Milling Journal

Nearly 80 members from the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Texoma, Central and Wheat State Districts attended the 2010 Spring Meeting and Technical Conference, March 4-5, at the Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX.

Traditionally, the Central and Wheat State Districts have held a joint annual meeting during the last weekend in March in Manhattan, KS, but with the upcoming centennial celebration of K-State’s department of grain science and industry in September, the two districts decided that this would be a great chance to join the Texoma District in San Antonio, TX, according to Jeff Hole, plant manager, of Cereal Food Processors, Inc., Kansas City, KS.

A golf outing was held on Thursday morning, March 4, at the Canyon Springs Golf Club, San Antonio, TX. A social hour followed by a casual banquet was also held Thursday evening at the Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk.

On Friday, March 5, the technical program included several presentations, covering:

Protein quality from a bakery’s point of view, Richard Dempster, product and technical development, of AIB International, Manhattan, KS; plant automation/controls, Mike Haefeli, automation manager, of Buhler, Inc., Plymouth, MN; and proper choices of magnets and magnetic separation, Rick Bigham, product manager, of Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, KS.

Amir Ibrahim, associate professor, of Texas A & M, College Station, TX, made a presentation about improvements and breeding programs concerning hard red winter wheat varieties.

Jason Grahek, senior electrical engineer, of MBA Engineering, Inc., Ham Lake, MN, spoke about energy monitoring and management as well as power quality issues.

Megan Holton, a junior attending K-State’s Grain Science and Industry Program, Manhattan, KS, spoke about her experience in studying milling science along with other foreign-exchange students at the Swiss School of Milling in St. Gallen, Switzerland, from August 2009 until January 2010.

Clay Allen, regional sales manager, of Stoddard Silencers, Grayslake, IL, offered an overview about choices of filters and systems and filtration silencing solutions.

Steve Humphreys, vice president, Design Corrugating Co., Taylorville, IL, spoke about the basics of corrugation.

Also attending the conference were Melinda Farris, executive vice president, and Shannon Henson, director of meetings and exhibits, of IAOM, Overland Park, KS; Joe Woodard, general manager, of ADM Milling Company, Arkansas City, KS, and IAOM Treasurer and International Milling Education Foundation (IMEF) Vice President; and Royal Denning, assistant director of operations, of Cereal Food Processors, Inc., Mission Woods, KS, and IAOM Immediate Past President.

Before the close of Friday’s sessions, business meetings for the Texoma, Central and Wheat State districts were held for the election of officers in 2010. The results are as follows:

TEXOMA DISTRICT

Randy Garvert, ConAgra Mills ─ Director

Aaron Stone, 21st Century Grain ─ Chairperson

Mark Watts, Shawnee Milling Co. ─ Vice Chairperson

Cary Efurd, Caravan Ingredients ─ Secretary/Treasurer

Joel Whatley, Horizon Milling ─ 1st Executive Committeeperson

Bob Schmidt, ADM Milling ─ 2nd Executive Committeeperson

Ryan Platt, C.H. Guenther & Son – Pioneer ─ 3rd Executive Committeeperson

CENTRAL DISTRICT

Jeff Hole, Cereal Food Processors, Inc. ─ Director

Pat Eberle, Cereal Food Processors, Inc. ─ 1st Executive Chairperson

Alan Geesling, ADM Milling Co. ─ Vice Chairperson

James Schroeder, Great Western Mfg. Co. ─ Secretary/Treasurer

Randy Schmidt, Poet Biorefining ─ 1st Executive Committeeperson

John Grabbe, ADM Milling Co. ─ 2nd Executive Committeeperson

Scott Brooks, ADM Milling Co. ─ 3rd Executive Committeeperson

Bill Olson, Caravan Ingredients ─ Allied Trades Chairman

Carol Lashley, Great Western Mfg. Co. ─ District Director of Meetings

WHEAT STATE DISTRICT

Steve Matson, Horizon Milling Co. ─ Director

David Mog, Cereal Food Processors, Inc. ─ Chairperson

Marty Baker, ADM Milling Co. ─ Vice Chairperson

Dick Zimmerman, Creason Corrugating & Machinery, Inc. ─ Secretary/Treasurer

Mark Fowler, Kansas State University – IGP ─ 1st Executive Committeeperson

Jack Keltz, Cereal Food Processors ─ 2nd Executive Committeeperson

Scott Ebbert, ADM MIlling Co. ─ 3rd Executive Committeeperson

2011 IAOM Texoma, Central and Wheat State Districts’ Meeting

Although not finalized, Manhattan, KS is being considered as the site for next year’s meeting of the Texoma District in conjunction with the Central and Wheat State Districts.

Attendees were also reminded that the 114th Annual IAOM Conference and Expo, is coming up shortly and will be held April 18-23, 2010, in Las Vegas, NV.

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