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MBTC STAFF (Full Directory of Personal)

Director - Heather Nachtmann, Ph.D.
(479) 575-5857  hln@uark.edu 
Administrative oversight of MBTC operations
Technology transfer activities
Procurement process for MBTC research
Research project selection process
Public relations activities
MBTC financial management
USDOT initiatives and reporting requirements
 

Associate Director - Jack Buffington, RADM (ret.), PE
(479) 575-7957  jebuffi@uark.edu  
Distinguished Lecture Series
MBTC Executive Committee and Advisory Boards
Assists Director where requested
Assists students in finding employment
Assists Executive Director in Awarding Scholarships

Executive Director - Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D., PE
(479) 575-7957  kdhall@uark.edu 
Overall Coordination of Center's Research and Activities
Center for Training Transportation Professionals -
Director and Associate Director assist where requested by Executive Director
Student Advising
Internships, assistantships, financial aid
Transportation curricula and degree programs 

Communications Director - Dana L. Ledbetter
(479) 575-6026  danal@uark.edu
Annual and semiannual reports to USDOT
Final project reports
Newsletters, news releases and other publications
Technology transfer materials and videos
MBTC website
Continuing education activities
Distribution of publications and reports
Bulk mailings

Accountant - Sandy Hancock
(479) 575-6021  shancock@uark.edu
MBTC and CTTP accounting procedures and records
Requisitions, travel, hourly payroll
Project budgets, revisions, extensions
Annual and semiannual budget reports
Contacts between PIs and other campus offices
Contacts with vendors.

Director, Center for Training Transportation Professionals - Dr. Stacy Williams
Provide direction for CTTP programs
Instructor for technician certification courses
Oversight of laboratory certification
Maintenance of national laboratory accreditation for U of A civil engineering materials laboratories
Coordinate policies and maintain contract with funding agency
Presentations to Executive Committee, Advisory Boards

Administrator for Technician Training, CTTP - Frances Griffith
Certification in soils, asphalt, and portland cement concrete testing and inspection
Classroom and laboratory instruction for technician certification courses
Reciprocity under other state certification programs
PDH seminars for professional (civil) engineers
CTTP website
Presentations to Executive Committee, Advisory Boards

Research Technologist, CTTP - Roselie Conley
Laboratory certification
Laboratory inspection
Maintenance of laboratory records

 

 

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Secretary, CTTP - Carrie Pennington
Personnel records from certification classes
Certification class calendar
Certification class registration and fees
Preparation of class materials
General correspondence, other inquiries to CTTP 

Current News

       Released Today         May 7, 2008

MBTC 2077, Networked Sensor System for Automated Data Collecton and Analysis.

MBTC 2097, Automated Inventory and Aalysis of Highway Assets, Phase-II.

MBTC Announces Staff Changes

Heather Nachtmann has been appointed as the new director for the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. More > >