About the EGCR

About the EGCR

During the early 1970’s, discussion was commonplace among local gas industry and support personnel concerning the need for a program to address operating and maintenance questions on engine/compressor systems in the Morgantown, WV area.

Those early pioneers were:

  • Edward Schwartz, Consolidated Gas Supply Corp.
  • Don Boundurant, West Virginia University
  • Lewis Wetzel, Peoples Natural Gas Company
  • Rodney S. Applegate, Consolidated Gas Supply Corp.
  • Arthur J. Kerr, Jr., Kerr Engineered Sales Co.
  • Glenn Poole, Equitable Gas Company
  • John Sloan, Sloan Brothers, Inc.
  • William A. Miller, Ingersoll Rand Company
  • Richard A. Boulden, R. Boulden Company

The first Roundtable was held May 16-18, 1973 on the Evansdale Campus of West Virginia University in cooperation with the College of Mineral Energy Resources. The “roundtable” discussion format was utilized with group discussions on eleven selected topics of interest. A member of the industry served as discussion leader in each session with manufacturing and/or service organization representatives serving as resource leaders. Attendance of 341 people representing more than 100 companies was recorded. With this base to grow on, the roundtable has expanded and includes lectures and hands on workshops. Attendance has exceeded 1,000 with people from all over the country and even some foreign attendees.

Board of Directors

Chairman
Keith W. Schafer
TransCanada

Vice Chairman
Tom Coyne
Hi-Tech Compressor

Secretary
Keith Sauter
Interstate-McBee

Treasurer
Bob Painter
ACI Services, Inc.

Exhibits Chairman
Brian Connell
Ellwood Crankshaft

Exhibits Vice Chairman
Randy McDonald
Potemkin Industries

Program Vice Chairman
Frank Parker
EQT

Program Vice Chairman
Stephen Wright
CSI Compressco LP

Program Vice Chairman
Jacob Shackelford
Ariel Corporation

Program Vice Chairman
Tim Chicoine
MRC Global		Publicity Chairman
Doug Kuzma
Black Box Corporation

Publicity Vice Chairman
Roy Houston
ACI Services, Inc.

Policies & Procedures
Joe Reiheld
ACI Services, Inc.

Foundation/Scholarship
Mike Salmons
Bilfinger Westcon

Director
Matt McCarthy
Sloan Lubrication Systems

Director
Mike Roy
Crestwood Midstream

Director
David Kerr
Kerr Engineered Sales

Executive Director
Joyce Perhac
Foxfire Management
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