2 The IAIABC would like to thank the 2014 President, Jack Nolish, and the Executive Committee for their leadership throughout the Centennial year. A cknowledgments OFFICERS Jack Nolish, President Deputy Director, Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency Christine Baker, Immediate Past President Director, California Department of Industrial Relations Dwight T. Lovan, President Elect Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims R.D. Maynard, Vice President Chair, Idaho Industrial Commission Members at Large Matt Carey, Chief Administrator of Rehabilitation and Education Units, Rhode Island Division of Industrial Accidents Brent Hatch, Director of Return to Work and Special Initiatives, Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation Abbie Hudgens, Administrator, Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Division Larry Karns, Director, Kansas Division of Workers’ Compensation Evelyn McGill, Executive Director, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Anne Naser, Chief Information Officer, WorkSafeBC Paul Sighinolfi, Executive Director/Chair, Maine Workers’ Compensation Board David Threedy, Chair, Washington Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Scott Brener, Ex-Officio Member, Chair of Associate Member Council Senior Vice President and General Counsel, SFM Please visit www.iaiabc.org/proceedings to view IAIABC historical documents including newsletters, Annual Convention proceedings, and research dating back to 1914 (the digital collection is hosted by the HathiTrust Digital Library).

3 Acknowledgments The IAIABC would especially like to thank Fran Davis, Ron Dressler, Glenn Shor, and Brian Watkins of the Centennial Council Histor y Subcommittee for their hard work combing through IAIABC Annual Convention proceedings and historical documents to help make this publication possible. Mary Ahearn, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Josh Baker, Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Division Bob Beloten, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Scott Brener, SFM Carol Cast, Kansas Division of Workers’ Compensation Elizabeth Crum, Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Office of Adjudication Fran Davis, Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims Ron Dressler, Utah Division of Industrial Accidents Brent Hatch, Texas Division of Worker’s Compensation John Hickey, Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation David Jones, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Allen Kassebaum, Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Commission Joe Moreth, Wisconsin Division of Workers’ Compensation Jack Nolish, Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency Stacey Roig, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission Lucinda Saxon, Texas Star Alliance glenn Shor, California Division of Workers’ Compensation Charles Steepleton, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Jessica Stimac, Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Division Brian Watkins, Washington Bureau of Industrial Insurance Appeals The IAIABC would like to thank the members of the Centennial Council for making 2014 a truly special year. The Centennial Council was essential to developing activities, events, and projects related to the IAIABC’s 100 year celebration.