Author: Kristi Rutledge

Contribution ¶ Recognition ¶ Achievement ¶ Belonging ¶ Development

DoubleTree Guest Suites
7270 Cedar Street
November 10th, 2005
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

2005 Red Carpet Affair Agenda
Registration / Socializing
5:00—5:45
Welcome
Proclamation Reading
5:45—6:00
Cake Cutting Ceremony
6:00—6:15
History Presentation
President’s State of the Union
6:15—7:00
Presentation of 2005 Awards
New Member of the Year
Member of the Year
Director of the Year
Vice President of the Year
Outstanding Original Training
Champion Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
President’s Award
7:00—7:30
Induction of 2006 Board
Closing
7:30—8:00

Fifty years ago a group of 26 individuals came together to help legitimize training as a profession. We are now 350 members strong, representing several major corporations within the Omaha Metro community. It is through your volunteerism and dedication to ASTD Nebraska that we reached this milestone.
Thank you for joining us for the 2005 Red Carpet Affair to honor past ASTD Nebraska Presidents, recognize outstanding chapter volunteers and contributions, present a lifetime achievement award, and commemorate our chapter’s 50-year history.
Here’s to another 50 years of “Leading the way in workplace learning and performance.”

2005 Board of Directors and Officers

President	Tricia Danielsen
President Elect	Patricia Harrold
Past President	Carol Horner
Treasurer	Jennifer Kay
Secretary	Sue Wymore / Sarah Julius
VP Communication	Linda McManigal
Newsletter Director	Kristi Moehring / Elizabeth Ambrose
Director of Web	Linda Beiriger
VP Marketing	Angela Galloway
Director of Community Relations	Wendell Nekoranec
Director of Marketing	Kristi Rutledge
Director of Public Relations	Janet Skogerboe
VP Membership	Denai Vaughn / Diane Skrobo
Director of Member Involvement	Shawn Mahrenholz
Director of Member Benefits	Lisa McDonald
VP Programming	Deb Dice
Director of Awards	Wendy Schultz
Director of Programming	Kathy Denker
Director of SIGs	Judy Morss
VP Professional Development	Rich Felt
Director of CIT & Trainer’s Institute	Kate Bratetic
Director of Career Resources	Valerie Noll
Director of Mentor Program	Bobi Jensen
NAC	Lisa Hayes

ASTD Nebraska Presidents

Patrick J. Mulvhill	1959-60	Marilyn Fischback	1984-86
Michael Beilis	1962-63	Nancy O’Brien	1986-87
Frank Goodell	1964-65	Michael Hoisch	1988
Harold Slayer	1966	Mike Obal	1989
Joseph Murphy	1967	Louise Waszak	1990
E. Lee Horeis	1968	Liz Mazzotta	1991
Ken Fielding	1969	Michael Anderson	1992
Russell Browne	1970	Patricia Snipp	1993
Thomas Moore	1971	Colleen Haack	1994
Thomas Ernst	1972	Doug Maline	1995
Richard McGaughey	1973	Janet French	1996
Patricia Rogers	1974	Marguerite McGill	1997
Dan Albertus	1975	Deb Nastasi	1998
Jim Woods	1976	Rick Noss	1999
Frances A. Kimberly	1976-77	Dustin Logan	2000
William C. Burgess	1977-78	Cindi VanHousen	2001
Mike Fletcher	1978-79	Gretchen Finke Patras	2002
George Boddy	1979-80	Lisa Hayes	2003
Melinda Bickerstaff	1980-81	Carol Horner	2004
Merle Schlines	1982-83	Tricia Danielsen	2005
Clint Maun	1983-84

Speakers
Master of Ceremonies, Dave Arch, is a best-selling author, internationally recognized speaker and conference presenter, and serves as the National Training Consultant for the Sandler Sales Institute.
He has authored a dozen resource books currently used throughout the training industry.
His accomplishments in the training field are honored in the 1996-97 National Directory of Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals, and his articles have been featured in Training and ComputerWorld. His pioneering work in web-based training delivery has been featured in Yahoo! Magazine and the Time Magazine’s online website.
1964-65 ASTD Nebraska President, Frank Goodell, is one of ASTD Nebraska’s founding members. He held all the officer chairs from 1960 to 1965 and attended national ASTD conventions.
Over the years he has been a Creighton University faculty member, Director of Training and Development for Mutual of Omaha, Training Director for the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Research Associate for the Educational Research Council of America, and Chief Training Officer for the National Park Service.

