Dr. Kyle McGregor, of Tarleton State University, leads a Professional Development Seminar, for Dairy Museum
Employees, on Wednesday at the Museum Conference Center.

 

Dairy Museum Employees
In Town For Training

by: Bobby McDonald

 

Employees of the Southwest Dairy Museum were introduced to some of the exhibits that
will be used in the upcoming year.

 

If you've noticed a large group of people at the local restaurant, motel, or maybe getting gas at one of the convenience stores, more than likely it's the employees of the Southwest Dairy Museum, who are in Sulphur Springs this week for a series of training seminars. Approximately 35 of the employees are taking part in the week-long session, held daily at the Museum on Houston Street. Topics for the training include professional development, sensitivity recognition, and even defensive driving. "We bring all of our employees into the home office here in Sulphur Springs, each year, for sessions that will help them in their jobs and to get a chance to meet each other and network," expressed Carolyn McKinney, a member of the staff here in Sulphur Springs. "The professional development seminars, this year are taught by Dr. Kyle McGregor, who is an assistant agriculture professor at Tarleton State University, in Stephenville!"

"And, Dr. McGregor has kept us going through the paces, all week!" exclaimed McKinney. "But, it's been material that we all need to recognize as we go about our jobs of working with people and interacting with children and adults."

 

 

 

 

Many of the employees at Southwest Dairy Museum give presentation, on a daily basis, as they travel from school to school telling the story of milk and how it comes to the table. Several of the sessions in this weeks training have offered new ideas and actual examples of methods that continue to work.

 

This will be one of the promotional exhibits that the Southwest Dairy Museum will be using
to tell the dairy industry's story.

 

 

"It's great to get feedback from our employees and to learn the challenges and the successes that are evident all the time, as they go about their daily jobs," expressed McKinney. "By sharing with one another, we can address problems and find solutions, so that we can continue to deliver the great story of the dairy industry and its role in our diets and our lives!"

The seminar was to end on Thursday, with staff members returning to implement the material they have learned and to get prepared for the upcoming school term, when they will once again be meeting the children of the Southwest and telling them about how milk is produced and brought to their table!

 

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