30 years of CDOA
The 2017 NADOA Institute is now in the books. We had an impressive lineup of speakers and topics giving us the opportunity to learn things we didn’t know, brush up on the things we do know and get those recertification credits! The social events were great and gave us the opportunity to build those lasting friendships that are rewarding both on a personal and a professional level. I was honored to address the Friday lunch assembly and very pleased to introduce 11 new CDOAs since the 2016 Institute. More excitement when all CDOAs in attendance came to the stage to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the CDOA! It was truly an honor to stand on stage with this group of professionals with the CDOA designation. The last 30 years have seen 681 individuals obtain their certification! At Institute, we had a few in attendance from the double digit certification numbers. Chris Nightingale had the lowest certification number at 18. Tanya Ward, certification number 678, was the most recent CDOA in attendance. As I shared with the Friday lunch assembly, when I first came to the Division Order Department at my company we had one CDOA, Jane Green. The other Analysts told me about her certification and I remember being impressed. Years later, several of us decided to bite the bullet and take the exam. Jane sacrificed her lunch hours over the course of several weeks to conduct a group study. That, plus our own personal commitment to study, helped us pass the exam. I know several of you likely have similar stories and we would love to hear them. From the NADOA website: “A CDOA possesses experience, knowledge,
and professional competency in the duties generally associated with the Division Order Administration. The CDOA designation denotes the individual has a sense of personal and professional ethics, high moral character and integrity”. There are many, many more Division Order Analysts in our organization that possess all these same competencies and traits—all they need to do is “get the fever” and take the exam. Let us know when you’re ready. The Certification Committee and your fellow CDOAs are more than willing to help. To those who are already certified on this 30th Anniversary of the CDOA, congratulations on your certification! You wear it well! As always, thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Certification Committee Chair.
Brenda Dickey, CDOA
(L to R) Chris Nightingale, Rona Erickson, Peggy Balch, Brenda Pirozzolo
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