7 Earn Management Development Certificates

Seven businesspeople earned Management Development Certificates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Management this spring.

Receiving the Basic Management Development Certificate were Blinda Weber, manager/group distribution systems with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. in Lincoln; Cliff Wolf, chief deputy probation officer with the Nebraska Probation Administration in Beatrice; Lisa Pohl-Rippe, supervisor with the Nebraska Probation Administration in Omaha; Reg Dallman, chief deputy probation officer with the Nebraska Probation Administration in Lexington; and William D. Purcell with Storagetek of Papillion.

Earning the Advanced Management Development Certificate were James W. Rider, chief operating officer of Bio-Electronics in Lincoln and Victor Aspengren, CEO of Owner Revolution Inc. in Adair, Iowa. Aspengren also earned an Executive Management Development Certificate.

The Management Development Certificate Program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of managers. There are three levels: basic, advanced, and executive. To earn each certificate, participants must successfully complete eight six-hour seminars. These seminars provide training in areas critical to business today. All certificate levels feature elective seminars to allow participants to customize the program to meet their needs.

For information on the Management Development Certificate Program contact Elaine Warren, Business Seminars, Department of Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (402) 472-0860, or visit the program's Web site.

CONTACT: Elaine Warren, Business Administration, (402) 472-3353