NEWSMAKERS CSI Appoints President of Consulting Services Division   Al Boedges has recently been appointed as president of the consulting services division of Partec, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creve Coeur-based Computer Sales International, Inc. (CSI ). As one of the largest independent information technology lessors in the United States, CSI achieved record results in fiscal 1999. Total assets increased 28 percent, income before taxes increased 28 percent, and stockholders' equity increased 25 percent. At the end of fiscal 1999, CSI had a record high of $559 million of assets. For the fourth consecutive year, CSI added more than 90 new leasing relationships and acquired U.S. Computer Corporation, a re-marketer of used Hewlett-Packard computer equipment; Executive Personal Computers, Inc., a re-marketer of used personal computer equipment; and McKenzie Hughes Ltd., its first overseas subsidiary, headquartered in Sheffield, England. New Senior VP/COO Pursues Alliances, Growth at Minority-Owned M.L. Johnson Tony Dukes With more than 24 years of experience in the design and construction industry, Tony Dukes has joined M.L. Johnson and Company, Inc. as senior vice president and chief operating officer. "The addition of Dukes is a paradigm shift towards accelerated growth for our firm," says Marvin Johnson, president and CEO of the construction management firm. "Dukes brings a unique combination of talent and experience to us that he has acquired thoughout his career in the construction industry. We anticipate that his involvement will have an immediate impact on our organizational culture, the quality and quantity of our services, our profitability and growth." Duke's experience includes field construction, management, project and program management, design management, strategy development and implementation of minority business inclusion, business development and marketing, government relations and corporate policy development. Recently, Dukes was associated with major capital investments throughout the St. Louis area, including Kiel Center Arena, the MetroLink Light Rail facility and Lambert Airport expansion. Dukes received degrees in both business administration and communications from Southern Ohio College and the University of Central Florida. Expanded Frontenac Bank Appoints VP, CFO   Frontenac Bank, which opened its second location in Frontenac this spring, has named Mark Nelson as vice president for credit administration and senior loan officer. A graduate of University of Missouri­St. Louis, Nelson is responsible for credit administration and commercial lending. Previously with Magna Bank, Nelson has more than 19 years of banking and lending experience. Robert D. Roberson, was appointed chief financial officer and controller at Frontenac Bank. Roberson is a former chief financial officer for two bank holding companies in central Illinois and has been president of his own accounting firm. In addition to an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri­St. Louis, Roberson did his postgraduate study at the University of Virginia School of Banking. DESCO Promotes Holman to VP, Clift to Senior Property Manager Left: Karen Holman; Right: Anne Clift   Karen Holman has been promoted to vice president of asset management, and Anne Clift has been promoted to senior property manager for The DESCO Group, St. Louis' largest retail property management firm. In her new position, Holman leads the asset management operations. She joined DESCO in 1995 as asset manager, directing operations for the company's retail portfolio, including leasing, facility maintenance and enhancements and operation of the centers. Clift, who joined DESCO in August 1998 as property manager responsible for real estate in Missouri and Kansas, now supervises the management of more than 11 million square feet of space. Prior to joining DESCO, Clift managed office, retail and industrial real estate for more than 12 years. Hospital West VP Named President of SSM St. Mary's Health Center   Kenneth W. Lukhard, executive vice president of SSM St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis, has been appointed president for SSM St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights. Since Lukhard began at Hospital West in March 1999, the hospital has added several services, including occupational medicine, oncology and dialysis services and a new MRI facility. Physical specialists, including two general surgery groups, were recruited to serve the hospital's growing service area. Under Lukhard's leadership, Hospital West's operating margin has grown by more than 50 percent. Lukhard has nearly 12 years of CEO experience at various hospitals, including Princeton Hospital in Orlando and Lake Cumberland Regional hospital in Somerset, Ky. Woll Named Principal-in-Charge of RBG's Financial Institutions Services Group Robert H. Woll   Robert H. Woll, CPA, has been named principal-in-charge of the Financial Institutions Service Group at Rubin, Brown Gornstein & Co. LLP (RBG & Co.) Woll's experience includes 15 years with a global accounting and consulting firm, where he specialized in depository institutions, mortgage banking, asset-based lending, consumer finance and leasing. He has assisted clients with initial public offerings, acquisitions, asset-backed securitization transactions and accounting for derivative financial instruments. The Financial Institutions Services Group provides a wide range of planning, assurance and consulting services for banks, savings and loans and credit unions. Arcturis Promotes January to VP Mary Kay January   Mary Kay January was promoted to vice president of administration to the architectural firm Arcturis. January has been with Arcturis for 15 years and heads the financial, accounting and administration departments for the firm. Established in 1977, Arcturis plans, creates and manages work environments. MSPE Honors Polk and Baker The St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) presented the "Professional Engineer in Private Practice" award to Robert E. Polk Jr. of Farnsworth & Polk, a St. Louis-based engineering firm and member of the Farnsworth Wylie Group. Polk was recognized for his record of achievement and improvement of the engineering profession. As Principal in Charge of the group's St. Louis and Denver offices, Polk manages civil engineering and surveying activities and acts as project manager for selected civil engineering projects. His responsibilities include strategic planning, revenue budgeting, marketing and sales, civil engineering design, site planning and evaluation, technical design requirements analysis, zoning code research and interpretation, civil engineering services coordination and project/personnel scheduling