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[GH] From Mark Milkovich on his outstanding ( and extreme ) efforts to prepare for the Masters exam :
Thank you Gordy,
As with every candidate, my wife and friends are ecstatic that I passed the
MCI exam. They believe they have watched enough back casts to last a while.
That's a lot of hours watching and I have big debts to repay; I can't thank
them enough.
My examiners were Bruce Richards and Molly Semenik; the exam could not have
been more straightforward, professional and enjoyable.
On the drive back from Bozeman yesterday I had the chance to think about all
the MCIs who helped me in the process. In the three years since I joined
the MCI Study Group, I have enjoyed hundreds of hours reading the posts and
participating in the quizzes. I know that for every hour I spent, Gordy, you
spent ten. Thank you for setting that standard for service to the program.
Add to that the postings from the MCIs and other candidates and the group is
far and away the best source of pertinent information available.
My mentor, Kirk Eberhard, who also moderates the two handed study group,
gave me many, many days of his time for coaching, quizzes, reviewing lesson
plans, encouragement and Salmon River fishing reports. Kirk is a great
mentor and his participation guaranteed a good outcome as only a great
mentor's can. Rick Williams very helpfully and actively tutored me on many
occasions. I also received the opportunity to observe teaching from Bruce Richards, Molly Semenik, Soon Lee, Mary AnnDozier and Peter DeBaun. The Conclave workshops provided more exceptional
training.
When I first prepared written answers to the Study guide, they were
thoroughly reviewed by Liz Watson. I didn't know Liz when I asked her to do
that and we still haven't met. Since then, rewrites and other written
questions were reviewed by Tim Lawson, Dwight Klemin and Al Buhr.
Mock exams or similar assessments were provided at numerous different times
by Gordy Hill, Peter Lami, Joe Libeu, Tim Lawson, Bruce Williams and Eric
Cook.
My apologies to any individuals I may have missed. One thing is certain;
this is a long list and whenever I asked for help from any MCI the answer I
always received was: "Of course." When I was going to be within 150 miles
of potential MCI coaching, I made the call and got the answer I knew I could
expect.
Thank you all for generously providing unrivaled expertise and persistent
encouragement. This is the best casting training in the world. Based on my
experience it is available to any candidate who requests it.
Mark
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