Orientoro Field 0tfice Study

Announcement Affects CenterDEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY AEROSPACE CENTER

Vol. XVlll, No.25 December 10,1976

Spirit of Thanksgiving Abounds; Center

Sets Record Newsboy CollectionDespite lhe 29 degree tem-

perature, Old Newsboys from theAerospace Center sold theirspecial editions of the momingGlobe-Democrat to a record col-lection of $ I 291 .75 .

Center personnel, through theirgenerous purchases, helped makethe holidays happier for thechildren who receive the moniescollected in the drive. All moniesgo to the Globe-Democrat Fundfor Children, Inc.

The amount collected at the2nd Street installation was

$932.24 with $214.08 tabulatedat South Annex. Two employeessold in their community loca-tions but contributed the col-lections to the Center total.Outside collections amounted to$14s.43.

Competition was keen for highdollar collector as Eileen Sinn-well nosed out Colonel St. Clairby $1.18. Eileen's total was

$120.63.The closest year in total col-

lection was 1971 when Centeremployees contributed $1,057.75.

Selling this year were: Col.James St. Clair, Col. Robert

Burns, Iawrence Ayers, FrankRoth, Henry Bauer, Linda Craw-ford, Mary Ann Brann, HiramLloyd, Frank Aufmuth, LouisFoster, George Shalhoob, Eileen

Sinnwell, Andrea Kowal, Richard

Rapp, Robert Thompson, A1

West, Virginia Welter, Bud Brown,Al Wuenscher, George Rolby,Bill Kolnik, John Hopkins, ConnieHume and Roger Iarkin.

Additional photos on page 2.

The Director of the Defense

Mapping Agency, VADM ShannonD.Cramer, Jr., has announced theresults of a preliminary studyoriginally undertaken to deter-mine the feasibility of closing oneor more of its Field Offices.

Although the study indicatesthat some short term advan.tages could be realized by closingone or more Field Offices, theobjective evaluation of all avail-able information makes it clearthat it would not be practical toclose any office at tlds time.Admiral Cramer said that ad-

ditional assigrment work loads

A contest to select the themefor the 1980 ACSM/ASP annualnational convention to be held inSt. Louis, is now underway accor-ding to Willard Tucker, directorof publicity for the convention.

The prize will be a $50 U.S.Savings Bond.

Basic rules are that the themeshould not exceed five wordsand entries must be submittedby February Ll,1977 .

Entries should be sent to June

Moran, PRRN, or mailed to June

justified the retention of theField Offices.

It is also announced that in-creased work assigred to the DMAAerospace Center, St. Inuis, willrequire the transfer of a FieldOffice to control of that Center.No major personnel changes are

anticipated as a result of thistransfer of control.

The Field Offices of DMA are

a part of the Topographic Center.Discussions are now underway todetermine which Field Officewould be transferred to the Aero-space Center.

two members from the St. LouisACSM/ASP Corporation. Thecommittee selection must becoordinated with the conventioncommittee executive board.

"A New Panorama" was selec-

ted from 178 theme submissionsfor the annual convention held inSt. Louis n 1974.

The 1980 convention in St.Inuis will be only the second

ever held outside the Washington,D.C. area.

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Theme Contest OpenTo Center Personnel

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The Army has announced a

final decision to retain the Avia-

The selection committee willbe comprised of the Chairman/President and the first vice chair-man or president of the locala.lef,f ^d'l AQD a.rrotza+laoo ooz{ tion Svstems Command

Key Promotions ond ReossignmenlsAnnouncement was . recentlY

made of the following reassiglt-

ments and promotions:David J. Premer promoted to

GS-14 and designated Assistant

Chief, Aerospace Cartography De-

partment;Charles D. Hall reassigted as

Chief, Techniques Office to re-

place Premer;

Richard V. Halbert to GS-14

as Chief, Cartographic Data Divi'sion to replace Hall;

John W. Finklang, a temporarypromotion to GS-14 and Chief,GeosciencBs Division, Geoposi-

tional Department.All reassignments are subject

to DMA approval.David Premer is a graduate of

Southeast Missouri State Univer-sity with a BS in Earth Sciences.

While attending Air Command

and Staff College n 19'71-72 and

a combined program with AubumUniversity at Aubum, AL underDMAAC auspices, he received a

Masters in Business Administra-tion.

He joined DMAAC in June

1958 and after completing carto

training was assigted to tlre Re-

search Department. In 1959 he

was reassigted to the Missile Sup-

port Department, Techniques Of-fice and Scientific Computer Divi-sion until September 1974 whenhe was assigned as Chief, Ad-vanced Cartographic Systems Of-fice of Programs, Production and

Operations Directorate.Premer received the DMA Out.

standing Person of the Year awardfor 1976.

He and his wife Suzanne are

the parents of four daughters.Charles Hall was recently

named to a GS-14 position in the

Aerospace Cartography Depart-ment (see Orientor Oct. 29,L976) and has now been reassigt-ed to the position vacated byPremer.

Richard llalbert, like Premer,

is a graduate of Southeast Mis-

souri State University with a BS

in mathematics and received hisMaster's in Business Administra-tion from St. Louis Universitylr.1972.

His career at DMAAC began

in June 1963 after having taughtmathematics at Vianney HighSchool for two years. He has heldpositions in the PhotogrammetryDepartment, Missile Support De-partment and the Directorate ofhograms, hoduction and Opera-

tions. His most recent assign-

ments include Assistant Chiefof the Positional Data Divisionand Assistant Division Chief, Pro-

duction Office, Chief, ImageryAnalysis Division.

Flalbert and his wife Judy are

native St. Louisans and have twochildren, Laura and Richard, Jr.

John Finklang has been desig.nated Chief, Geosciences Divisionduring broy Kuykendall's tem-porary assignment in Washington.

Finklang is a graduate of theMissouri School of Mines with a

BS in Mining Engineering and re-ceived his Master's in EngineeringManagement through the Univer-sity of Missouri-Rolla n 1971.

He entered military service inOctober 1952 and was assigted tothe Corps of Engineers and Signal

ACSM and ASP organizations and tion Systems

Corps, spending 17 months inJapan prior to his discharge inAugust 1954.

He joined DMAAC in March1958 and was assigned to theChart Research Division. Hisassignments within the Divisionincluded the Geo.Sciences Branch,DoD Gravity Services Branch untilJanuary 1971 when he was re-assigned to the Advanced Systems

Branch of the Plans, Require-ments and Technology Director.ate. [n August 1975 he returnedto the Research Division, Tech-nical Development Office wherehe was assigned as a physicalscientist supervisor.

Finklang and his wife Jane

have two daughters and twosons.

Command(AVSCOM) in St. Louis as partof a reorganized operation at theFederal Center, 4300 GoodfellowBlvd.

The present AVSCOM andfumy Troop Support Command(TROSCOM) will be abolistredand their activities will be merged.

The changes will take placeover the next 18 months and willresult in elimination of 414civilian and 10 military jobs.

Dr. FointichAword llomineeDr. Marstrall B. Faintich, SD,

has been selected as the DMAcandidate for the futhur S. Flem-ming Award.

In an announcement letterDMAAC Director, Col. James

St. Clair, said, "Your outstandingaccomplistrments which warrantedyour nomination are truly apprec-iated by Hq DMA and this Cen-ter."

He will now compete withother DoD nominees for theaward.

MoreNewsboys

PREMER HALL HALBERT FINKLANG Photos lnside

Buying By Mail? You Still Have

Ordering merchandise by mail can be great . . . it can let youbuy things you can't find in your store . . it can save you time. . . it can even save you money.

But when you order merchandise by mail and it arrives sixmonths late-or not at all-it can be a real headache.

The Federal Trade Commission points out that consumershave certain "rights" when ordering by mail.

o You have the right to know when you can expect your

merchandise to be shiPPed-If an ad or brochure says that the manufacturer will "rush"

your order to you in less than a week, for example, the manu-

iacturer must ship it to you within that time. If no date is

stated by the seller you have the right to have your merchandise

shipped to you within 30 daYs.. -Yoo

have the right to cancel your order if your

merchandise is not shipped within the stated time, or within 30

days.if the seller can't ship the merchandise to you in the stated

time or within 30 days, he must give you the chance to cancel

your order and get all your money back.The seller must notify you of a delay and give you a free

means to reply (for example a postage-paid postcard)' If you

don't answer, the seller can assume you agree to the shipping

delay.o What about unordered merchandise?If you receive merchandise in the mail which you did not

order, Federal law says you may consider it a gift and keep itwithout paying for it.

r You have the right not to pay for any unsolicitedmerchandise and it is illegal for the person or firm sending it toyou to pressure you to returll it or to send a bill.

r What do you do if you have a problem? If the mail order

dealer does not comply with the rules above, or if you are

harassed for payment of unordered merchandise, write to the

dealer directly, pointing out your legal rights. If you don't get

results, outline the facts, with copies of the advertisement orpayment demands if possible, in a short letter to the Director,bureuu of Consumer Protection (MO-P), Federal Trade Com-

mission, Washington, D.C. 20580'

From the Black Book:

Here it is a couple of weeks

before Christmas and I haven'twritten my usual letter to Santa

from the Public Affairs Office.So here goes!

Dear Santa;

The year has been pretty good

to the Public Affairs Office, we

haven't grown in size as we wouldhave liked to but on the otherhand we haven't lost anybodyeither. We just keep plugging

away at various projects.This year our list isn't quite so

long but just as important as lastyear's. You can cross off the

heating system for the office thatworks because Jim and Leo, the

two contract employees, have justabout got the new one ready togo and it is welcomed withopen arms. Marge, our Commun-ity Relations Specialist, could use

a new pair of shoes this year.

The increased amount of college

tours that we've been having has

wom the soles off her present

ones. Nancy, my secretary,

could probably use a boss that can'

write legibly, but since she canlhave that we'll settle for a tYPist

chair that the back doesn't move

around on. As for me, I couldstill use a typewriter that does

OA 70q/ra6aqA

Col. Robert Burns, Andrea Kowal, Mary Ann Brann, Linda Craw-ford, Col. James St. Clair. Center row: I:wrence Ayers, George Shal-hoob, Eileen Sinnwell, Hiram Lloyd. Back row: Louis Foster, FrankAufmuth, Henry Bauer, Robert Thompson, Frank Roth, Al West

and Richard Rapp.

Aero Info employees participating in Old Newsboys Day were, fromleft to right (back row), Bud Brown and George Rolby. Front row,Adolph Wuenscher and Virginia Welter, who sold at South Annex,and Bill Kolnik who sold at Kingshighway and Fyler.

Pieces

Selling at 2nd and Arsenal were:

Regulotion Published on Digest Files ffilfLfl:?,fg1-;11;The Air Force has published Don't worry if you haven't a[, for everyone lots of health,

a regulation on digest files, the heard about the system, says Air happiness and peace.

system for recording derogatoryinformation about officers. Untilnow, the procedures have beenoutlined in a number of internaloperating instructions.

Digest files are official recordsAir Force officials use in makingcentralized career-management de-

cisions affecting promotions, as-

siglments, selection and specificduties for officers.

Personnel planners view theregulation, AFR 36-25, as a

positive step toward educating AirForce members about the use ofthe files as a quality force manage-

ment tool. The system has beenin effect since 1949.

Digest files currently number2ll0 of 1 per cent of the 99,000member officer corps. The filesare maintained and used only atHeadquarters Air Force level and

strould not be confused with un-favorable information files keptat base level.

The files contain informationwhich raises questions about an

officer's conduct, integrity, per-formance or judgement. Theinformation may reflect unfavor-ably on the officer's ability toperform in a position of leader-ship, trust or responsibility.

Force officials. It means youdon't have a digest file.

When a file is started, the in-dividual is told about the file andgiven the opportunity to explainor deny information it contains,or to point out extenuating cir-cumstances.

The member's comments, plusthose of his or her commanderand major command, are care-

fully evaluated by a review boardof senior officers at the Air Force

Military Personnel Center. The

board determines whether thecomposite file strould be kept,and informs the individual of itsdecision.

A digest file may be kept up totwo years. The officer or anyone

in his or her chain of commandmay submit additional informa-tion to be considered at any

time. This could cause the digest

file to be ended earlier.The primary sources of dero-

gatory information are reportsfrom the Air Force Office ofSpecial Investigations. Ad-ministrative proceedings for mis-

conduct or substandard perf-formance, special security filesor other derogatory informationmay also form the basis for a

digest file.

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Fire FighterTro in ing

Certificates of training fromthe USAF School of AppliedAerospace Sciences were recent.ly received by James Bell,DMAAC Fire Inspector andJoseph kuhy, DMAAC FireChief.

Bell's certificate was forattendance at the Fire Protec-tion Technician Course and

kahy's for attendance at theFire Protection SupervisorCourse.

The schools were held atChanute AFB,Illinois.

fop OperoforSgt. Frederick L. Jelks of Det.

l, 1974 Communications Group,which supports the AerospaceCenter, has been selected as oper-ator of the month for October.

Airman Jelks was chosen forthe honor in recogrition of hisoutstanding conduct and perfor-mance of duty. A letter ofrecogrition was presented byCapt. Stuart Denison, com-mander.

Old Newsboys shown shold in the Florissant area: (from left to right)John Hopkins, Connie Hume and Roger Larkin.

AGU tleeling Set For Jon. 12Dr. Paul Proctor, Department

of Geology, University of Mis.souri - Rolla, will address theJanuary 12, 1977 meeting ofAmerican Geophysical Union. Histopic will be, "Geologic Hazardsand Man's Survival."

The meeting will be held at theDMAAC Dning Hall from 6:30p.m. to 8:00 p.m. It will bepreceded by a social hour from4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p-m. anddinner from 5:30 p-rn. to 6:30p.m.

Tickets may be obtained from

people listed on the program post-ers displayed on Center bulletinboards.

ORIENTOR is on officiolnewspoper, published bi-weeklyon Fridoy by ond for the per-sonnel of the Defense MoppingAgency Aerospoce Center, otSl. Louis, Missouri. Opinionsexpressed herein do not ne-cessori ly represent those ofthe DOD.

Col. Jomes H. St. CloirD i rector

Dovid L. BlockChief, Public Af foirs Of f ice

Ed itorPage 2 ORIENTOR December 10, 1976

ELWELL E. McCRAY, ADPF,heads the list of those reachingthe 30 year mark in November.

He began his Federal career

as a Forest Rangerirntn theWhitman National Forest innortheastern Oregon in July 1942.He enlisted in the Army Air Corpsn 1943 and was commissionedthru the Aviation Cadet Programn 1944. He piloted B-17s withthe 15th Air Force in Italy duringWWII. He was recalled to activeduty in 1948 and piloted C-54s

tiYe Top 30 lrlarkto the Aeronautical InformationDivision as an air navigationtechnician. In his 2"1. yearc atDMAAC he has held line and

staff positions in the Flight

til he was wounded. He returnedto the States and was dischargedn 1946.

He returned to Federal servicein October 1947 at the VeteransHospital at Jefferson Banacls as acustodian. He worked thereuntil April 1949 when he trans-ferred to the Army Records Cen-ter at 4300 Goodfellow. He wasa laborer there until 1952 whenhe transferred to the Aero ChartPlant at l2th & Delmar. He ispresently assigrred to Roads &Grounds of the Operations andMaintenance Division.

GLENN I. HALEY, JR.,GDDAA, began his Federal careerwith the U.S. fumy and served

for 18 months, receiving his dis-charge in March 1948.

He became an employee ofthe Aero Chart Plant at 12th &Delmar in April 1948 and wasassigred to the Cartography Divi-sion as a compiler. In October1957 he was reassigned to theChart Research Division, Pro-duction Management Office, and,in July 1970, to the Missile Sup-port Division as an analyst. He ispresently assigned to the Position-al Data Division, GeopositionalDepartment.

WILLIAM H. CARRIEL, PDA,

lnformation Publications(FLIP) Program in the Aero-nautical Information Depart-ment, the P&D Plant Manage-

ment Office and RequirementsDivision of the Directorate ofOperations. He is currentlyDMAAC Technical Representativeto a commercial firm that pub-

on 211 Berlin Airlift Missionsthrough July 1949. During theKorean conflict he was aB-29 Air-craft Commander with the 98thBomb Wing at Yokota Air Base,Japan, in 1952-53. After beingreleased from active military dutyin late 1953 he joined the AFReserves. He retired from thereserves as a Lt Colonel in Decem-ber 1,974 lwrth 31% years ser-vice.

McCray joined DMAAC inFebruary 1955 and was assigned

Potrolmon

MITCHELL HALEYlistres various DoD FLIP pro-ducts under contract to DMAAC.

BOBBY M. HAGLER, PDD,entered military services in August1943 and was assigred to theMedical Corps, 91st Inf Div.He was sent overseas in the Eur-opean area with the division inNovember 1944 md retumed tothe states and was discharged inApril1946.

He returned to Federal ser-vice in JuJy 1949 at the ArmyFinance Center, transferring tothe Aero Chart Plant at l2th &Delmar in September 1950 andwas assigned to the Distribution

By Phtlltp R. Smith, Jr.

The custom of sendingChristmas cards began inEngland back in 1843 when itrryas possible to send them tofriends near and far for apenny.

Designed by John Calcott

The Yule Custom thatGrew into a 4-Billion Card BusinessStill Offers Simple

$RISTMAS adopted the custom and

The DMAAC Women's Clubheld their annual Christmas Char-ity Bazaat December lst and col-lected $766.23. The proceeds willgo to support their charities,Cover's Indian Mission and LifeSeekers.

was inducted into the U.S. Armyon April 23, 1943. He served

with the Medical Department inEngland, France, Germany and

Czechoslovakia. He receivedhis discharge on October 19,1945.

He returned to Federal ser-

vice on May 23,1949 at the AeroChart Plant at L2th & Delmar andwas assigred to the Printing Divi-sion, Plate Room, where he ispresently assigned as shift fore-man.

The Bazaar festured handcraft-ed articles, baked goods and spec-ial Indian jewelry.

The members of the Women'sClub express their heartfelt thanlsto all DMAAC for the assistanceprovided and the excellent re-sponse.

Deer Story

Frank Finglang, ADDP, report-edly has retumed from his annualtrip to the woods with a 7 point,158 lb. field dressedbuck. If youwant full details, he will elaboratefor 45 minutes. His story in-cludes navigating at night deep inthe woods and a2lLhours struggleto get his deer out, using a dis-oriented friend and Thunder, a

non-cooperative horse.

McCRAY HAGLER

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of tlonth

William Covington has beenselected as Security Patrolman ofthe Month for November, accord.ing to Security Police Officials.

Covington has been with thesecurity force for slightly over oneyear. During that time he hasobtained respect and admirationfrom supervisors and co-workersalike, said officials.

During the past month he hadperformed his duties in a highlyprofessional manner, eaming himrecogrition as Security Police-man of the Month.

Covington served in the AirForcp Security Police fromAugust l97l to June 1975 priorto joining DMAAC.

He is a native of St. Louis.

Horsely of the Royal Acad-emy, the first card featured afriendly family party raisingwine glasses in a toast, with asimple greeting still usedtoday: "A Merry Christmasand a Happy New Year toYou."Color Cards in U.S.

The custom was inhoducedto the United States in the1870s by Louis Prang ofBoston, Mass., an immigrantfrom Germany. Known as the"Father of the AmericanChristmas Card," Prangperlecled the lithographicprocess of multicolor printing,often using as many as 20colors on one card. Thereproduction of oil paintings,including many religiousscenes, was so perf.ect that attimes only experts could tellprint from paint. By 1881Prang was printing five millioncards a year, most of themChristmas cards.

Ndar the turn of the 20thCentury, a flood of plentypostcards made in Germanyflooded the U.S. greeting cardmarket, and from that timeuntilthe First World War,Germany monopolized themarket. By 7920, however,American greeting card manu-facturers were bringing outgreeting cards of better qualityand design.

OREETIITOS

Patriotic SantasDuring World War II,

Christmas cards featuredSantas carrying flags. Specialcards came out for Ser-vicemen with such sentimentsas "Across the Miles" and"Missing You". The Cold Waryears sharpened a demand formore humor in cards. Thissparked the studio card withits humorous Santas and ludi-crous reindeer.

Since that time the industryhas grown phenomenally. In1954, Americans exchangedmore than two billionChristmas cards. This year,industry spokesmen estimatethat about four billion cardswill be exchanged.

The custom is also followedby royalty and heads of state.Not long after Christmas cardswere introduced in GreatBritain, the King and Queenand the Prince of Wales

employed distinguished artiststo paint an appropriate picturefor each card. For a numberof years the President andFirst Lady of the United Stateshave also drawn upon thetalents of distinguished artiststo design special Christmascards.Intricate Process

One might expect that thecards sent by such famouspersons would involve fargreater production effort thanfor those sent by the generalpublic. Not so. Productionexperts at one large greetingcard company say that asmany as 3,000 peoplecarrying out some 300separate steps pool theirtalents in conceiving and pro-ducing a single greeting card.Treated to look like leather,suede, wood, satin, cloth, andmetal, a greeting card maypass more than 30 individualtests before final approval,and it may take as many as95 working days to turn out asingle card.

That's something to thinkabout when you affix yourJohn Hancock, Mrs. Hancockand junior Hancocks to thisyear's batch of Christmascards. And, as John Horselysaid back in 1843, "A MenyChristmas and a Happy NewYear to You."

Division. All of his service sincethen has been within that divisionwhere he is presently assigred as

Chief, Distribution Division ofthe Printing and DistributionDepartment.

LOI'IIS MITCHELL, FEMAD ,entered the U.S. Army in Octo-ber 1942. He went overseds toItaly where he was assigned to aconstruction company buildingbridges, roads, cross dams, etc. un-

The feosfThe Physical Geodesy Pro-

ducts Branch of the GeopositionalDepartment gave its annual din-ner November 19,1976. All pre.sent and former employees of theBranch were invited. This year'stheme was "A ThanksgivingFare." Each person brought a

dish which he or she either pre-pared, preserved or presented.There was an assortment of taste-ful treats that were organized inartful presentation by Mr. EgonWetzker of GDGB. St. Louishas it from A to Z. GDGB had itfrom Apple Pie to Zucchini.

Everyone had an enjoyabletime and all the troops are look-ing forward to next year, for a

new theme, new dishes, but an oldtime party.

Page 3 ORIENTOR December 10, 1976

Vivian DednamUpward Mobility - Is it another paperwork exercise? Is it all

talk and no action? Is it just for the other guy?

For 16 Center employees and Upward Mobility Program became

more than just a paperwork exercise this past Monday when the

talk stopped and the action started in a multi-year training programdesigned to elevate each candidate substantially in their grade level.For them it was the beginning of new careers. It was a chance, an

opportunity, a challenge; not for the other guy, for them.Several months ago Center management identified 1? positions

for inclusion in the Upward Mobility Program. (More are to be

selected in tlte near future.) Fourteen positions are in the carto-grapher field, two for personnel specialists and one in Logistics, whichhas not yet been filled.

D MobilityThe group, which began their training Monday, is a hodge'podge of

backgrounds that include clerk-typiqts, computer aides, editorial clerks,

D secreiary-stenos, cartographic technicians and management assistants.

I\ By name they are: cartographers - Beverly A. Jamerison, SDCC;

Diane E. Hinsen, SDCB; Evelyn Bible, GDD; Cacheeta Mack, ACI;Steven E. Ditterline, ACNBB; Beverly K. Bollinger, GDP; Barbara

A J. Jaeger, SDDLS; Mark J. Burghardt, GDGGB; Vivian A. Dednam,

A SDCS; Marilyn A. Murphy, ADFA-I; Janet M. Nugent, ACNAB;Roberta L. Braundel, PPGD; Janet M. Fialka, ACP;Joseph C. Horvath,

Jr., ACNBA. Personnel Management Specialists: Sharon A.tlt Hertel. CMM and Martinous V. Wells, AAA.

W foi the cartographer grouping they average six years Federal ser-

vice each and have an average grade of GS-5. Their ages avenge 27

years and their education, above the high school level, ranges from

Ff one credit hour to an associate degree. Twenty'seven percent are

Y minorities and 80 percent are female.' Officially, Upward Mobility is a management initiated program

to identify high potential Center employees who occupy lower level

deadcnd jobs and to identify higher level positions that can be re-

structured to developmental positions. In laymen terms, it's a program

to help people help themselves.A Chance, An Opportunity: UIt's not a give away or an easy to get into, quick to advance pro-

gram. The selectees compete with hundreds of applicants who had

indicated a serious interest in the occupations advertised in the Up-

ward Mobility position announ@ments. The selectees then entered

the formal Upward Mobility Program at an established entry level,

depending on tlre position sought. Formal training, on the job train'ing and educational development through Center sponsored courses

and individual offduty courses will be made available to the selectees

in specially designed curriculum.For the cartographic Upward Mobility selectees this training pro'

Joseph Horvath

Beverly Bollinger

Sharon Hertel

glam will last five and one half years and when completed will ad-

vance them to the GS-9 professional level. Special instructors willbe provided from the Center and brought in from outside to assist

the selectees in meeting the program course requirements that willallow each to qualify for the cartographer positions based on level

requirements established by the Civil Service Commission.The days will be long, the school work hard, but for the deter-

mined the program results are worth the effort. For managementit will pay off as well in the better utilization of existing potential with-in the current work force.

With the establishment and implementation of the Upward Mo-bility program Center management has acknowledged that there are

lower level employees currently working at the Center who have thepotential to develop and do much more than their current jobs ornormal promotional programs will allow. It's more than a paper-work exercise. It's a positive commitment to those who want tohelp themselves. It's a chance, an opportunity, a challenge.

Success depends upon how much the individual is willing to give inreturn. It's a two-way street. The offer has been made. The trainingis planned. The program is underway. The only ingredient left thatmanagement can't provide is dedicated effort by the employee.

lvlarilyn Murphy

Janet Fialka

Martinous Walls

Steven DitterlineMark Burghardt Janet Nugent

Roberta BraundelCacheeta Mack

Barbara Jaeger

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