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Larry Clements and Liz Hunter were both honored as Outstanding Contributors by the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association during its conference in June. Clements, who retires this month as director of Printing and Mailing Services at Redlands Community College, in El Reno, Okla., has volunteered his photography services to IPMA for many years. He has been an In-Print contest judge for a number of years and coordinated the opening and sorting of entries in the most recent contest. An IPMA member for 20 years, he has served on the international board as well as in nearly every office in his local chapter. Liz Hunter,

A collator can save you time and money. But finding the right one requires some research. Several managers offer their insights. By Gretchen Peck When Western Washington University Publishing Services first installed a collator in 1996, it eliminated some very labor-intensive processes, such as hand collating, signature folding and stitching on a manual stitcher. Last year the Bellingham, Wash., in-plant upgraded to a two-tower Duplo 4000 collating system, with 10 bins in each tower. The modular, off-line collator is used by both copying and printing staff. "Depending upon the number of pages, we are saving from 30 to 100 percent in the

Ken Baker started Office Services as a one-man act. In his 37 years there, he has built it into an award-winning 19-employee operation. by BOB NEUBAUER You wouldn't know it by his accent, but Ken Baker was born in London, England. "I was a war baby," says Baker. "My mother came over on the Queen Mary, and I came with her." For one who came from so far away, though, Baker is perhaps most well known in Colorado Springs for how long he has stayed in one place. For the past 37 years, he has served as manager of Office Services for the

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