III, President, AGMED Inc. and ASAE President.

April 25, 1991 - Roberts River Rides, LeClaire, Iowa.

1.) Annual Meeting and Spouse Night with dinner and cruise on the Quad City Queen riverboat.

1991-1992 Chair: David McFee Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Dean Yoder Past Chair: Tom Haar Treasurer: John DeGenova Secretary: Jim Lamb Nominating: Bob Clancy

November 21, 1991 –Holiday Inn, Moline, Illinois.

1.) John Deere 60 Series Tractors – Jim Wright, Manager, Tractor Marketing, John Deere Waterloo Works, Waterloo, Iowa. 2.) CaseIH 7150 Tractor – Bruce Yackley, Manager, New 2WD Tractors, J. I. Case, Hinsdale, Illinois. 3.) CaseIH 2055 Cotton Picker –Kevin Richman, Manager, Cotton Products, J. I. Case, Hinsdale, Illinois. 4.) Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC) – Sarah Fiedler Thorn, Special Projects Coordinator.

January 23, 1992 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Joint Meeting with Mississippi Valley Section of SAE 2.) A Marketing Perspective on Environmental Issues – Siva Balasubramanian, Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business, University of Iowa. 3.) An Overview of the Recycling Business – John Gentzkow, Vice President, Alter Trading Corporation, Davenport. 4.) Industrial Chemicals from New Oil Seed Crops – Kenneth Carlson, Research Chemist, New Crops Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria. 5.) Cornpak – Errol Rodda, Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana. 6.) After Dinner Speaker: Robert J. Ratliff, President and CEO, AGCO.

March 26, 1992 –Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) The Quad Cities Manufacturing Technology Consortium – Kerry Kerber, Manager, Manufacturing Technology Consortium. 2.) Marketing the Quad Cities – Scott Tunnicliff, Marketing Specialist, Quad City Development Group.

April 23, 1992 –Roberts Riverboat, LeClaire, Iowa.

1.) Awards and announcement of 1992-1993 officers. Spouse Night with dinner and cruise on the Quad City Queen riverboat.

1992-1993 Chair: Dean Yoder Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Brad Keleher Membership: David McFee Past Chair: David McFee Publicity: Rick Clark Treasurer: Marilyn Maddox Awards: David Skinner Secretary: Joe Basala Nominating: John VandeWiele Neil West Harold Luth

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May 21, 1993, Family Picnic, Rock Island Arsenal.

1.) Award presentations, introduction of 1993-1994 officers and remarks by Doug Bosworth, 1992-1993 ASAE President.

1993-1994 Chair: Brad Keleher Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Marilyn Maddox Past Chair: Dean Yoder Treasurer: Secretary: Nominating:

1994-1995 Chair: Marilyn Maddox Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Robert Spangler Membership Brad Keleher Past Chair: Brad Keleher Newsletter Editor Wayne Block Treasurer: Michelle Stivers Public Relations Jeff Schick Secretary: Jeff Schick Nominating: Dale Tanis Lyle Stephens Richard Mong James Lamb

October 13, 1994, Viking Club, Moline, Illinois. 1.) Waking Your Creative Genius – William Boon, Professor, Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University. 2.) Research, Development, Design and Introduction of the 8000 Series of John Deere Large Row Crop Tractors – Johnny Dickinson, Division Marketing Manager, Row Crop/Four Wheel Drive Tractors, John Deere Waterloo Works.

January ??, 1995

1.) Joint Meeting with SAE Mississippi Valley Section - cancelled because of snow storm. See April 26, 1995 meeting below.

March 30, 1995 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) The Internet (with a live demonstration) - Myron Schirer, Consultant, Information Researchers. 2.) ASAE’s Vision 2007 - Harold Schramm, ASAE Research Director. 3.) After Dinner Speaker - Russ Johnston, Humorist and Motivational Speaker.

April 26, 1995 –Sam’s Hideaway, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Informal Social Get Together. 2.) Video of Presentation on Roller Coaster Design - Mark Dowman, Engineering Manager, Arrow Dynamics. This presentation was to have been presented at the January meeting cancelled due to snow.

