Texas – Oklahoma – Arkansas – Louisiana Region, National Association of Educational
Procurement
NETWORKING NEWS
Volume 06 – Issue 2
March 15, 2006
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Message from the President . . .
It is only March, but we are in the planning
stages of our TOAL Annual Meeting in
Tulsa. The theme for this event is TOAL
Renaissance – The Art of Purchasing. Steve
Smith eloquently stated that “Now is the
time to revive learning in light of the
significant changes to our profession.” I
wholeheartedly agree and I can assure you
that there will be great learning
opportunities at our event in Tulsa. Mark
your calendars now for the TOAL
Renaissance on September 24-27. We will
be providing you more information on this
in upcoming Newsletters, so stay tuned.
NAEP will be celebrating its 85 year
anniversary at the National Annual Meeting
in Baltimore on May 7 – 10. This will be an
exciting event with John Miller serving as
the keynote speaker and The Disney
Institute providing the closing session. All
of the educational information in between
will be excellent as well, including miniinstitutes on diversity and leadership, plus a
live pre-proposal conference for an RFP for
Technology Products, co-hosted by Mary
Sue Goldwater and Dick Scharff.
There will be plenty of celebration with a
gala event featuring an awards banquet,
formal dinner, and dancing. See the NAEP
web site for registration and program
information.
http://www.naepnet.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=
Home
We are pleased to welcome Philip
Cervantes, Director of Purchasing at Parker
College of Chiropractic in Dallas as a new
member to our region. Philip, welcome to
TOAL and to NAEP!
Nita Roberts, Director of Purchasing,
at Baylor College of Dentistry retired in
February after 19 1/2 years of service with
the College. Nita, we hope that you will
continue to join us at TOAL annual
meetings…you always have a smile for us
all. Good luck and enjoy your retirement!
Take time to enjoy the arrival of the spring
season.
Tom Hoffmeyer, C.P.M.
President, TOAL
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TOAL Scholarship . . .
The TOAL Board wants to provide financial
assistance to its regional members for
professional development through a regional
scholarship. The 2006 TOAL Officers and
Past Presidents voted to award ten $285
scholarships in 2006.
The scholarships are intended to assist
members who would benefit by attending a
TOAL Regional meeting, NAEP Annual
Meeting or NAEP Academy. Please
encourage employees at your institution to
apply for the TOAL scholarship. You may
download the application form at
http://www2.selu.edu/orgs/toal/schrship.htm.
Scholarship applications must be received
by the cutoff deadline of April 15, 2006. An
evaluation committee will review and
awards will be made on April 30, 2006. If
you have any questions, you may contact me
at Tom_Hoffmeyer@baylor.edu. Good luck
to all applicants!
Treasurer’s Report . . .
TOAL 2005 in Little Rock produced an
income of $61,734. We had expenses of
$53,941.19 for a difference of $7,792.81.
The Professional Institute that we allowed
TOAL members to attend at no cost
following our meeting brought in an
additional $1,069.28, but had expenses of
$10,382.36. So, overall for the meeting and
institute we lost $1,520.72.
program in Tulsa and will again allow our
members to attend the next professional
institute at no charge.
I encourage each of you to start making
plans now to attend TOAL 2006 in Tulsa. It
is a great location, and you will enjoy the
program and social events that are being
planned. I look forward to seeing each of
you there.
Carol Barnhill, C.P.M.
TOAL Treasurer
District V Board Member
Director of Procurement Services
Arkansas State University
Report on the February 6, 2006
Strategic Sourcing Committee
Meeting . . .
The aggressive 2006 goals and objectives
were discussed by E&I participants and a
group of individuals representing member
institutions.
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Although we showed a loss this year –
TOAL members all gained from this
opportunity to attend a professional institute
at no additional cost to them based on our
healthy bank account.
The treasury is still in great shape with total
funds of about $72,000. We will have no
financial problem supporting an outstanding
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Achieve a 33% increase in member
purchases
Strengthen organization capacity
Continue to diversify contract
portfolio
Continue government compliance
efforts
Increase and improve E-commerce
solutions
Develop a social responsibility
initiative
Improve benchmarking and analysis
of future business opportunities
The technology strategy team is soliciting
for a desktop/laptop solution that hopefully
will cover several manufacturers. Upon
completion, we hope to replace the current
negotiated H-P agreement with several
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competitively bid contracts. A pre-bid
meeting is scheduled during the NAEP
national conference in Baltimore.
BEST IN NAEP, TOAL Regional
Purchasing Conference and Professional
Procurement Academy.
Another team, concentrating on scientific
supply strategies, has developed a list of the
top spend companies. Now that team is
preparing to issue a RFP for microscopes,
and will likely follow with centrifuges and
freezers. Additionally, the team is
researching chemicals and the brand
Corning, in preparation for solicitations.
A great rate has been negotiated at one of
Tulsa’s finest hotels, The Renaissance, for
this year’s event. The program is sure to be
better than ever. Everyone should take
advantage of this opportunity to learn,
network, relax and enjoy the luxurious
accommodations and the endless activities
that Tulsa has to offer.
In my opinion, members of the Strategic
Sourcing Committee (SSC) are enthusiastic
and motivated to get competitively bid
contracts in place that serve both large and
small institutions. Please take advantage of
any opportunity you have to provide input to
this group about your specific needs. Any
information you might provide to me will be
shared with the SSC. I promise to continue
providing updates on our contracting
initiatives. -Steve Smith, C.P.M. stevensmith@ouhsc.edu
Tulsa truly has something for everyone. We
now have almost as many casinos as golf
courses. Our zoo was recently ranked
number one in the nation by an internet
popularity pole and the brand new Jenks
Aquarium is a must see. For more
information about these and other Tulsa
attractions, you can link to the following
web site: http://www.tulsa.worldguides.com/index.html.
TOAL 2006 Annual Meeting
Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 24-27, 2006
A Note from the Host Committee . .
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TOAL RENAISSANCE:
The Art of Purchasing
Be sure to hold the dates from September
24th through the 29th for another outstanding,
For those who are taking full advantage of
the program and staying through the
Professional Procurement Academy, you
may want to visit the Tulsa State Fair that
begins on September 28th or enjoy the
Cherry Brook Art Festival.
Thanks to all of the people who have already
signed up as a volunteer for this year’s
conference; Brenda Burgess, Linda
Tomlinson, Glenda Shinn, Charleen Carlile,
Shirly Veley, Anita Mann, Jan Dickinson,
Leigh James, Randy Payton, Judy Albertson,
Craig Sisco, Debbie Siragusu, Liza Hanks,
Carol Belter, Jerry Cozby, Debbie Keener
and Larry Benzyl.
There are still plenty of opportunities to
assist for those who would like to volunteer,
contact Kevin Holmes at
Kevin.holmes@okstate.edu.
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Notice . . .
If you did not receive this newsletter directly
and would like to, contact Sharon Toy,
sharon.toy@okstate.edu. You may also
submit news items to this address.
2005 – 2006 TOAL Officers . . .
President
Tom Hoffmeyer, C.P.M.
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97084
Waco, TX 76798-7084
Ph: 254-710-1561: Fax 254-710-3465
E-mail: Tom_Hoffmeyer@baylor.edu
1st Vice President
Steve Smith, C.P.M.
University of Oklahoma
2750 Venture Drive
Norman, Ok 73069
Ph: 405-325-5097: Fax 405-329-8394
E-Mail: steven-smith@ouhsc.edu
2nd Vice President
Floyd Self, C.T.P.M., C.P.M.
The University of Texas at Austin
2200 Comal Street
Austin, TX 78722
Ph: 512-471-4266: Fax 512-471-7745
E-mail: fself@mail.utexas.edu
Treasurer
Carol Barnhill, C.P.M.
Arkansas State University
Procurement Services
P.O. Box 1860
State University, AR 72467
Ph: 870-972-2122: Fax 870-972-3834
E-mail: cbarnhil@astate.edu
Secretary
Sharon Toy, C.P.M.
Oklahoma State University
Purchasing Department
1224 N. Boomer Road
Stillwater, OK 74078
Ph: 405-744-5984: Fax 405-744-5187
E-mail: sharon.toy@okstate.edu
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