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February 22, 2011

Port of benton official earns Professional Port Manager certification

Scott D. Keller, Executive Director, Port of Benton has completed the American Association of Port Authorities Professional Port Manager (PPM^®) program. Mr. Keller is the first from his port and the 83rd candidate in North, Central and South America to be certified since the program's inception in 1995.  His PPM^® paper, Transfer of Government Property to Port Districts– Pros and Cons, has been posted on the AAPA web site <aapa-ports.org>, where it is free for downloading by members and available for purchase by non-members.

Mr. Keller will be receiving his certification at a formal presentation during the AAPA Annual Convention this September in Seattle.