Dear All,
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer thus far. It has been quite a warm one.
Here are some IRD updates to date.
By now I am sure everyone knows that we lost a great man and a cornerstone of the IRD. George Yager was a friend, mentor, and leader in the steel industry and the Institute of Roll Design. He will be missed for sure. We have dedicated the fall meeting in his name and will honor him the night of the banquet.
As we close out this Executive Team’s term we will be swearing in a great team for the future. Will Drohan to be President, Cady Goodbrandson as Vice President, Steven Thomas as Treasurer, and Mike Venesky as Secretary.
We also have a new assistant secretary, Eric Ludwick, who will help the executive team.
The Website is behind in creation, but we will keep you posted as we go live. It will be a much better experience to navigate the site, all in one place. We apologize for the lateness but in the end, it will be a much better experience.
The upcoming meetings for Will’s first year will be first in Pittsburgh with MCC International hosting and in the fall, we will be in the Memphis area with Hybar as our host. It should be an exciting 2026 and more information to follow.
- IRD ASSOCIATION, INC