Dave Arch
http://davearch.sandler.com

Frank C. Goodell

ASTD Nebraska
2005 Monthly Program Speakers

David Byres
Bill Cashell	Better Life Hypnosis
Carol Horner	Synchronicity
Paula Lukowski / Joe Comstock	Omaha Public Power District
Douglas Maline	Omaha Public Power District
Michael Mitilier	MTS Training
Wendell Nekoranec	Mutual of Omaha
Maureen Orey	ASTD
Kevin Pufall / Reagan Pufall	SKR Pufall, LLC
Duane Salonen	Dale Carnegie
Tom Westbrook, Ph.D.	Drake University

ASTD Nebraska
2005 Certificate in Training Graduates
Clark Anderson
Angela Carter
Stephanie Grooter
Ann Hansen
Jeremy Haecker
April Kassen
Patricia Mumford
NickSchuler
Rebecca Sekyra
Rebecca Sharpe
John Sheehan
John Simet
Jennifer Skibbe
Janet Stukenholtz
Densie Thramer
Kelly Watren
James Weber
Angela Weis
Stacie Zagurski

ASTD Nebraska
2005 Trainers Institute Graduates
Quinn Abraham
Josh Bopp
Steve Cook
Monique Cribbs
Darrin Glading
Bret Jacob
Daniel Johnson
Rich Larsen
Mike McNeeley
Julie Menghini
Kenny Musser
Nancy Novak
Rusty Nelson
Laura Peterson
Catherine Rawlings
Valerie Reed
Erin Richardson
Todd Sites

ASTD Nebraska
2005 Volunteers
BOOKS, TOYS & GAMES SIG
Lynette Campbell Jo Dillion Linda Gidley
Patricia Harrold Carol Horner Jamie Kelly
Dina Morales Judy Morss Wendell Nekoranec
TECHNOLOGY SIG
Marilyn Czerwinski Eric Finch Sue Jones
Geri Larsen Mike McCarron Judy Morss
Dar Piatt John Rogers Jeff Tierney
MEMBER ORIENTATION SESSION COMMITTEE
Stacy Braun Gary Repair Rebecca Sharpe
Jan Stukenholtz
RESUME TEAM
Cathy Grage Stephanie Grooters Cheryl Hamilton
Sue Iiams Andrew Raffel
NON-PROFIT TRAINING OUTREACH
Michael Mitilier

TRAINERS INSTITUTE
Terri Beadleson Nikky Butler Krishna Clay
Heather Davis Rich Felt Patricia Harrold
Michael Richards Diane Skrobo
ADVANCED TRAINERS INSTITUTE
Tamara Dowling Amy Jorgensen Roxanne Morrow
Theresa Nelson Kristi Rutledge Janet Skogerboe
Sue Wymore Gretchen Finke Patras
AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE
Wendy Schultz Tricia Danielsen Lisa Hayes
Judy Morss Patricia Harrold Carol Horner
Aileen Sigler Janet Skogerboe Miriam Pearson
AWARDS (RED CARPET AFFAIR) COMMITTEE
Wendy Schultz Terri Beadleson Carol Horner
Janet Skogerboe Aileen Sigler Brandy Vosler
Miriam Pearson Nicole McGuire
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks go to Kathy Denker—Director of Programming, Denai Vaughn—VP of Membership, and Dina Morales—VP of Professional Development for their contributions to the organization before they moved out of state this past year.

New Member of the Year
This award recognizes any ASTD member who has been a member for less than 18 months and has diligently volunteered on committees and special projects and contributed to the success of the chapter. Recipient selected by membership.
TAMARA DOWLING
Developed the process and resources for the Advanced Trainers Institute Request for Presenters project
Created the evaluation matrix used for the ATI proposal review
Helped create a multi-media marketing campaign targeting our chapter and other local chapters throughout the nation
Recruited and trained seven professionals to evaluate ATI presenters’ proposals
Created the presenter acceptance / declination process, compiled the data from each accepted proposal to submit a working document for syllabus development required for ATI’s accreditation by Bellevue University
WENDY SCHULTZ
Recruited and led the Awards Committee to develop, organize, market, and execute this year’s Red Carpet Affair in honor of ASTD Nebraska’s 50th anniversary
Created a detailed spreadsheet to keep the preparation for the Red Carpet Affair on target
Volunteered to fill the role as Director of Awards for 2005
Accepted the challenging role as VP of Programming for 2006

AILEEN SIGLER
Volunteered to serve on the Awards Committee
Offered creative ideas on the committee, including innovative ways to honor ASTD Nebraska’s past presidents
Accepted the challenge of decorating for the awards event and even secured a red carpet for this year’s Red Carpet Affair

