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Nancy Tregoe, director of purchasing and administrative services, received the 2001 Bert C. Ahrens Achievement Award at the Annual Meeting & Product Exhibit of the National Association of Educational Buyers, Inc. (NAEB), held May 2-5 in Nashville, Tenn.
Named after a former chief operating officer of NAEB, the award is the association’s highest level of recognition. Tregoe was honored for “her extraordinary, long-term contributions to higher education, the purchasing profession, and NAEB.” She has been a major contributor to NAEB and to the Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service (E&I), higher education’s not-for-profit purchasing cooperative, currently serving on the Board of Directors.
Tregoe’s elected and appointed leadership positions include: president of the NAEB’s Pa./Del./W.V. Region (1978-80); regional treasurer of the Pa./Del./W.V. Region (1975-1978); Board of Directors, Higher Education Administration Referral Service (1985-88); Board of Directors, Purchasing Management Association of the Lehigh Valley (1982-1990, 1998-2000); Host Committee chair, NAEB Annual Meeting (1990); NAEB Small Schools Committee chair (1991); Board of Directors, NAEB (1991-1996); and president, NAEB (1994-1995).
In addition, Tregoe has served as moderator and speaker at numerous national and regional NAEB meetings and is the E&I liaison to the NAEB Board. NAEB has been the worldwide association for purchasing professionals serving colleges, universities, and non-for-profit health club organizations since 1921