Local Government Employees receive Roads Scholar Certificates

Monday, November 16, 2015

(Left to right: Michael Hinkston, LTAP Manager; Michael Bouvier, Washington County Commissioner; Mitchell Antle, Washington County Commissioner; Jason Skaggs, Garfield County Safety and Emergency Manager; Kenny Payne, Muskogee County Commissioner, and Rod Cleveland, Cleveland County Commissioner.)

The newest members of the Oklahoma LTAP Roads Scholar Program were awarded their completion certificates at the ACCO Fall Conference in Norman, Okla. on November 4, 2015.
 

PRESS RELEASE - Local Technical Assistance Program

Norman, Okla., November 4, 2015

The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), an outreach program of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University awarded five Certificates of Completion for the Roads Scholar Program during the Association of County Commissioners (ACCO) Fall Conference in Norman, Oklahoma on November 4, 2015.  Michael Hinkston, LTAP Manager, presented the certificates to the following county employees who qualified for the Roads Scholar certification:

Michael Bouvier. District 2 Commissioner, Washington County

Mitchell Antle, District 1 Commissioner, Washington County

Jason Skaggs, Garfield County Safety and Emergency Manager

Kenny Payne, District 3 Commissioner, Muskogee County

Rod Cleveland, District 1 Commissioner, Cleveland County

The Roads Scholar Program, which began in Oklahoma in 1993, is an educational series designed specifically for County Commissioners, County Road Foremen, City Public Works Officials, Tribal Officials, and the employees of public agencies responsible for transportation infrastructure.

The program’s purpose is to provide these individuals with a basic education in the civil engineering-related and other technical aspects of their jobs.  It consists of eight courses, totaling 120 hours, which relate to road and bridge maintenance, construction, and repair.  These courses include Aggregate Road Maintenance, Excavation Safety, Testing for

Soil Properties, MUTCD Part 6, Surveying, Equipment Maintenance, Project Management, and Plan Reading.

Most individuals can complete the courses for the certification within eight months to one year if they regularly attend the training.

“We do make it possible for it to be accomplished within a year, but for most, it will take them about two years to go through all the eight courses,” stated Michael Hinkston, LTAP Manager. “With adding these five, the Oklahoma LTAP Program has awarded 533 completion certificates to County, Municipality, Tribal and State personnel in Oklahoma.”

To learn more about the Local Technical Assistance Program at Oklahoma State University, go to http://ltap.okstate.edu or contact Michael Hinkston, LTAP Manager, at michael.hinkston@okstate.edu.