TUSCORA TALES

September 2008

VOLUME 41 NUMBER 1
 
 

 

 

 


           

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter * Institute of Management Accountants *  CMA/CFM Programs

      Visit us at http://pages.eohio.net/ima/

President’s Message

 

Greetings,

 

Plans are nearly complete for our chapter’s 2008-09 activities.  The Program/Roster books should be ready for distribution at the September meeting.  We will be celebrating our 40th year and we hope you will join us as we are excited about the plans for the year. I hope you will share in the same enthusiasm and assist in the continuing operations of our chapter. 

 

Last year we operated at the minimum necessary to continue as a chapter.  We did not receive any competition awards as we’ve done in the past.  This year we are striving for a full year of educational sessions usually on the third Tuesday of each month.  The first five meetings have been planned with a tour commencing on September 23, followed by a half day CPE October 24th.  Member interest will determine if we continue to operate according to plans for the following months.  We want you to let us know if we should continue as a chapter.  In order to keep your interest, the board wants to know what activities you would like us to plan.   Please understand that we, as a board, find it difficult to invite a speaker and only have a few shows up to hear them. Some of our speakers drive 50-100 miles one way to educate us.   With the rising price of gas it will be more difficult to ask them to drive for a handful of members. 

 

Please read your program book when you receive it and mark your calendar for all the IMA meetings.  We understand everyone has a busy schedule therefore we have moved our schedule to earlier times so that we can start at 5:30 and leave for home by 7:30.  I hope to see you on September 24th.

 

Sincerely,

Sally Huff

 

  

 

 

Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter Officers serving during the 2008/2009 program year are Sally Huff, President

 Ken Grewe, Secretary; Kim McBride, Treasurer; Polli Truman, Administration & Communications and Bill Welch, Education.

 

THE OHIO MID-EASTERN CHAPTER OF

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS

September Technical Meeting

 

 

The Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants September Technical Meeting will be September 23, 2008.  The meeting will begin at 5:30pm and will be held at the main office of Marlite Inc., 202 Harger Street, Dover, Ohio.  The evening will begin with a short introduction on Marlite’s business activities and products, followed by a plant tour.  Following the plant tour a catered dinner will be provided by Trax Diner.

 

 

Member and guest reservations may be made by calling Bill Welch at (330)308-7411 or by e-mailing him at wlwelch@kent.edu by Friday, September 19, 2008. 

 

To learn more about Marlite, go to  http://www.marlite.com

 

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

 


“Ohio State Tax Update”

Mr. William Nolan, Ernest & Young

Half Day CPE at Kent State University-Tuscarawas Campus on Friday, October 14.

 

 

 

 

IMA AUGUST  & SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

 

Member                                                                                                                       Member Since

Chris Neuenschwander, CMA                                                                                                      1997

Terri Bailey                                                                                                                            1999

Peter J. Lengyel                                                                                                                      1997

 

 


AUGUST & SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

 

 

Robert Barnhouse            Bonnie Mann         Anthony Pendolino        Darian Richardson

Polli Truman                    Cindy Vellano       Deb Zimmerman

  

 

 

THE OHIO MID-EASTERN CHAPTER OF

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS

 

 

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:  CINDY VELLANO

 

Here’s what Cindy said when asked “what’s happening?”

 

Well, I’m celebrating a birthday today (Sept 9).    I’m in my 10th year at Edgetech, and continue to stay busy and challenged by the growth and changes in the company.  Still traveling to the UK and Germany about twice a year to visit our satellite locations.  Our UK facility has been manufacturing product for a just over a year now, and has been very successful at producing a great quality product.  Both our UK and German offices are realizing tremendous sales growth which is really helping to offset the flat economy that our North American sales have been prey to.  And I am very happy to note that Edgetech was recently awarded ISO 9001 certification!!

 

I’m heading out to Las Vegas next week for the 4th Annual Lean Accounting Conference.  Bob and I plan to spend some extra time there for R&R and to hopefully “invest” some money into our retirement fund.  J

 

 

Here’s what the Times-Reporter Newspaper had to say…

 

Edgetech I.G.’s Cindy Vellano has been named the Cambridge Rotarian of the Year for her service as a member and treasurer. She is Edgetech’s controller.

“We are very proud of Cindy for this great accomplishment,” said Mike Hovan of Dover, company president. “She is a true humanitarian who has an unwavering dedication to everything she does. We will provide her with ongoing support as she dedicates her time to important community causes.”

She also received the Ecology & Environmental Committee Award for participating in the quarterly Adopt-A-Highway cleanup and helping distribute about 10,000 pine, fir and spruce tree seedlings to area schools and the public for Arbor Day.

She joined the Rotary in January 2007, and filled an unplanned opening as treasurer that May. She is treasurer for the new handicapped accessible playground at city park. The $200,000 project is the  largest endeavor in the club’s history, and will be complete in the spring of 2009.  The club has 70 members.

 

  

 

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS

Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter - #225

Meeting Dates 2008/2009

 

             Date                                       Location                                    Activity and Speaker 

September 23 , 2008              Marlite Corporation                          Plant Tour

Dover, Ohio                           

                                                                                                                                                                       

October 24, 2008                    Kent State University                        Mr. William Nolan,

                                                Tuscarawas Campus                          Ernest & Young                    

                                                Half Day Professional                       “Ohio State Tax Update”

                                                Development Seminar

 

November 18, 2008                Union Country Club                           John Turner, President JMT

                                                Dover, Ohio                                        Associates, “Employee Appraisals                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Forms and Documentation”

                                                           

December 16, 2008                Board Meeting Only                          No Technical Meeting                                                                                              

                                                                       

January 27, 2009                    Kent State University                        Ben Feutz,   

                                                Tuscarawas Campus                          Internal Revenue Service

                                                 Student Night                                    “Federal Tax Update”

                       

 

February 17, 2009                  Board Meeting Only                          No Technical Meeting

                                               

 

March 17, 2009                      Union Country Club                           Blair Hillyer, President

                                                Dover, Ohio                                        First National Bank of Dennison

                                                Chapter’s 40th Anniversary               “Protecting your Liquid Assets

                                                Spouses Night                                    from Schemes and Scams”

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                               

April 21, 2009                         Board meeting only                            No Technical Meeting

 

 

May 19, 2009                         Union Country Club                           TBD (To Be Determined)                                                                 Dover, Ohio

 

Technical session meetings will start at 5:15 PM with social, dinner at 5:30 PM, and speaker at 6:30 PM.  To make reservations, e-mail Bill Welch at wlwelch@kent.edu or Polli Truman at polli.truman@bmacpa.net .  Cost is typically $25 per meeting.  Check for meeting updates on the chapter website, www.eohio.net/ima .

 

Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter President Sally Huff, (740)942-6202, sallyhuff@eohio.net. 

 

 


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