1995-1996 Chair: Robert Spangler Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: David Skinner Awards Michelle Stivers Past Chair: Marilyn Maddox Membership Rick Clark Treasurer: Barry Stott Dan Reints Secretary: Steve Kocourek Newsletter Editor Wayne Block Nominating: Marilyn Maddox Don Olmsted Dathan Kerber

October 26, 1995 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) The Axial-Flow Combine - Terry Snack, Application Specialist, Case IH. 2.) End of the Two Cylinder Era - Roy Harrington, Author, John Deere Tractors and Equipment: 1960-1990.

January 18, 1996 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Joint Meeting with SAE Mississippi Valley Section. 2.) In Pursuit of the Ideal Tractor: Development of the Rubber Belt Tractor (ASAE Distinguished Lecture) - Jeff Moore, Project Engineer, Caterpillar Inc., Decatur, Illinois. 3.) Precision Farming with the John Deere GreenStar System - Terry Pickett, Manager, Engineering, Precision Farming, Deere & Company, Moline. 4.) The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR Racing - Tom Cotter, President, Cotter Communications, Charlotte, North Carolina.

March 28, 1996 - Spring Meeting, Spouse-Guest Night, Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1996-1997 Chair: David Skinner Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: James Hitch Awards Michelle Stivers Past Chair: Marilyn Maddox Education Craig Thomas Treasurer: Dan Heim Mark Zmuda Secretary: Barry Stott Membership Todd Van Hal Nominating: Mark Carius Kelvin Bennett Tom Haar Newsletter Editor David Smith Orlin Johnson Scholarship Dohn Pfeiffer Supplier Coordinator Dick Mong

October 24, 1996 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Agricultural Engineers & Bus Engines - Carroll E. Goering, Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois. 2.) Trends in Crops and Crop Properties - Paul Carter, Agronomy Service Support Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.. 3.) What’s New in Recycling - Mary McClain, Recycling Coordinator, Scott County, Iowa Area Recycling Center.

January 23, 1997 - Holiday Inn, Moline, Illinois. Attendance: 100+

1.) Joint Meeting with SAE Mississippi Valley Section. 2.) Photobubbles: Cyberphotography - A New Digital Immersive Media - Daniel Kuban, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Omniview, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee. 3.) Wider Profits with Ultra-Narrow Rows - Marion Calmer, Owner, Calmer’s Agronomic Research Center, Alpha, Illinois. 4.) Product Protection: What every Design Engineer Should Know - Kevin Moriaty, Senior Patent Counsel, Deere & Company, Moline. 5.) Building for the Future at Cessna - Pat Boyarski, General Manager, Single Engine Piston Aircraft, Cessna Aircraft Company.

February 13, 1997 - Evening Educational Seminar, United Township High school, East Moline, Illinois.

1.) Design of Welded Joints - Harold Krause, Associate Professor, Black Hawk College, Moline. March 20, 1997 -–Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Uzbekistan: Expanding World Ag Market Place - Bill Horak, Consultant, Case-Uzbekistan Joint Venture. 2.) Case 2555 Cotton Express Cotton Picker - Cris Hanson, Manager, Cotton Products, Product Management Group, Case Corporation. 3.) 9000 Series 4WD Tractors - Dale Tayloe and Tony Kajewski, 4WD Vehicle Engineering, John Deere Product Engineering Center, Waterloo, Iowa. 4.) The Golden Handcuffs or What is Stopping You from Being All That You Can Be? - Bill Evans, New Horizons Consulting Group.

April 17, 1997 - Tour and Social, Rock Island, Illinois.

1.) Tour of Ed Spiess’s “Lesser Known Classics” Antique Farm Tractor Collection with Social Following at Plaza One in Rock Island.

1997-1998 Chair: James Hitch Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Barry Stott Awards Michelle Stivers Past Chair: David Skinner Newsletter Editor David Smith Treasurer: Steve Newbery Supplier Coordinator Dick Mong Secretary: Kelvin Bennett Nominating: Bob Clancy Bill Cooksey Bill Lundie

October 23, 1997 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) John Deere 1900 Commodity Cart - David Gregor and Dan Thiemke, John Deere Seeding Group, Moline. 2.) The Five Most Often Asked Questions about the European Union’s Machinery Safety Directive - Michael Senneff, Senior Engineer, Product Safety and Compliance, John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline. 3.) El Nino: How It Affects You in the Midwest - Ray Wolf, Science and Operations Officer, National Weather Service, Quad City Airport.

