APAI 63rd ANNUAL CONVENTION CELEBRATES HIGHEST LEVELS OF EXCELLENCE
The Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI) 63rd Annual Convention held November 28-29, 2018 at the West Des Moines Marriott saw a record number of attendees, powerful speakers and the APAI’s largest-ever awards program celebrating Iowa’s Asphalt Industry’s commitment to excellence.
The theme of the APAI Convention was “Driving Excellence” and the 400+ attendees were treated to two days of featured speakers from the Iowa DOT, Region 7 of the EPA, the Illinois Tollway, Iowa County, Municipal and Consulting Engineers and leaders of the APAI in an atmosphere of innovation, partnership, and camaraderie. The keynote speaker, Mr. Erik Therwanger, former US Marine, drove home the principles of building a foundation of leadership to achieve the highest levels of excellence for individuals and companies.
The Wednesday night event, “Life in the Fast Lane”, saw APAI contractors racing cars on a 28’ oval track at speeds not seen in the WDM area in years. The President’s banquet on Thursday night saw new APAI President Ray Svoboda of Grimes Asphalt and Paving take the leadership of the association and Member of the Year, Mike Collins of Knife River, recognized for his contributions to Iowa’s Asphalt Industry. 
The APAI Scholarship auction held later that evening was a huge success with over $31,000 raised for APAI Scholarship recipients. “This convention was important to our industry in many ways,” said Bill Rosener, APAI Executive Vice President. “Our industry is in the midst of a generational change and I couldn’t be more proud of our young leaders coming together to solidify our partnerships with the agencies we work with; committing themselves to work on APAI committees that effect the future of our industry and pledging resources to the next generation through APAI scholarships. This event proved that we are in very good hands with our next generation of leaders.”
The APAI would like to thank our sponsors:
PRESIDENTS' BANQUET
Roadtec, Inc.
SMOOTHNESS AWARDS LUNCHEON
Bituminous Materials & Supply Co.
Flint Hills Resources
Hallett Materials
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE - WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Astec, Inc.
Construction Materials Testing
Flagger Pros USA, L.L.C.
Jebro, Inc.
Knife River Midwest
Weiler
RECEPTION / SILENT AUCTION
Altorfer, Inc.
Ziegler Inc.
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS
Valley Environmental Services
GENERAL SESSION
Capital City Equipment Co.
Jim Hawk Truck Trailers, Inc.
Logan Contractor Supply, Inc.
Martin Marietta
MidState Reclamation, Inc.
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc.
MEMBERSHIP DAY
Antigo Construction, Inc.
Bitco General Insurance
Central Service & Supply, Inc.
CWMF Corp.
Cylosoft
J.D. Donovan, Inc.
Elite Flagging, Inc.
L.G. Everist, Inc.
Holmes Murphy Associates
Ingevity
Missouri Petroleum Products Co., L.L.C.
Purple Wave Auction
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers / IronPlanet
Schildberg Construction Co.
Star Equipment, Ltd.
Whitfield & Eddy Law