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Thanks to everyone who sent news. Please keep the submission guidelines in mind when sending information to IAAP Connections for consideration. We're looking for unique news to inspire chapters to achieve excellence.

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Read below for a highlights, speeches, photos and winners and other news from around the IAAP globe.

The 2008-2009 International Board of Directors

The 2008-2009 International Board of Directors are listed from left to right:

(seated) Secretary: Janine J. Riemersma CPS/CAP, Vice President: Mary A. Ramsay-Drow
CPS/CAP, President: Barb Horton CAP, President-Elect: Susan K. Shamali CPS/CAP,
Treasurer: Karlena Rannals CPS/CAP. (standing) Northwest District Director: Valerie S. King CPS/CAP, Affiliate
Representative: Jennifer Sandra Hinkson CMP, Southeast
District Director: Tamra L. Goodall CPS/CAP, Great Lakes
District Director: Sam Gill CPS, Canada District Director:
Katherine Ann Fogal CPS/CAP, Southwest District Director:
Antoinette Smith CPS/CAP, Northeast District Director:
Judith A. Yannarelli CPS/CAP.

The 2008-2009 International Trustees of the Retirement Trust Foundation

The 2008-2009 International Trustees of the Retirement Trust Foundation
are listed from left to right:
Kathryne A. Hampton CPS/CAP, chairman;
C. Joyce Hawkins CPS/CAP, vice chairman;
Kelly A. Reggio CAP, RTFC liaison;
Patricia D. Row CPS/CAP, secretary;
IAAP International President Barb Horton CAP;
IAAP International Treasurer Karlena Rannals CPS/CAP.

Awards for Excellence Winners

The IAAP Awards for Excellence were created in 1992 to recognize employer organizations that have established policies and programs to encourage and support the advancement and effectiveness of administrative professionals.

An independent panel of judges confidentially evaluates each nomination packet and selects the winners. The 2008 awards were handed out during International Convention and Education Forum in New Orleans. IAAP chooses one winner from companies under 1,000 and one from companies over 1,000.

John Pilla
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
and
Sue Houser CPS/CAP
2006-2007 Minisa Chapter President
(at left, 2007-2008 International President Judy McCoy)

Tim Cejka
President of ExxonMobil Exploration Company
and
Lain Brown CPS
2007-2008 ExxonMobil Chapter President
(at left, 2007-2008 International President Judy McCoy)

Avery Great Results Chapter and Division Achievement Awards

The Avery Great Results Chapter and Division Achievement Awards program recognizes IAAP chapters and divisions that display excellence in providing educational programs, achieving membership growth through successful recruitment and retention efforts, promoting professional certification and volunteering for community service programs.

This year's winners are:
Chapter Prestige Award: $3,000 Springfield Metro Chapter, Springfield, Mo.
Chapter Distinction Awards: $1,500 Oak Ridge Chapter, Oak Ridge, Tenn. (40 and over) and KCK Sunflower Chapter, Kansas City, Kan. (40 and under)
Chapter Honorable Mention Awards: $500 Wings Chapter, Dayton, Ohio (40 and over) and Polaris North Star Chapter, Westerville, Ohio (40 and under)

Division Prestige Award: $1,000 Ontario Division

Bylaws and Motions at Convention

Results of the delegate voting at Convention for the 2008 proposed amendments to the international bylaws and standing rules were:
• Proposed Amendment No. 1: Allows e-mail as an additional method for which the International Board of Directors may conduct its business. — Passed
• Proposed Amendment No. 2: Gives the International Board of Directors the authority to establish rules for IAAP candidates seeking International Office. — Failed
• Proposed Amendment No. 3: Gives the Committee on Nominations the authority to sanction candidates who violate established rules for candidates, including disqualification from an individual election . — Passed (amended)
• Proposed Amendment No. 4: Authority given to the Committee on Nominations to enforce rules for candidates. — Passed
• Standing Rules Proposed Amendment No. 1: Eliminate standing rule No. 2 on campaigning for international office— Failed
• Standing Rules Proposed Amendment No. 2: Amended Standing Rule No. 3 — Passed

Motions from the floor
A motion to define misconduct as applied to any IAAP officer at any level of the association — Passed.
A motion that all chapters of IAAP be given online membership registration capability with implementation no later than Jan. 1, 2009 — Passed.

