ROGERS — Local resident nominated for A.S.E.A.

Outstanding State Employee Award

Gary Hill of Rogers has been nominated for the 2009 Outstanding State Employee Award, to be given by the Arkansas State Employees Association at its 41st annual convention. Hill, a corporal with the Department of Correction's Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center, has been a state employee for 14 years.

This year, 40 state employees were nominated for the award, based on distinguished or outstanding service to the state and community during the period of their state employment; personal qualities; on-the-job experience and accomplishments; integrity and devotion to the welfare of Arkansas residents; other awards and recognitions; and outstanding contributions to fellow state employees or to a state employer.

Representative Kathy Webb of Little Rock will be the keynote speaker at the award banquet, to be held at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs on Friday, Aug. 7.

A.S.E.A. is a nonprofit organization working to improve state government and state employment. It has 77 local chapters in Arkansas.

Boger becomes consultant with Tastefully Simple

Candace Boger of Rogers has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare food products.

As a consultant, Boger offers the company's gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions.

Bland among appointments to new MLK Commission

Governor Mike Beebe announced his five appointments to the restructured Martin Luther King Jr. Commission. The 87th General Assembly voted to create a smaller, single-chair commission in hopes of avoiding previous infighting and logistical problems.

"These new members will help re-emphasize the noble tenets at the foundation of the MLK Commission," Governor Beebe said.

"This Commission can once again help guide our state on issues of diversity and unity in the spirit of Dr. King's vision."

Don Bland of Rogers was appointed as Third District Representative.

Bland is the senior managing director of outreach for the Sam M. Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas. He is the former president and CEO of Wal-Mart Argentina and works with the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the National Conference for Community and Justice. This appointment expires Sept. 1, 2012.

Community, Pages 9 on 08/12/2009

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