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Breakthrough Solutions
Awards and Recognition
- 2008: Breakthrough Solutions Team of Maureen Rose, Wayne Miller, Tom
Riley, Stacey McCullough, and Mark Peterson were chosen by the University of
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service for the 2008 Extension Excellence
Unit Award for their 21st Century Vision work with the North Central
Arkansas Economic Development (NCARED) Corporation. The 21st Century Vision
initiative has included a regional demographic profile, a target industry
study, and economic analysis, and development of a regional blueprint for
the future of the region. A special thanks to the NCARED board and other
leaders in the region for their cooperation and involvement in this process.
- 2005: Selected by Southern Growth Policies Board as a "Promising
Practice".
- Received the 2004 Outstanding Program Award from the international Community Development Society.
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Selected to present a one-day pre-conference workshop:
"Thinking and Acting Strategically in the 21st Century – Ten Principles for Strategic
Leadership and Innovation" at the 2003 Community Development Society
Annual Meeting in Ithaca, New York.
- Subject of an independent evaluation conducted by Mary
Dillard, Dillard and Associates. The report showed "very, very positive
results," with 97.5 percent of the participants stating they now have a
shared vision of their community’s future.
- Selected by the Heartland Center for Leadership Development
to be included in the book, Field Guide to Community Building, funded by the
Kellogg Foundation.
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Received the 2001 Innovative Program Award from the
international Community Development Society.
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