2008 Certification Conference
There is still time to register

Space is still available for the Oct. 19-22 Certification Conference held in Denver. Complete Conference details are available on the main IAAP website. Click here to access the information.

If you are not yet certified, make sure to sign up for the Intro to Certification session on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19. That’s also a good session to have your questions answered about recertification.

Fees ($575 for IAAP members and $680 for nonmembers) include all Conference education sessions, a welcome reception Sunday evening sponsored by Avery Dennison, a networking lunch on Tuesday, and breakfast Wednesday morning sponsored by OfficeTeam.

Active CPS and CAP holders who attend the entire Conference will receive 15 recertification points.

Don’t miss out. Register Today!

Online Chapter Join Project
Your attention, please!

A motion that all chapters of IAAP be given online membership registration capability with implementation no later than January 1, 2009 was passed at IAAP’s International Convention and Education Forum in New Orleans. IAAP Headquarters staff is working with an IT consultant to make this option a reality.

To meet the January 1, 2009 launch date, immediate changes and updates to the IAAP database are required. Some of these changes include renumbering chapter IDs in multi-state divisions. The presidents of the affected chapters and the corresponding division presidents will be contacted via e-mail as the chapter numbers are changed.

How division at large information is processed in the database will also change. Although this is an internal process, this update combined with the chapter renumbering will cause a suspension of the online Statistics Reports and the Scoreboards until the online chapter join option is launched. The online Active Member Rosters will continue to be available in the interim and hard copies of the billing and rebate reports will be mailed with the monthly rebate checks to chapter and division treasurers.

A search feature will be included in the online chapter join process so that individuals can search for chapters by any of the following criteria:

Chapter Number
Chapter Name
City
State
Chapter of Excellence (available Fall 2009)
Virtual Chapter
Zip Code/Postal Code

Chapter presidents were contacted on August 8 concerning this project and additional information was requested via a form. The form submission deadline is August 15, 2009.

Questions concerning this project can be directed to Amy Wohlgemuth, Membership Project Specialist, via e-mail at awohlgemuth@iaap-hq.org or telephone 816-891-6600 x2226.

Staff Spotlight  
Meet Susan Fenner

Susan Fenner Ph.D, came to work at IAAP in November of 1984. Previously she taught for several years at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. and had a few years under her belt as a trainer for Heartland Healthcare in St. Joseph, Mo., where she did in-house training for a major hospital system.

At IAAP, Susan is manager of the Education and Professional Development department. Her department is responsible for securing speakers, creating programs, selecting and selling products, research, and tracking trends.

Susan authors two columns– “Work Smart” in Office Solution magazine and “Turning Jobs Into Careers” for OfficePro. She also serves as the admin support advisor on Monster.com.

"I’m also the general editor for The Complete Office Handbook and co-author of Making Your Message Memorable, a book on using storytelling to effectively communicate with others that was written with two good friends," she said.

Besides having adventures with a wide variety of friends, outside of work, Susan spends quality time with her black Standard Poodle. "My all-time buddy is Simone. She’s been with me through thick and thin for 14 years," said Susan.

In the coming months, Susan will be busy with the FBI Citizens Academy, an 8-week program where she'll learn more about crime prevention and detection and even get some time in on the shooting range. "I hope to have some good stories to share," she said.

In her spare time, Susan served on a board that provided microloans to women in Ghana. She's also currently on a board that has 28 businesses in healthcare, including two hospitals. "So I know what’s it’s like to be on ‘the other side’ of associations and depend on staff," she said.

You can contact phone Susan at 816-891-6600 x2237 or e-mail at sfenner@iaap-hq.org

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