Adams Selected to Attend '9-1-1 Goes to Washington'
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Stephanie Adams, emergency telecommunications specialist at the University of Arkansas Police Department, was one out of six 9-1-1 dispatchers in Arkansas selected by the state Department of Emergency Management to attend the National Emergency Number Association’s program “9-1-1 Goes to Washington.”
Adams, along with other 9-1-1 dispatchers from across the country will travel to the nation’s capital to participate in panel sessions regarding issues that face 9-1-1, learn about emerging technology in the emergency telephone system, as well as regulatory and legislative activities affecting 9-1-1 centers across the country. Adams will confer with members of Congress and federal policy creators to advocate regarding important 9-1-1 issues on the state and local level.
Adams began her career at the U of A in August 1999, working as a dispatcher for the Transit and Parking Department. In November 2003, she transferred to UAPD, where she has remained for the past 13 years. She earned a B.A. degree in history in 1997 from the U of A, while also earning an Army commission as a signal officer through the U of A Army ROTC program and subsequently serving with the Arkansas Army National Guard for six years.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
Contacts
Captain Gary Crain, public information officer
UAPD
479-575-2311,
garyc@uark.edu
Steve Voorhies, manager, media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583,
voorhies@uark.edu
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