Published: May 23, 2009 07:15 pm      

Business briefs

Employees of the year named at MCF

BUNKER HILL — Miami Correctional Facility recently honored four of its staff members as the employees of the year.

Robin Burton was named employee of the year while Joseph Townsend was named officer of the year. Two others, Willis “Gene” Cooper and Jim Dibble, were selected as co-supervisors of the year.

Burton was hired at Miami Correctional Facility in October 1999, and has provided secretarial services to various executive members over the course of her tenure. She was named June employee of the month. She serves as administrative secretary of Re-Entry.

Dibble began at MCF as a maintenance foreman in June 1999 and was promoted to supervisor in September of that year. Last July, he was named Supervisor of the Month.

Cooper transferred to the facility in January 2000 as a maintenance foreman 1 and promoted to the position of maintenance supervisor 3 in February 2007. He was recognized In September as supervisor of the month.  

Townsend came to MCF in December 2006 and was named officer of the month for October. He is assigned to H-Bracket, and works in the offender property room.

Each month, staff nominate and select individuals for the three categories. From the monthly individuals, the executive committee selects an outstanding staff member of the year in each category.

Lafayette troopers receive recognition

Troopers Jon Eads, Josh Edwards and Ryan Royer of the Indiana State Police post in Lafayette were recognized at the annual Indiana State Police Recognition and Awards Ceremony in Indianapolis for their quick action in saving a life.

On June 12, Eads, Edwards and Royer were off duty at Lafayette’s Lybolt Field when they heard and responded to a woman screaming. They found her standing over her husband who had collapsed.

An immediate assessment of the situation led the troopers to believe the victim had suffered a heart attack. They utilized a automated external defibrillator that was in the trunk of a patrol car and began performing CPR until paramedics arrived. The immediate and decisive actions of the troopers saved the life of the Lafayette man.

Troopers Eads and Royer live in the Lafayette area while Edwards lives in Warren County.

Barrett named to lawyers group

Logansport attorney Matthew D. Barrett was recently certified as a lifetime member with Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Established in 1993, membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to attorneys who have obtained verdicts and settlements in the amount of $2 million or more.

There are more than 3,000 members throughout the country. Fewer than one percent of U.S. attorneys are members.

Purdue offering leadership coaching

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University’s Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision is offering a certificate to those interested in learning how to become an effective coach in the workplace.

The five-month program begins June 24 and 25 at Purdue’s Dauch Alumni Center with a kickoff meeting. Most of the certificate program will be conducted via telephones or on the Internet.

The 60-hour program, which will conclude in late November, is designed to prepare professionals to qualify for associate-level certification with the International Coach Federation.

To earn a certificate, participants must attend the two-day kickoff meeting and take part in 20 90-minute Web seminars. Topics include turbo listening, return on investment, mobilizing the organization, personal coaching styles and learning the language of coaching. Those in the program also will be required to take part in Web sessions conducted by guest speakers who are professionals in the coaching industry.

In addition, participants will be divided into small groups, and each group will work with an instructor to listen to recorded coaching sessions and critique them against criteria set forth by the International Coach Federation.

The application deadline is June 13. Additional information, as well as a link to the registration, is online at www.leaderlab.tech.purdue.edu/Overview.html.

To register, contact Beth Scharf at bcscharf@purdue.edu. For questions about the program content, contact Jane Creswell at (765) 494-7711 or at jcreswell@purdue.edu.

Field day to offer demonstrations

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Invasive Plant Management Field Day will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 16 at Purdue University’s Wright Center.

Demonstration of equipment and materials used in controlling invasive plants will be provided at research locations, and researchers will be available to answer questions.

Workshop sessions include ecological impacts of invasives, emerging pests, chemical and mechanical options for controlling invasives, invasives control and habitat restoration, tree mower demonstration, and brush cutter demonstration.

Participants will have the opportunity to travel to research locations, such as Purdue Wildlife Area, Cox-Haggerty Property and Martell Forest to see research, demonstrations and invasive plant control and habitat restoration.

A registration fee of $30 per person is due by June 12. Lunch will be included. The Wright Center is located seven miles west of campus at 1007 N. 725 West.

For more information, contact Karen Schneider at (765) 494-3583 or via e-mail at karenann@purdue.edu.