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Louella Pippitt, Cheyenne County Assessor, received a Certificate of Achievement at the Nebraska Association of County Officials’ annual meeting, Dec. 14, 2012, for completing the NACO Institute of Excellence. The Institute of Excellence is a leadership program for elected and appointed county officials. Congratulating Ms. Pippitt is University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Associate Dean, Dr. Rick Koelsch (left) and NACO Executive Director, Larry Dix, right.
KEARNEY – Twenty-eight county officials from 17 counties received Certificates of Achievement from the NACO Institute of Excellence.
The officials were honored during a presentation at the Nebraska Association of County Officials’ annual conference in Kearney earlier this month.
The NACO Institute of Excellence is collaboration between NACO and the University of Nebraska. It provides leadership development for appointed and/or elected county officials.
The institute includes face-to-face workshops and online training. The workshops are presented in North Platte and Lincoln. The 2012 sessions were taught by faculty from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, the UNL Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication and the UNO Center for Public Affairs Research.
Since 2010 the Institutes of Excellence have been open to all county officials. Information and registration materials for the 2013 program can be found on the Nebraska Association of County Officials website, nacone.org.
Area graduates this year included, Kara D. Essman – Deuel County Highway Superintendent; Bernadette Littlejohn - Deuel County Treasurer; and Louella D. Pippitt - Cheyenne County Assessor
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