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 Chapter Banner Soars!

When the Space Shuttle Atlantis roared into space November 24, 1991, the crewmembers (Commander Fred Gregory, Pilot Tom Hendricks, Mission Specialists Story Musgrave, Jim Voss, and Mario Runco, and Payload Specialist Tom Hennan) carried with them the first PSI^® Banner that would touch the stars. 

On February 12, 1992, they presented the flown banner to Diana R. Peterson CPS, President of our chapter.

On September 9, 2006 the chapter banner again lifted off with Space Shuttle Atlantis.  The banner returned on September 21st after traveling to the International Space Station with the crew of  Mission STS-115 consisting of Commander Brent Jeff, Pilot Christopher Ferguson, Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph Tanner, Daniel Burbank and Steve MacLean, who represented the Canadian Space Agency. The flight in 2006 helped the Clear Lake/NASA Area Chapter celebrated its’ 20 year anniversary. What better time for the IAAP banner to soar into space.

At the November 2006 chapter meeting, Captain Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper used personal flight photographs to describe this exciting mission to Space Station.  Astronaut Piper also returned this special banner back to President Michelle Spradley CPS/CAP.  What an awesome opportunity the chapter had in not only having their banner flown into space, but also in having one of the astronauts present the banner back to the chapter.

Gavel to MIR!

When the Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on September 16, 1996, it again carried PSI^® cargo.  This time, our chapter's gavel was aboard.  Commander Bill Readdy, Pilot Terry Wilcutt, and Mission Specialists Jay Apt, Tom Akers, Carl Walz, and John Blaha docked with the MIR, left Blaha, and returned Mission Specialist Shannon Lucid who had been on the MIR for six months.  

In October 1996, the Clear Lake / NASA Area Chapter celebrated its 10th anniversary.  Astronaut David C. Leestma was on hand to present the gavel to Bonnie House CPS, 1996 chapter President.  "We know who really runs the office," he told the crowd.  "And I am delighted to present this gavel to you after it has flown to the MIR and back."

The International Association of Administrative Professionals is a not-for-profit professional association for office professionals with approximately 40,000 members and affiliates and nearly 600 chapters worldwide. Our mission is to enhance the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building and leadership development. The association founded in 1942 as the National Secretaries Association to provide a professional network and educational resources for secretarial staff. The association's name was changed in 1998 to the International Association of Administrative Professionals to encompass the large number of varied administrative job titles and recognize the advancing role of administrative support staff in business and government.

Our core values:

• Integrity: We demonstrate this cornerstone of our profession through honesty, accountability and high ethical standards.
• Respect: We create respect within our profession and association through listening, understanding and acknowledging member feedback.
• Adaptability: We ensure the success of our association by embracing positive change and by nurturing diversity, creativity and visionary thinking.
• Communication: We cultivate and maintain excellence by remaining approachable at all levels, communicating openly and building strong relationships.
• Commitment: We are steadfast in our goals to develop learning opportunities for career-minded administrative professionals and to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness.