/news-archive/tag/david-millay/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/07/04/pacesetter/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:45:56 +0000 /news/?p=74658 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Hadden recognized as industry Pacesetter]]> Ian Hadden, director of Energy Management Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named a 2019 Pacesetter for the educational facilities management industry. previously known as the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, will recognize Hadden July 15 at the APPA awards reception during the APPA annual conference in Denver. APPA promotes leadership in educational facilities for professionals seeking to build their careers, transform their institutions, and elevate the value and recognition of facilities in education. The Pacesetter Award recognizes professionals who have made significant contributions at their regions or chapters. 鈥淚an has represented 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with distinction in the APPA arena, and the Pacesetter award is well deserved,鈥� said Dave Millay, associate vice chancellor for facilities management and planning at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淗is contributions to our university and profession are significant, and I am proud of what he has accomplished and will continue to accomplish.鈥� As Director of Energy Management Services for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Hadden leads a 21-member team responsible for the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, building control systems and utilities on campus and the Bowen School of Law. Before joining 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Facilities Management Department in 2013, Hadden spent 16 years in the commercial HVAC, energy project development and green building industry with manufacturers and an architecture and engineering design firm. Prior to that, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for six years. 听Hadden is a licensed Professional Engineer;听 a Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP);听 LEED Accredited Professional Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C), and a Certified Energy Manager.听 In May, he earned his MBA from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 College of Business and was named the Outstanding MBA student for the 2018-19 academic year, His wife Tiffany is also a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alum who earned her Master of Social Work, also in May 2019. They have two sons, a high school senior at Central High School and a freshman at Parkview Magnet. 鈥淚 would like to thank David Millay for introducing me to APPA,鈥� Hadden said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been wonderful getting to know colleagues from other institutions, sharing successes and solutions to struggles as well as exposure to the wonderful training programs.鈥� Other 2019 recipients of the Pacesetter Award this year include Connie Simmons, Phillip Exeter Academy; Kevin Mann, Salisbury University; and Thomas Polansky, Occidental College. Photo of Ian Hadden听by Benjamin Krain听]]> /news-archive/2017/12/08/howell-fielder-mba-facilities-management/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:15:45 +0000 /news/?p=68770 ... Former dairy farmer finds new career, earns MBA from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock]]> Howell Andrew Fielder grew up working on his family鈥檚 dairy farm in Guy, Arkansas, where the whole world became a classroom filled with science experiments.听 鈥淚 am the third generation of my family to have a college degree,鈥� Fielder said. 鈥淓ducation has always been something that has been very important in my family. We lived on a farm, so everything was a science experiment. That is how I learned to logically think through things.鈥� Except for the four years he spent at Ouachita Baptist University playing baseball and earning a degree in psychology, Fielder expected to spend his life working in the wide open spaces of the family鈥檚 farm. The economic downturn in the last decade destroyed that plan. In 2010, Fielder took over his father鈥檚 vacant job as an HVAC mechanic at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. 鈥淎fter the recession, my dad, Larry Fielder, started working at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥� he said. 鈥淒ad got offered a higher paying job elsewhere, so he told me if I wanted to go to school again, I should apply. People call me junior because my dad worked here first.鈥� Fielder began taking classes while working full time. He first earned a graduate certificate in conflict mediation with much appreciated assistance from Dr. Linda Pledger. He will graduate Saturday, Dec. 16, with a Master of Business Administration听degree, something that he largely gives credit to the Facilities Management department. 鈥淭he Facilities Management Scholarship is what allowed me to earn both my graduate certificate and master鈥檚 degree,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he scholarship started five years ago, and my boss, David Millay, utilizes it to help employees go to school for free. We earn a 90 percent tuition discount from the university, and this scholarship covered the other 10 percent.鈥� Fielder has worked as a building optimization technician with the university energy conservation project for the past three years. 鈥淎ndrew is a shining example of how hard work and dedication positively impact one鈥檚 life,鈥� said Millay, associate vice chancellor of facilities management and planning. 鈥淲e are justifiably proud of Andrew and the many other facilities management employees who take advantage of our scholarship programs to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.鈥� Among his most memorable experiences at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is participating in the CFA Institute Research Challenge financial analyst competition earlier this year, when Fielder and three teammates competed against 50 teams in Seattle after winning the Mid-South competition in Memphis, Tennessee. Led by faculty advisor Ashvin Vibhakar, the Joe T. Ford chair of finance in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business, the students gained real-world experience as they researched a publicly traded company and presented their stock recommendations 鈥� buy, sell, or hold 鈥� to judges who play the role of investors. 鈥� The other memorable experience is the energy conservation project that I am a part of,鈥� Fielder said. 鈥淭he CFA Research Challenge forced me to utilize my MBA education as well as my people and my presentation skills. The energy conservation project allowed me to learn a new skill of helping people learn how to manage energy using computer software. Both of these experiences helped make me a better person.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2017/10/03/facilities-management-scholarship/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:02:42 +0000 /news/?p=68141 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Facilities Management receives $50,000 gift]]> scholarships to facilities management employees.听 Steven Ward, representing the principals of Bernard TME, presented a $50,000 check to Dave Millay, associate vice chancellor of facilities management, and Bob Adams, founders of the program, on Sept. 18 during 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 GolfFest, hosted by Chenal Country Club. Now in its seventh year, the event raises money to benefit facilities management employees with a special emphasis on providing scholarships. In the past six years, the fund has awarded 210 scholarships totaling $166,000. Fifteen scholarship recipients have completed degrees. The scholarship is awarded each semester to qualifying students. Employees of Facilities Management include all maintenance staff, custodians, groundskeepers, painters, carpenters, electricians, mechanics, and plumbers. The scholarship covers tuition and fee expenses not covered by the staff discount as well as books and caps and gowns for graduates. 鈥淭his wonderful gift will help assure that our employees will be able to continue to receive the many motivational and educational benefits made possible by this program,鈥� said Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration. In the upper right photo, Steven Ward (middle), chief operating officer of TME, presents a check to program co-founders Bob Adams, former vice chancellor for finance and administration, and Dave Millay, associate vice chancellor for facilities management. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.]]>