Brief History of the ISBGA:
In 1988 four gentlemen from different parts of the state of Iowa felt that they were missing out on an organization in the state that dealt with buildings and grounds maintenance as it related to educational institutes. So Mr. Bill Good who was the director of facilities at Davenport IA reached out to Mel McKern Council Bluffs IA, Dave Dvorak Cedar Rapids IA, and Jim Haring from Clinton IA. A meeting was arranged in Clinton IA to discuss the concept. From that meeting the Iowa Schools Buildings and Grounds Association (ISBGA) was born. The group decided to concentrate on the following items:
In 1988 four gentlemen from different parts of the state of Iowa felt that they were missing out on an organization in the state that dealt with buildings and grounds maintenance as it related to educational institutes. So Mr. Bill Good who was the director of facilities at Davenport IA reached out to Mel McKern Council Bluffs IA, Dave Dvorak Cedar Rapids IA, and Jim Haring from Clinton IA. A meeting was arranged in Clinton IA to discuss the concept. From that meeting the Iowa Schools Buildings and Grounds Association (ISBGA) was born. The group decided to concentrate on the following items:
- Create an organization for school buildings and grounds supervisors to collaborate on common issues related to school problems and concerns.
- Use collaboration to help spell out B&G supervisors review best practices in other districts to optimize resources for the tax payers.
- Bring in experts to share different perspectives on processes and services.
- President Bill Good, Davenport Iowa
- Vice President Mel McKern, Council Bluffs Iowa
- Treasure Dave Dvorak, Cedar Rapids Iowa
- James Haring, Clinton Iowa
- Robert Thomas, Cedar Rapids Iowa
- John Dungan, Newton Iowa