February 16-17, 2005
75th Nebraska Well Drillers Association Annual Convention
At each Nebraska Well Drillers Association (NWDA) annual convention CSD hosts an information booth. Several CSD employees staff the booth and/or help with other administrative, logistical and cartographic tasks. Some of them are recognized here.
In January, 1929, Dr. George Condra, CSD director, University of Nebraska, invited twelve well drillers to campus. From this meeting, a state-wide association of well drillers was organized. Since then, NWDA has become one of the largest and most successful state water well drillers associations in the U.S. Since the beginning, NWDA and CSD have worked closely together. A primary function of CSD is to manage and house the NWDA archives. In order to share and preserve these archives, CD produced the NWDA Archives Web Site (photos and text by Duane Mohlman).
Lee Orton (NWDA Executive Director) and Jerry Leach (groundwater technician) discuss the convention at the manufacturers registration desk.
Judy Otteman (SNR Publications Store staff assistant) and Mark Burbach (assistant geoscientist) at the CSD Information Booth.
Judy Otteman (staff assistant, SNR Publications Store), and Jerry Leach (groundwater technician) and Jacki Vogel (staff assistant) staff the CSD Information Booth.
Duane Eversoll (research geologist) and Jerry Leach (groundwater technician). Mr. Eversoll is a long-time NWDA board member and supporter. Mr. Leach coordinates the manufacturers who attend the annual NWDA Annual Convention.
Jacki Loomis (staff assistant) runs the registration desk at the NWDA Annual Conference. Ms. Loomis helps the NWDA coordinate many of its activities.
