Conference theme chosen for IAAP
The Razorback Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will hold its annual conference 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 23 at the Holiday Inn, 1500 S. 48th St., Springdale.
The conference brochure explains the theme, “Be the One”: Be the one to anticipate needs, to connect stakeholders, to track details, to deliver results, to ensure business gets done and to make a difference.
Kim Hodous of Fayetteville will give practical tips for making communication easier in presentation called “It’s Not About What You Say, It’s About What You Hear.” Known as The Kitchen Table CEO, Hodous was among the first 25 inductees of the Arkansas Small Business Hall of Fame. The success of her jewelry-making business led to a career in corporate coaching and motivational speaking.
A presentation called “There Is No ‘I’ in Team, But There Is Me: Examples of Leadership, Membership and Teams” will be offered by Kevin D. Hall, professor and 21st-Century Leadership Chair in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. His session explores both leadership and membership with an emphasis on being an effective teammate.
Melissa Pianalto, community education instructor at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale, will open the conference with “Google Docs in the Workplace,” explaining the popular document-sharing service. Sue Donohue Smith, associate director of the University of Arkansas Student Union, will explain how to modify one’s approach in customer service to internal customers.
The conference fee for IAAP is $65 for members, $70 for students and $75 for nonmenbers. The deadline to register is April 13. Register at iaap-razorback.org.
Fayetteville engineers get 2 national awards
McGoodwin, Williams & Yates of Fayetteville received two Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas at the Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in Little Rock on March 8.
The Fayetteville engineering company provided the planning, design, bidding and construction management services for the Prairie Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant in a large-scale changeover from the existing treatmentplant capable of treating 5 million gallons of wastewater per day to a system capable of treating 9 million gallons per day. This project was the first in Arkansas to utilize the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. The project cost was $7.7 million and was completed in October 2011.
The facility was funded, in part, by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, the federal recovery act and a city bond issue.
The other award-winning project, Keels Creek Streambank Restoration, was completed in 2012 for the Carroll-Boone Water District. It was undertaken after two consecutive years of unprecedented flooding that had eroded a streambank to within 3 feet of the district’s water supply line. The project averted a potentially major breach of the Carroll-Boone water system serving nearly 30,000 customers.
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Business, Pages 66 on 03/31/2013