CareerTech Teacher of the Year Liz Dinkins is congratulated by Bob Funk Sr. of Express Employment Professionals at the 50th annual CareerTech Summer Conference. Funk presented a $10,000 award to Dinkins. [Photo by K.S. McNutt, The Oklahoman] A graphic design instructor at Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City is the Oklahoma CareerTech Teacher of the Year and recipient of a $10,000 cash award. Liz Dinkins was recognized Tuesday for excellence and dedication in career and technology education during the 50th annual Oklahoma CareerTech Summer Conference at the Cox Convention Center. "I know so many amazing teachers in our state that I am so honored," said Dinkins, who is beginning
Human capital management specialists at enterprises large and small speak in a unified voice on one critical issue: workforce quality is almost always the single most important determinant of long-term success for any business of any size. "The issues involved here are not really that much different between small businesses and large corporations," says Matthew Owenby, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Aflac, which employs about 10,000 people. "The quality of our workforce is really the difference between success and failure in the long term." It's especially important for smaller businesses that the quality of their workers be high because the impact of each employe