January 15, 1998 - Holiday Inn, Davenport, Iowa. Attendance: 170+

1.) Joint Meeting with SAE Mississippi Valley Section. 2.) The Bicycle as an Inclusionary Vehicle: Using Bicycles to Bring Children with Disabilities into the Mainstream - Richard E. Klein, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois. 3.) Virtual Proving Ground Simulation Technology - James D. Turner, Associate Director, National Advanced Driving Simulator, University of Iowa. 4.) Caterpillar Claas Lexion Combine - Dennis Disberger, New Product Introduction Manager, Caterpillar Claas America LLC. 5.) Vermeer: Building on a Solid Foundation for the Future - Mary Vermeer Andringa, President and Chief operating Officer, Vermeer Manufacturing Company, Pella, Iowa.

March 26, 1998 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) ASAE Collegiate ¼ Scale Tractor Design Competition - Neil Detra and Kelly Wehner, Case Corporation. 2.) Entrepreneuring: With or Without the Corporation - Henry Madden, Entrepreneur. 3.) John Deere Commons and the TPC Golf Course - Paul Knedler, Manager, Visitor & Special Services, Deere & Company, Moline.

April 16, 1998 - Tour and Social, Rock Island, Illinois.

1.) Tour of Rock Island Arsenal Kingsbury Manufacturing Complex. 2.) Social at Huckleberry’s Pizza, Rock Island.

1998-1999 Chair: Barry Stott Committee Chairs: Chair Elect: Michelle Stivers Awards Steve Newbery Past Chair: James Hitch Education Todd Van Hal Treasurer: Tim Wodrich Chun Yue Secretary: John Ringer Membership Brianna Van Dyne Nominating: Lanny Leppo Josh Wolters David Skinner Newsletter Editor David Smith Lyle Stephens Scholarship Chris Sobolik Supplier Coordinator Dick Mong ¼ Scale Tractor Steve Newbery

October 22, 1998 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois. Attendance: 99

1.) Some Perspectives on Grain Harvesting Down Under - Graeme Quick, Power & Machinery Leader, Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University. 2.) No-Till Crop Production in Rock Island County - Joe Gates, District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Doug Hessman, Resource Conservationist, Rock Island Soil and Water Conservation District. 3.) The Fascinating Life of Tractors: A Harness-Worn Mule’s Best Friend - Dave Mowitz, Machinery Editor, Successful Farming Magazine.

November 12, 1998 –Membership Drive and Tour.

1.) Tour of Sears Manufacturing, Davenport, Iowa. 2.) Pasta Buffet Dinner at Plaza One Hotel, Rock Island.

January 21, 1999 - Steeplegate Inn, Davenport, Iowa. Attendance: 150+ 1.) Joint Meeting with SAE Mississippi Valley Section. 2.) Biotechnology: Implications for Farm Equipment - Richard Johnson, Manager, Agronomic Services, Deere & Company Technical Center, Moline. 3.) Robotic Welding - Terry O’Connell, Vice President, Genesis Systems Group, Davenport, Iowa. 4.) David and Goliath: Cameco and Deere & Company - Henry Werling, Product Manager, Region I, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois. 5.) Case MX Magnum Series Tractors - Fenton Harder, Development Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Agricultural Products, Case. 6.) Update on ASAE ¼ Scale Tractor Design Contest - Neil and Kelly Detra. 6.) Harley’s Engine of Success - Elna Blass, Director, Process Innovation, Harley- Davidson.

March 25, 1999 - Tour.

1.) Tour of Genesis Systems Group, Davenport, Iowa.

April 15, 1999 - Viking Club, Moline, Illinois.

1.) Awards Meeting and Celebration of Section’s 50th Anniversary. 2.) Dressing for Success - Pat Wohlford, Wardrobe Consultant, Rosen agency, Bettendorf, Iowa. 3.) Two Shades of Green Tractors - Larry Gay, Farm Tractor Historian and Author. 4.) Shielded Corn Snapping Rolls - an ASAE Historic Landmark - Tom Hitzhusen, John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline.