Happy Fall Y’all! 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (IMO)! Temperatures have finally dropped, there’s football, pumpkin flavored everything, leaves are turning color and falling signaling the changing of the seasons.
  
Similarly, our chapters leadership is ready to turn over and we are looking for volunteers for several positions. If you are interested in any, or have any questions please contact Polly Alles and myself asap. 

• Vice President (3-year term- VP, President, Past President)
• 2 Board Members  

I would like to thank all of our current board members staying onboard for a wonderful year.  A special thanks to departing members Hamer Reiser (Past President), David Bundy (board member) and I would like to take the opportunity to again remember Trent Blair who tragically passed while serving on the board this year.  

SAVE THE DATE!

We will be holding a virtual and in-person chapter meeting on November 21st, 9-1:00pm (12 pm lunch served from Apple Spice), at Granite Admin Building - 2500 So. State Street, Salt Lake City.  Registration notification will go out shortly.

Register by logging into your NIGP Utah profile and go to the calendar section to find the November 21st meeting and be sure to make your lunch selection (if attending in person).  

By-law Amendment Announcement

We are proposing the following amendment in our by-laws related to voting on board positions. The below language would be added to ARTICLE VI – NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS.

A brief 15-minute meeting will be held on December 12th at 12pm to conduct a virtual vote.  Please also register for this meeting by finding it in the calendar section of our NIGP Utah website.

“If any candidate is running unopposed a vote is not required.  Notice will be given to the chapter of the “Elected by Acclamation” appointment. 

If there are open positions that were not filled by the November meeting the board may appoint a willing candidate to a vacant position without a vote being required. Notice will be given to the chapter of the “Elected by Acclamation” appointment.”

Education & Training Opportunity

Please consider getting yourself or anyone on your team enrolled in the SUU Spring 2025 class which can serve as a great new hire on-boarding tool and for continuing education.

You may have heard that one of our chapter members, Colette Brown, is teaching an online procurement course at Southern Utah University.  The chapter leadership and Board would like to announce we are offering up to 10 scholarships to help with the payment of this course.  The scholarships will be in the amount of $200 payable upon successfully completing the course.  Here is some additional information about this course (covers about half the cost).

Procurement Essentials, Methods, & Management is an online, asynchronous class, available to anyone that registers for it through Southern Utah University. The course will cover all aspects of purchasing in the public procurement arena. 

This course is designed for those who work in purchasing and are wanting to strengthen their understanding of policies that govern how purchasing is done in a public or governmental setting utilizing public funds. 

In addition to learning the various aspects of procuring goods and services using public funds.  This course will provide contact hours for both the CPPB and NIGP-CPP certifications. (48 for CPPB and 90 for NIGP-CPP) to extend an individual’s certification and/or meeting eligibility requirements. 

Participants can choose from two participation options (ranging from $399 - $749):
Procurement Essentials, Methods & Management - successful completion earns three Continuing Education Units (CEU). 

Procurement Essentials, Methods & Management Fast Track - successful completion earns three credits that may transfer into associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Utah University.

It is a nine-week course with reading assignments, quizzes, tests, discussions, and more to help apply the various concepts which help govern public procurement. The Spring semester is from February 10, 2025 through April 10, 2025 to help those preparing to take the NIGP-CPP or CPPB through UPPCC. 

To apply for the scholarship please visit our website at nigputah.org at Registration for SUU Scholarship - 2/10/2025. Select the “Register Now” button on the right of the page once logged into your profile. 


Must be a member of the Utah chapter of NIGP to receive the scholarship.  Scholarships will be given on a first come basis.

You or your agency must pay for the full cost of the course.  Upon proof of successfully passing the course the scholarship funds will be distributed/reimbursed.

Please note, the registration of the scholarship is a different process than the registration of the SUU class and both must be completed by the agency/student.

Please reach out to Colette Brown at colettebrown@suu.edu with any questions. https://events.suu.edu/event/procurement-essentials

Thank you,
Anthony Ferrara
President, NIGP Utah
Procurement Supervisor, University of Utah
aferrara@purchasing.utah.edu