Member of the Year
This award recognizes any ASTD member that has been a member for more than 18 months and has diligently volunteered on committees and special projects and contributed to the success of our chapter. Recipient selected by the membership.
SUE IIAMS
Took a leading role with the Resume Team
Increased the team’s reliability and decreased the turn-around-time of the service by implementing standard processes
Designed and implemented a follow-up survey process to assess the success of the team’s resume critiques
Currently developing the documentation to support the team’s processes to ensure standardized training for new team members
Trained new team members and kept them involved
Suggested the Mock Interview Program, which will be implemented in 2006
SHAWN MAHRENHOLZ
Attends most monthly meetings, MOS sessions, and Membership Committee planning meetings
Recruited an additional Director of Membership
Represented ASTD Nebraska at the UNO Communications Workshop
Contributed newsletter articles and sent numerous e-mails advertising volunteer positions and recognizing volunteer accomplishments
Actively recruits new members to help them become involved with the organization

Director of the Year
This award recognizes a current Director whose participation in ASTD on committees, projects, and professional involvement has supported the growth and success of ASTD members and the association. Recipient selected by the membership.
LINDA BEIRIGER
Director of Web
KATE BRATETIC
Director of CIT and TI
BOBI JENSEN
Director of Mentor Program
SHAWN MAHRENHOLZ
Director of Member Involvement
LISA MCDONALD
Director of Member Benefits
JUDY MORSS
Director of SIGs
WENDELL NEKORANEC
Director of Community Relations
VALERIE NOLL
Director of Career Resources
KRISTI RUTLEDGE
Director of Marketing
WENDY SCHULTZ
Director of Awards
JANET SKOGERBOE
Director of Public Relations

Vice President of the Year
This award recognizes a current Vice President who has demonstrated exemplary leadership, allowing the membership to thrive and grow in the community. This person’s professional decisions will have contributed to the growth and development of each ASTD member. Recipient selected by the membership.
DEB DICE
VP of Programming
RICH FELT
VP of Professional Development
ANGELA GALLOWAY
VP of Marketing
SARAH JULIUS
Secretary
JENNIFER KAY
Treasurer
LINDA MCMANIGAL
VP of Communication
DIANE SKROBO
VP of Membership
SUE WYMORE
Secretary

Outstanding Original Soft Skills Training
This award recognizes a creative training course in both soft skills content and technical content developed internally and implemented within the previous 18 months. This course is strategically aligned with company goals and has measurable results.
ONE STARFISH AT A TIME
Kristi Rutledge—SITEL Corporation
One Starfish at a Time is an ethics course developed to be delivered to both management and frontline employees. The goals of the course were to translate SITEL’s shared values into actions, publicize and set ethical standards within the InsuranceSource Business Unit, create an awareness of personal and companywide consequences of ethical choices, and to improve employees’ analytical decision making abilities.
Course content was developed by interviewing site HR Managers to identify situations resulting from poor decisions that required HR intervention. Participants were led through a series of activities that forced them to discover their personal moral compasses, identify the impact of various actions at work, understand their responsibility to team members, and analyze common workday situations in order to identify appropriate courses of action.
Training and HR co-facilitated the course to frontline managers, who in turn facilitated the course in bite-sized chunks to their teams during pre-shift meetings. Approximately 1,200 employees participated in the training in six remote sites.

Training Champion
This award recognizes a person or group for either serving as a strong advocate of training or supporting training initiatives by providing resources to ensure a training department’s success. Recipients do not have to be members of ASTD Nebraska.
TERRI BEADLESON
Developed a training program for internal trainers that focused on adult learning principles, lesson planning, curriculum development, and communication styles
Instrumental in the deployment of company initiatives resulting in measurable success
Demonstrated a commitment to ensuring that she possesses the knowledge and abilities to successfully transfer knowledge to her team
Worked with a new line of business for Apria Healthcare that generated over $1.2 million in sales in a year
Oversaw the training and implementation of two primary initiatives that decreased labor and increased productivity
NORMA HOLTMEYER
Encourages and supports training team’s professional development and involvement in professional organizations, including ASTD Nebraska
Hosted numerous Tech SIG meetings and provided specialized speakers to benefit ASTD Nebraska members
Champions training team’s contributions with executives
Encourages training team’s use of dialogue and problem solving

VICKY WILLIS KOZIOL
Implemented training vision for Omni Hotels Reservation Center that assisted in developing new employees during a rapid growth phase
Created a coaching environment within the reservation center
Encouraged staff to participate in ASTD Nebraska and other training and leadership learning opportunities in the community
Initiated a career path program to guide employees in their professional growth within the reservation center
DOUG LAMAR
Ensures internal training opportunities are available to all staff and consistently inquires about training needs within the organization
Secures management support of training and identifies internal subject matter experts
Encourages employees to identify external training opportunities and secures corporate sponsorship or pursues grant monies to ensure employees can participate—to date, Doug has helped secure over $13,000 in grant funding to support training initiatives
Ensures all competencies required to achieve organizational goals are supported and works with individuals to establish personal training goals
Instrumental in sending employees to ASTD Certificate in Training and Advanced Trainers Institute classes

Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes an individual who has made exceptional contributions to ASTD, the training industry and the community. He or she must have been involved in both the local chapter and the national organization for at least five years.
PATRICIA HARROLD
Served as Director of Career Resources, Vice President of Professional Development, and President Elect
Led four task forces—Career Resource Resume Service, Mentoring Program, Risk Management, and the Advanced Trainers Institute
Presented at two luncheons, two SIGs, two Board Retreats, multiple times at Trainers Institute, two ASTD Leader’s Conferences, and authored seven newsletter articles
Identified cross-partnerships with other local chapters in marketing and developing programs for ASTD Nebraska members
Integral in bringing the Drake University Masters program cohort in Omaha
Created the Resume Critique program, the Resume Task Force Team concept, and the Mentor Program
Networked with National to create the Chapter Risk Management process
Leads the Advanced Trainers Institute project and ensures its alignment with National ASTD’s competency model
Volunteered with the Mentor program since 2002
Created a customized six-month leadership development program

LISA HAYES
Served as At-Large board member, VP of Career Resources, President Elect, President, and Past President
Significant contributor to ASTD Nebraska’s first submission for CORE in 1999
Served as National CORE Evaluator
Participated in several national Leadership Conferences and International Conventions
Currently serves as National Advisor for Chapters
Instituted a board succession planning and parallel board structure, enabling ASTD Nebraska’s board to remain strong
Consistent ASTD Nebraska advocate with National and within the community
Mentored numerous individuals and actively recruited board members
Made immediate contributions to leadership development at Union Pacific
CAROL HORNER
Served as President Elect, President, and Past President
Served on numerous Task Forces
Instrumental in recruiting new board members
Participated in National Conferences and represented ASTD Nebraska at various national functions
Instrumental in securing a new administration group and setting up a new cell phone account and generic address
Represents ASTD Nebraska throughout the community

CINDI VAN HOUSEN
Served as Vice President of Marketing, President Elect, President, and Past President
Created the chapter’s first website and integral in establishing online directory and chapter newsletter
Encouraged and paid for her staff at OPPD to be ASTD members
Participated in the ASTD Leaders Conference
Critical in ensuring our chapter reached and maintained CORE status
Instrumental in developing curriculum and training in technology for OPPD staff
Participated in creation of “Technology Doctor” program for OPPD that won ASTD Nebraska’s Outstanding Training Program award in 2002
Participated in chapter’s book drive for the Omaha Public Library

President’s Award
This award is given by the current ASTD Nebraska President. It recognizes an individual who has been an ASTD member for more than three years and has been involved and supportive in such areas as offices held, project work, committee work, committee membership and community efforts.
THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENT IS:
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2006 Board of Directors and Officers

President	Patricia Harrold
President Elect	Angela Galloway
Past President	Tricia Danielsen
Treasurer	Jennifer Kay
Secretary	Sarah Julius
VP Communication	Doug LaMar
Director of Newsletter	Elizabeth Ambrose
Director of Web	Linda Beiriger
VP Marketing	Janet Skogerboe
Director of Community Relations	Open
Director of Marketing	Kristi Rutledge
Director of Public Relations	Open
VP Membership	Diane Skrobo
Director of Member Involvement	Shawn Mahrenholz
Director of Member Benefits	Open
Director of Member Orientation	Lisa McDonald
VP Programming	Wendy Schultz
Director of Awards	Aileen Sigler
Director of Programming	Michael Mitilier
Director of SIGs	Jamie Kelly
VP Professional Development	Rich Felt
Director of CIT & Trainer’s Institute	Heather Davis
Director of Advanced Trainers Institute	Tamara Dowling
Director of Career Resources	Valerie Noll
Director of Mentor Program	Bobi Jensen

ASTD Nebraska
2005 Sponsors
Bellevue University
The Book Worm
ConAgra Foods
Crew Training International
Double Tree Guest Suites
Mutual of Omaha
Omaha Public Power District
Omni Hotels
TSA

ASTD Nebraska
Thanks for making the Red Carpet Affair special
Heartland Photos and Design
Photography
Kevin Buck
Videographer
Jodi Pesak
Harpist
Ayesha Graves
Deputy Assistant to the Mayor

2005 Red Carpet Affair

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2005 Red Carpet Affair

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