PMI selects Duke as Project Manager of the Year

Mark Duke, pictured right, was selected as the 2014 Project Manager of the Year at the annual social for the Southern Middle Tennessee Branch of the Chattanooga Project Management Institute Chapter. Douglas Brown, left, ATA contract administrator and director of finance for the local PMI chapter, shakes Duke’s hand after presenting him the award. (Photo by Bob Lindeman)

PMI selects Duke as Project Manager of the Year

Published Dec. 22, 2014
By Douglas Brown
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- The local Project Management Institute (PMI) recently held its annual social at O'Charley's in Manchester and announced Mark Duke as the 2014 Project Manager of the Year for the Southern Middle Tennessee Branch (SMTB).

Douglas Brown presented the award to Duke, who received the honor for his commitment to best practices in project management and his distinguishing skills in the application of project management techniques. Duke is employed by Aerospace Testing Alliance (ATA) at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) as a project manager.

This was the first year the Project Manager of the Year award has been presented. It is open to members of the SMTB of the Chattanooga PMI Chapter and carries with it a one-year membership.

PMI is the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession. Founded in 1969, PMI delivers value for more than 2.9 million professionals working in nearly every country in the world through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research. PMI advances careers, improves organizational success and further matures the profession of project management through its globally recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. To join, go to www.pmi.org and select the Chattanooga Chapter or email vp_smt_branch@chattanoogapmi.org.