NEWSMAKERS Meath Named Executive Director of St. Louis ARC Above: Kathy Meath Kathy Meath has been named executive director for the St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC), a United Way agency that provides developmental, residential, leisure, early intervention and family support services to more than 3,000 St. Louisans with developmental disabilities. Meath served the agency in a variety of capacities over the past 18 years, most notably as associate executive director and as director of residential services. Meath has a master's degree in social work from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and is a graduate of CORO's Women in Leadership training. A board member of American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) and a past president of ANCOR's state chapter, Meath is active in legislative activities on the state and local levels. Applied Food Biotechnology Appoints New Technology Business Manager Above: Luis Guerra Luis Guerra, MD/Ph.D, has been appointed the new technology business manager for Applied Food Biotechnology, Inc., which manufactures premium dog and cat food palatability enhancement technology. In the newly created position, Guerra is responsible for the expansion of business opportunities outside the company's companion flavor group. A graduate of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, Guerra has extensive background in the fermentation field. Applied Food Biotechnology is headquartered in suburban St. Louis with additional offices in The Netherlands and Singapore. Ameren Board Names VP, Engineering and Construction Above: David A. Whiteley The board of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) has elected David A. Whiteley, vice president, Engineering and Construction, Ameren Services. Whiteley was previously the manager of Electrical Engineering and Transmission Planning for the company, which serves 1.5 million electrical customers and 300,000 natural gas customers in a 44,500-square-mile area of Missouri and Illinois. He joined AmerenUE in 1978 as an assistant engineer in System Planning. Whiteley has served on the Electric Power Research Institute Power System Planning Advisory Council and presently serves as vice chairman of the Adequacy Committee for the North American Electric Reliability Council. A native of St. Louis, he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri­Rolla. Virginia Weldon Chairs Symphony Virginia V. Weldon, M.D., the retired senior vice president of public policy for Monsanto Company, was selected as the first woman in the 120-year history of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) to serve as chairman of the board. She has served the SLSO board of trustees since 1992 and has been a member of its executive committee since 1994. At Monsanto, Weldon served as an advisory director for the Monsanto board of directors and as chairman on the Monsanto Public Policy Institute. Following her retirement in 1998, she served as director of the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University and was one of 18 individuals to serve on the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. "Virginia's leadership has been instrumental in increasing our Symphony Fund from $3.6 million to $6.6 million. She is a great fundraiser because of her own generosity and her ability to articulate the importance of the Symphony to our community," says SLSO President Don Roth. Arcturis Names Keil and Mueller Partners, Promotes Kueker Above: Julie Keil (left), John Mueller (middle) were named partners at Arcturis. Becky Kueker (right) was promoted to vice president of Business Development Julie Keil and John Mueller were named partners at Arcturis, an architectural firm that plans, creates and manages work environments. Keil, a designer and senior project manager, has been with Arcturis for 11 years. Mueller, who joined the firm two years ago, leads the Arcturis architectural component. Keil and Mueller both lead current projects in Missouri and Illinois, including Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Bridge Information Systems, Union Planters and Unigraphics Solutions. President, Patricia Whitaker also announced the promotion of Becky Kueker to vice president of Business Development for the firm. Kueker has been with Arcturis for 7 years and heads the marketing, public relations and nation-wide business development efforts for the firm. Glenn Construction Founder Installed as AGC of St. Louis President James W. Glenn, president of Glenn Construction Company, Inc., was installed as president of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of St. Louis. He succeeds Thomas H. McLaughlin, president of Pinnacle Contracting, Inc., who remains on the AGC board of directors. Glenn has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He founded his own company in 1989. He received his master's degree in construction management from Pittsburgh State University, which honored Glenn with the Meritorious Alumni Award in 1998. Other AGC of St. Louis officers for the year 2000, which is the 50th anniversary of the association, are: Senior Vice President, Mark H. Schnoebelen, Massman Construction Company; Vice President, Robert D. Millstone, Millstone Bangert, Inc.; Treasurer, William R. Ahal, McGrath & Associates, Inc.; and Secretary, Scott J. Wilson of S.M. Wilson and Company. Primary Network Names Schrager CFO Above: Alan Schrager As the new chief financial officer of Primary Network Holdings, Alan Schrager is responsible for capital raising, investor relations and financial reporting. He remains on the board of directors of Primary Network, a data-centric communications provider to more than 60,000 commercial and residential customers in the Midwest. Prior to joining Primary Network, Schrager was with U.S. Bancorp Libra, an investment bank specializing in growth companies and capital raising. He was a founding member of the Libra's New York Office, where he was responsible for numerous private equity, mezzanine and debt financings. Prior to U.S. Bancorp Libra, Schrager worked in the high yield and leveraged finance area of UBS Securities and at Chase Manhattan Bank. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Krey First Woman to Receive Coro's Public Service Award Above: Mary Krey Mary Ann Krey, chairman and CEO, Krey Distributing Company will be awarded the John H. Poelker Public Service Award at the Coro Midwestern Center's April 18 Thomas F. Latzer Dinner. Krey is the first woman recipient of the award whose previous recipients have included Dr. William Danforth, August A. Busch III, Lee Liberman, Clarence Barksdale, Andrew Craig, William Cornelius, Martin Mathews, Father Paul Reinert, Harry Morley, Bob Baer and Lawrence Roos. Krey was chosen for her deep commitment to public service and civic leadership. She is Chairman of the Board of the Saint Louis Art Museum Board of Trustees, Vice-Chairman of St. Louis Children's Hospital, a member of the Washington University Board of Trustees and was a Founding Chairman of United Way's Women's Leadership Giving Initiative just to name a few of her community activities and accomplishments. The award will be presented by Jan Newton, president, Missouri Division of Southwestern Bell and Kimmy Brauer. Honorary event chair is August A. Busch III. The Coro Midwestern Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to training leaders to strengthen communities. Based on more than 26 years of experience, Coro provides nationally recognized, experiential training and sets the standard for community-based leadership development. Coro provides the Fellows Program in Public Policy, Women in Leadership Program, Neighborhood Leaders Program and Customized Programs. Kathy Surratt-States Named Principal at Ziercher & Hocker, P.C. Above: Kathy Surratt-States Ziercher & Hocker, P.C., St. Louis County's oldest law firm, recently announced that Kathy A. Surratt-States has been named a principal in the firm. A member of the firm since 1998, her expertise fortifies the firm's bankruptcy and commercial litigation practices. In 1999, Surratt-States was appointed bankruptcy trustee in the high-profile Family Company of America (National Supermarkets) Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. She is a member of the Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees for the Eastern District of Missouri. Surratt-States was co-chair of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis bankruptcy section last year, and is currently co-chair of the CLE Institute. She also has held offices in the Mound City Bar Association. Surratt-States sits on the Board of Governors (non-voting) of the Bar Association on Metropolitan St. Louis. In November 1999, she was named one of Missouri's "Up And Coming Lawyers" by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. In December of 1999, Archbishop Rigali appointed her to the Board of Directors of Catholic Services for Children and Youth for a three-year term. Surratt-States is a member of the Board of Managers for the Mid-County YMCA and Altrusa International, Inc. of St. Louis. She is a member of Oklahoma City University's Class of 1988 and a 1991 graduate of Washington University School of Law. Clayton-based Ziercher & Hocker, P.C.--the oldest law firm in St. Louis County -- was founded in 1935 principally as a real estate-oriented law firm. Today, the firm employs attorneys with specialties in business, banking, and corporate law; creditor-debtor rights and bankruptcy law; employee benefits, pensions, and employment law; family and domestic relations law; hospital and health care law; school law; tax law; trusts, estates, and personal tax planning. The firm continues its focus on zoning, land use, environmental, municipal, and other aspects of real estate law together with all types of commercial litigation. Bryan Cave Counsel Appointed to World Agricultural Forum Powell Carman, an attorney who focuses on agribusiness and life sciences transactions at Bryan Cave LLP, has been appointed counsel to the board of directors of the World Agricultural Forum. Established in 1997, the St. Louis-based World Agricultural Forum is an independent organization created to meet the urgent need for open debate and discussion on providing food, fiber and fuel to the world's growing population. The Forum brings together, in a biennial neutral global congress, experts from business, academic, government and advocacy organization sectors. Bryan Cave is one of the nation's leading law firms with 600 lawyers, ranking among the 25 largest law firms in the United States and in the top 50 worldwide. Nooney Jr. Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Gregory J. Nooney, Jr., chairman of the St. Louis office of Coldwell Banker Commercial American Spectrum, has received the Daniel F. Sheehan Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Louis Association of Realtors, Commercial Division. The member-nominated award recognizes Nooney's leadership in the commercial real estate industry on both the local and national level for the past 45 years. As the director of Counselors of Real Estate (CRE), Nooney is the past president of the St. Louis chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and past chair of the Missouri Real Estate Commission. The award also recognizes Nooney's contributions to his community, including work with the St. Louis RCGA. His former positions include director of the Health and Welfare Council of Greater St. Louis, director of the American Diabetes Association's Greater St. Louis affiliate and chair of the Webster Groves City Plan Commission. Nooney's company currently manages a 12 million-square-foot portfolio at $650 million. During his career, he has been involved in the development and leasing of more than 1.75 million square feet of office space for institutional investors in the St. Louis area. Clayton Chamber Honors Chapman and Del Pietro Family Above: (left photo) Robert Chapman and (right photo) The Del Pietro Family (standing left to right) Thom Zoog, a business associate; Michael Del Pietro, Isavella Del Pietro, Olivia Del Pietro, Angela Del Pietro, Lea Del Pietro. (Seated left to right): Mary Rose Del Pietro and Marc Del Pietro. The Clayton Chamber of Commerce has named Robert H. Chapman, chairman and chief executive officer of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., the 1999 Business Person of the Year. The Chamber also awarded the Del Pietro family, owners of four restaurants in the area, the 1999 Excellence in Retail Award. The Del Pietro family and their Culinart Group own the family's namesake restaurant, Del Pietro's and Portabella, Kilkenny's and Shitake. "The awards recognize and celebrate the achievements of Clayton's most accomplished business persons," says Lisa O'Brien, the chamber's executive director. "Our awards this year honor a successful CEO and a hard-working family." As the CEO of Barry-Wehmiller since 1975, Chapman has overseen the growth of the company to a size of $260 million in annual revenue. Begun in 1885 to serve the city's growing beer brewing industry, this worldwide leader in the packaging automation industry is now an international provider of advanced technologies in filling, closing, labeling, conveying, cartoning, case packing and shrink wrapping.

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