Photo gallery

John Gooding, chairman of the board of Gooding, Simpson & Mackes, Ephrata, Pa., is NRCA's 2003-04 president.

Sandy and Dane Bradford live in Montana with their dogs, Thelma-Lou and Ernie.

Gooding, an avid fisherman, once continued to fly fish with a hook stuck in his neck. He had the hook removed after the fish stopped biting.

Mary and John Gooding met at a Bermuda shorts party the summer after eighth grade.

Gooding enjoys spending time with his grandsons, Drake (left) and Angus.

National Ombudsman Michael Barrera

After absorbing 47 percent of its dry weight in water, a facer resembled a potato chip.

Photo courtesy of CRS Inc., Monroe, N.C.

This photo shows the extent of the foam core's distortion caused by the facer—the board absorbed 28 percent of its dry weight in water.

Photo courtesy of CRS Inc., Monroe, N.C.

Without its facers, the board absorbed 19 percent of its dry weight in water but remained flat and otherwise unaffected.

Photo courtesy of CRS Inc., Monroe, N.C.