Campus and community briefs
Three Cache Valley firms top list
Three Cache Valley firms have been included in a list of Utah’s top 100 fastest growing companies.
Innovar, Jensen/Haslem Architects and The Logo Shop were the three Cache Valley included in the list and were recognized at the Logan Municipal Council meeting on Wednesday.
The Logo Shop started doing business in Cache Valley in 1990 and has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, going from three part-time employees in 1996 to 17 full-time employees currently.
Jensen/Haslem Architects was founded in 1980 by Tom Jensen and recently merged with Peterson Architects of Salt Lake City to form Architectural Nexus. The firm currently has plans to expand in Cache Valley. Jensen/Haslem is responsible for the design of the Cache Valley Specialty Hospital, the Logan Transit Center and other small commercial and industrial projects in Cache Valley.
The staff of Jensen/Haslem increased from 27 to 57 with the merger and has seen a revenue increase of 171 percent.
Innovar is a company dealing with small tier electric manufacturer services and made the list for experiencing revenue growth of over 900 percent during the past five years.
Wildlife biologist exam offered at USU
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering its wildlife biologist exam at Utah State University at 1 p.m. Jan. 25.
Bea Pepper, WGRD Wildlife Division administrative assistant, said offering the exam at campuses outside Wyoming will elminate the need for potential biologists to travel to Cheyenne where the exam has been traditionally offered.
“This approach should also help the Game and Fish Department expand its potential candidate pool to prepare for increased openings in the future,” she said.
Applicants must have a combination of training and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management, range management, biology, zoology or closely related field. Preference will be given to those applicants with a minimum of two year relevant work experience or master’s degree.
To register for the exam, contact Stephanie Hamblin at 797-2473 by 5 p.m. Jan. 15. The G&F is also offering the exam at other universities in 2003. Sites are available at the G&F Web site at www.gf.state.wy.us.
Nominations being accepted for Women Over 65 Awards
The Utah State University Women’s Center Advisory Board is now accepting nominations for the “Women Over 65 Achievement Awards.”
Women eligible for recognition must reside in Cache Valley, be 65 years old or older and have made outstanding contributions to the advancement and equality of life for women on a local, state or national level.
Guidelines are available at the USU Women’s Center in the Taggart Student Center Room 310. For questions, call Janet Osborne at 797-1728.
USU professor to present photographs
Utah State University professor of English and editor of Western American Literature Melody Graulich will present “I Became the Colony: Kate Cory’s Hopi Photographs,” Jan. 15 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Haight Alumni Center.
A light lunch will be served, and everyone is invited. This event is part of the Department of English Speakers Series, established to promote the value of arts and humanities in public life.
Next in the series is award-winning poet Robert Hass. On Febrary 25 at 8:00 he’ll read from his work in the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Fine Art in the upstairs Gallery. For more information conact Marina Hall at (435) 797-3858.