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Advanced Media Partners is excited
to announce that Stephanie
Blue has been named Production
Director for the company and its
four stations, 96.5 ESPN, 98.5
KISS-FM, 99.9 WWCT and 101.1
JACK-FM.
Advanced Media Partners is
pleased to announce that current
WXRT staffer, Marc Alghini, has
been named Program Director at
WWCT-FM.
G&D Integrated welcomes Jeff
Cohen as Vice President of their
Transportation Division.
Country Inn & Suites Peoria at
the Shoppes at Grand Prairie
would like to congratulate Nicole
Murphy on her promotion to General
Manager.
Crittenton Centers is pleased to
announce Jennifer M. Orban as
their new President & CEO.
Amy Carlson has joined the Embassy
Suites Hotel sales and catering
team as Executive Meeting
Manager.
Easter Seals is proud to announce
Shawn Gleason as the new Director
of Information Technology &
Facilities.
Easter Seals is pleased to name
Jim Runyon as the Executive Vice
President for Strategic Initiatives
& Governmental Affairs, along
with Kevin Dill as the Executive
Vice President of Operations.
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Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen’s
partner Brad A. Elward was installed
as the President of the Appellate
Lawyers Association.
The Illinois American Water’s
Peoria District is pleased to announce
Lori Horstman has been
named Production Superintendent.
Susan G. Komen’s Board of Directors
named Judith A. Salerno,
M.D., M.S., as President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Scott Scrubhar has joined Northwestern
Mutual as Director of
Development.
The OSF Saint Francis Center for
Occupational Health and Employee
Wellness welcomes Eric T. Myers
of Pekin as Client Representative.
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
has named Rose Haisler, D.O
as Interim Medical Director of the
Peoria Area EMS.
Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. is
pleased to announce the promotion
of Danette Hagenbuch
Swank to President of Internal
Operations.
Univeristy of Illinois College of
Medicine announced Cheryl Colbenson,
D.O. is resigning as Peoria
Area EMS Medical Director.
Ai-Xuan Holterman, MD, Professor
of Surgery and Pediatrics, and
a surgeon scientist at the University
of Illinois College of Medicine
at Peoria (UICOMP) recently
was welcomed as a member into
the exclusive American Surgical
Association.
The W. D. Boyce Council welcomes
Kristin Krzeminski as the
newest Unit Serving Executive in
Peoria and Marshall Counties.
awards and recognition
Beltone congratulates Dr. Rebecca
Wood, Gayla Scott and the staff
of Beltone of Central Illinois on
being the recipients of Beltone’s
Circle of Excellence Award
Stephen J. Heine of Heyl, Royster,
Voelker & Allen in Peoria
received the 2013 Distinguished
Member Award from the Illinois
Association of Defense Trial Counsel
(IDC).
McGladrey LLP, was recently
ranked No. 7 on Vault’s annual Accounting
50 list.
McGladrey Wealth Management
LLC was recently ranked
on Forbes’ annual Top 50 Wealth
Managers list.
Midstate College congratulates the
students who received perfect attendance
for the spring term.
Midstate College congratulates the
students who were on the Dean’s
List for the spring term.
Midstate College congratulates the
students who graduated after the
spring term.
Northwestern Mutual congratulates
Financial Representative,
Douglas A. Shannon, CFPP, for
becoming authorized by the Certified
Financial Planner Board of
Standards Inc. (CFP Board) to use
the CFP® and CFP (with flame
logo)® certification marks in accordance
with CFP Board certification
requirements.
Northwestern Mutual congratulates
Josh Waite, a wealth management
advisor, on receiving the
company’s Top Producer Award
based on an outstanding year of
helping clients achieve financial
security.
OSF Healthcare System, for the
second year in a row, has been
recognized as one of the nations’s,
MOST WIRED, according
to the results of the 2013 Most
Wired Survey released in the July
issue of Hospitals & Health Networks
magazine.
Staybridge Suites was recently
recognized as a Top-Performing
Business on TripAdvisor by receiving
the 2013 Certificate of Excellence.
University of Illinois College of
Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP)
Steven L. Thornton, M.D., Assistant
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,
on receiving the Leonard Tow
Humanism in Medicine Award.
The W. D. Boyce Council, Boy
Scouts of America recognized
LaColis and Sharon Reed for their
efforts to ensure the Scouting program
is available for at-risk youth
in the Peoria area at the annual
Whitney M. Young Celebration.
news
CIAN Inc. proudly sponsored the
Peoria Chiefs’ July 4th Salute to
the USA game.
Courtyard Estates of Peoria resident
Lyle Sparks, a WWII veteran,
had the opportunity to accompany
100 fellow veterans on the
Greater Peoria Honor Flight. This
flight was put together solely by
donations to honor those who
fought for our country.
Courtyard Estates of Peoria is
pleased to announce their winner
for $100 Haddad’s Market’s
Shopping Spree drawing, Ralph
Stanwise from West Peoria.
Easter Seals received a $35,000
grant from the Ameren Corporation
Charitable Trust through the
Ameren Cares program in support
of the Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD) Diagnostic Clinic.