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From the President...

Thanks for a Great Convention!

 

The 2008 MBA Summer Convention has come and gone and it was a great time!  We’d like to thank our MBA members, the clinicians, and our exhibitors for providing a super convention and a fine educational experience.  Our friends at Port Arrowhead provided a beautiful facility and quality service and the upgrades to the resort were very noticeable.

 

I’d like to personally thank Rob Nichols for his service to MBA as President and for all the work he put in to make this a strong convention.  Rob supervised our move to Port Arrowhead 2 years ago and I’m thankful for his leadership in this move.  I’d also like to thank Paul Swofford for his 8 years of service to MBA and wish him the best as he moves off the MBA Board of Directors.  Paul has served both as President of MBA as well as MMEA and I know he is looking forward to only being President of the St. Clair Band.  Well, maybe Vice-President (sorry Elaine).

 

We are excited about the addition of Denis Swope as our Membership Chair.  Denis is the assistant band director at Hickman High School in Columbia and a long time MBA member.  Denis was unable to attend the convention due to the birth of his new baby girl, Mia, the day before the convention started.  Congratulations Denis and Julie!

 

If you are a member of MBA, please take a minute to update your profile on the website.  You can do this by clicking “Membership” in the left column and then entering your email address and password under the heading “MBA Membership Renewal and Profile Update”.  If you are not a member and would like to join, please click, “click here to join” on the Membership page. 

 

If you have thoughts or suggestions on the summer convention, the all-state band, or anything relevant to Missouri bands, please email me at kruether@lebanon.k12.mo.us.  I will be serving you as President for the next 2 years and I’m honored to take on this responsibility.   Linda Huck will now take over as All-State Band Coordinator and you will be hearing from her soon.  Thanks and enjoy the rest of your summer!

 

Keith