| May 2002 |
Volume III, Number 5 |
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Central Arkansas Human Resources Association
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Chapter 090 |
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| the INTERVIEW | ||
How
to Handle an Employee Death
Something
shocking, overwhelming,
and unexpected happens
in our workplace everyday. It impacts some people immediately, while
others have delayed reactions. Some have adverse effects for a long period
of time, while others recover rather quickly. Are you prepared to deal
with an employee death and the effects it has on the co-worker and the
company?
Trish Hinton, LCSW,
and
Sandy West, LMSW are
EAP Consultants as well as staff clinicians for ProMax Employee Assistance
Program. Trish is a LCSW who graduated from the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock in 1977 with a masters in social work. Sandy
graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1999. They
both have training in Mediation, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, and
grief counseling as well as expertise in numerous other areas. They
will be presenting how death of an employee impacts the
workplace.
May 9, 2002 LUNCHEON AGENDA
11:15
Registration
11:30
Lunch
11:50
Opening Comments
12:00
Speaker
12:45
Adjourn
St.
Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
$13.00 Members
$16.00 Non-members and Guests
$15.00 Members without a reservation
For
reservations call: CAHRA at 244-AHRA (2472) or Email [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: If you make a reservation and do not attend the meeting and do
not
Dan Woods, SPHR Honored for Life-Time
Achievement
The Jim Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award was established in honor of Jim Wilkins, SPHR, who was the SHRM Area IV Manager for 5 years. During those years, Jim�s dedication, hard work and enthusiasm served as an excellent example for each of us to follow.
Right: Dan Woods says a few words after accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from Jim Wilkins and Tona Schmidt.
This
year
Dan Woods, SPHR, is
the recipient of this award. Dan is one of the founding members of our
association, joining the association in 1954.
He has retired from Timex, but certainly not from the profession.
Some of his achievements include:
� Receiving
the very first Equal Employment Opportunity Award ever given in the State
of Arkansas in 1963 by the Urban League, receiving jointly with the HR
management of Teletype Corporation for successfully ending the operation
of a segregated plant, with no repercussions among the employees.
� Negotiating
53 (fifty-three) major labor contracts both in Little Rock and in other
Timex locations, plus several wage re-openers in some of the contracts
without any strikes, and all without exceeding any pre-established
management bargaining authorities.
� Playing
a major role in securing the passage of critical legislation in Congress
in the Caribbean Basin bills, and on GSP tax bills, working through the
Arkansas delegation in Washington, D.C.
� Earning
the first certification in the State of Arkansas as Accredited Executive in Personnel,
later renamed Senior
Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Before he retired, he received
a life-time certification as SPHR.
Serving as President
of AHRA in 1960, Dan became active in taking positions on legislation, and
trying to do something about it, rather than just discussing it.
He testified before
Congress in 1965 concerning Workers Compensation issues and Unemployment
Legislation
Dan
was chairman of a group that encouraged HR professionals in the northwest
portion of the state to form their own professional organization.
The result, not one, but two organizations formed � one in Fort
Smith, the other in Fayetteville. In
1969 at a management meeting in Mississippi, Dan met Len Brice, the
managing director of ASPA (American Society of Personnel Administrators),
which later became SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
Dan invited Mr. Brice to return to Little Rock with him and set up
meeting with those in authority for AHRA.
The meeting resulted in our Arkansas organization becoming
affiliated with SHRM, a move that has greatly enhanced HR professionalism
in Arkansas.
Dan graciously accepted the award at the State Conference in Fayetteville. He thanked God, his bride Dorothy of fifty years, and encouraged everyone to earn the respect of their employer and give them a good day�s work.
Dan, thank you for all you have done for our profession. We appreciate all of your dedication and hard work!
