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<br />I <br /> <br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Every year there 1s some person or group that deserves a <br />special mention of appreciation for their effort in behalf of this <br />program. This year there are two people worthy of this award. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />First, Mildred Jaeger 1s retiring from the Kansas/Oklahoma <br />Hail Loss Service. She has provided crop hail damage instances to <br />us over the years. Having recently turned 60, Mrs. Jaeger says.. . <br />"it's about time, don't you think?" She also allowed us to recover <br />many back years of crop damage information a couple of years ago, <br />When all the data is eventually in a form we can use, we think <br />there will be considerable information uncovered and correlated. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Second 1s Kyle Spencer, a local area pilot raised in Kendall. <br />Several years ago he made his way to this program, became qualified <br />in cloud base seeding, then persisted in this activity to <br />eventually became our cloud-tap seeding pilot based in Dodge City. <br />Normally, most pilots only spend a year or two in weather <br />modification because seasons usually only last 4 - 6 months then <br />it's off to the next program---somewhere, if there is one, or do <br />something else. Fortunately, Kyle has been able to fly with our <br />Program aircraft when it has been leased to other groups in the <br />off-season and gain considerable experience in other kinds of <br />weather modification as well as in much different flying conditions <br />from Kansas. This past summer Kyle had more than his fair share of <br />maintenance problems, but somehow he seemed to be able to pull it <br />together when mast needed. His perservera1+ce and dedication to <br />keeping things going continues to make him a valued member of the <br />operations. <br /> <br />i <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />42 <br />