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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ASPHALT USER/PRODUCER GROUP’s SPRING MEETING  and        WESTERN COOPERATIVE TEST GROUP ANNUAL MEETING  at           JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa 3800 W. Starr Pass Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85745 A special ‘THANK YOU’ to this years co-sponsors: BASF, BJ Chemical Services, CHS, Ergon, Frontier Oil & Refining, Gecan, Kimrad Transport, Mountain States Materials, Ponderosa Petroleum, Suncor March 24, 2009             Golf Tournament @ Starr Pass Golf Course            1^st Place Team – Tim Biel (CME Transportation Group), Brian Johnson (AMRL), Tony Manzi (Gecan) – Team score 69 Tie for 2^nd 2^nd Place Team -  Brad Butterfield (Pioneer Oil), Bentley Steffenson (Kimrad Transport), Doug Watson (CMT Laboratories) – Team score 70 2^nd Place Team – Judy Gaines (RMAU/PG), Brett Towns (BASF), Joe Rountree (BASF), Marshall Shackelford (Suncor Energy) – Team score 70 3^rd Place Team – Tom Johnson (Frontier Oil), Bill Onacki (Ergon), Charles Reilly (Ponderosa Petroleum) – Team score 75 Longest Drive – Brett Towns (BASF) Closest to the Pin – Charles Reilly (Ponderosa Petroleum)  March 25, 2009 SPEAKERS:  Binder Technician Workshop Update Bob McGennis, Holly Asphalt Standardization Effort Update Ann Ferry, Valero AMRL Update Brian Johnson, AMRL WCTG Data Analysis Olga Puzic, Process Analysis Transition from Elastic Recovery to MSCR Test – Update on the Asphalt Research Consortium Studies Dr. Hussain U. Bahia, University of Wisconsin - Madison Mix Design David Johnson, Asphalt Institute WMA Mix Design Procedures Ray Bonaquist, Advance Asphalt Technologies Oil Sands Tony Manzi, Gecan General Business             WCTG Board Elections – Re-elected– Craig Fabrizio (SemMaterials) and Jeff Herman (North Dakota DOT) – Term ends (March 2011)  WCTG Awards for Outstanding Participation for Quantity & Quality in Sample Testing of Performance Grade Binder - March 2008 – February 2009  Monthly winners:  F.H.W.A.                                 -           March 2008                         North Dakota DOT                 -           April 2008 Nevada DOT                           -           May 2008 Oregon DOT                           -           June 2008 Paramount – Nevada              -           October 2008                         Garco                                      -           November 2008                         Terry Asphalt                          -           December 2008                         SemMaterials – Las Vegas      -           January 2009                         SemMaterials – Las Vegas      -           February 2009 Yearly winners for Superior Quality and Highest Measure Participation in Sample Testing of Performance Grade Binder – March 2008 – February 2009  ExxonMobil – Billings North Dakota DOT Oregon DOT Valero – Benicia WCTG Honors for the Highest Level of Involvement and Superiority in Sample Testing of Performance Grade Binder – March 2008 – February 2009  UTAH DOT March 26, 2009 M320 Asphalt Institute / FHWA