and administration. The MSPE St. Louis Section also awarded the "Engineer of the Year" award to John A. Baker, who is vice president and co-founder of Geotechnology, Inc. Baker manages the geotechnical and materials testing divisions of the firm. He also is past president of The Engineers' Club of St. Louis and past president of the Society of American Military Engineers, St. Louis Post, where he currently is serving his third term as director. The MSPE is a 2,100-member association for licensed professional engineers in construction, education, government, industry and private practice. LaSalle Bank Announces Staff Promotions Sandy Stoner has been promoted to senior vice president, from first vice president, of LaSalle Bank's St. Louis Real Estate Office. Stoner joined LaSalle in May 1998 to open the St. Louis Real Estate Office, which closed more than $350 million in loans under her direction. Previously, she was with First Bank in St. Louis where she worked for eight years, most recently as a senior vice president. Stoner has a master's in business administration from Saint Louis University. She earned her undergraduate degree summa cum laude from the University of Missouri­St. Louis. Thomas R. Bobak, who has been promoted to first vice president at LaSalle Bank, is responsible for developing new commercial real estate lending relationships with companies located throughout the region. He rejoined LaSalle in February 1998 after working at Jupiter Finance Company in Jupiter, Fla. for two years as president. Previously, he was with LaSalle for seven years in the Chicago headquarters. Ziercher & Hocker Attorney Selected Board President of Habitat for Humanity Howard J. Smith Habitat for Humanity St. Louis has selected Howard J. Smith to serve as president of the board of directors for a second term. He is an attorney with the Clayton law firm of Ziercher & Hocker, P.C. and a former board member of the Northside Team Ministries, which focuses on housing and neighborhood enhancement issues in the north St. Louis city area. Smith received the 1999 Pro Bone Publico award for his work with affordable housing issues and community development in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical, housing ministry working in partnership with individuals and communities of all faiths to improve living conditions. The St. Louis affiliate of Habitat has successfully built 77 new homes in St. Louis city and county. Schnucks Promotes Drury to Senior VP of Logistics, Manufacturing and Information Technology Robert C. Drury   In his new role as senior vice president of logistics, manufacturing and information technology for Schnucks Markets, Inc., Robert C. Drury is responsible for information technology, manufacturing, distribution and transportation. Drury joined Schnucks in 1995 as vice president, management information systems, with responsibility for strategic planning, development and support of information technology throughout the company. He oversaw Schnucks' three-year effort to upgrade computer systems in all facets of Schnucks operations to ensure Y2K compatibility. Prior to joining Schnucks, Drury spent 25 years with Pet Incorporated, where he was most recently vice president, management information systems. Drury earned his bachelor's degree in systems and data processing and his master's in business administration from Washington University. Primary Network Announces Management Promotions Left: Brian Simpson; Right: Tim Wilson   Primary Network, one of the Midwest's largest providers of converged telecommunications services, has promoted Brian Simpson to vice president of software development and Tim Wilson to senior vice president of corporate processes. In his new position, Simpson is responsible for intranet, programming, integrating of third-party software and acquisitions. He previously served as Primary Network's chief systems engineer of billing and intranet. Wilson is responsible for heading up the company's acquisition team and developing and writing Primary Network's company policies and procedures. He previously served as the company's vice president of acquisitions and mergers. BJC Health System Exec Named on National Health Committee Samuel R. Nussbaum, MD, executive vice president of medical affairs and system integration for BJC Health System in St. Louis, was recently installed as chairman of the National Committee for Quality Health Care (NCQHC). The NCQHC, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit coalition incorporated in 1978, is health care's most broadly based coalition. The NCQHC's membership includes chief executive officers and senior executives from hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, medical device and technology enterprises, as well as health care services and management companies, financial service firms, investment banks and law firms interested in the promotion of quality health care. "We too often blame individuals for medical errors where the processes and systems are too complex or are flawed," says Nussbaum, who is a professor of clinical medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and adjunct professor at the Olin School of Business at Washington University. "We need to work diligently to engineer our processes to provide decision support at the moment of care. Patient safety is best achieved by providing the highest quality, defect-free care." As executive vice president, Nussbaum has overall responsibility for the enhancement and expansion of BJC's relationship with physicians. He leads network and affiliate development and the BJC Medical Group. Prior to joining BJC in 1996, Nussbaum was president and CEO of Physician Partners of New England, a physician services corporation. Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Member Heads Missouri Committee for Employer Support of Guard and Reserve Stuart Symington, Jr.   Stuart Symington Jr., a member of the law firm of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., has been named chair of the Missouri Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Symington, who specializes in administrative law, was appointed to a three-year term after serving three years as vice chair of the committee. As chair, he coordinates the employer-relations efforts for nine area chairs in Missouri as well as statewide programs aimed at generating employer support for the National Guard and Reserve. "It used to be a unit was called up for two weeks of active duty for training each year, and the impact was minimal," says Symington, a veteran of World War II. "But as the United States has become more committed around the world in peacekeeping efforts while at the same time maintaining a smaller regular force, it has meant a greater reliance on the National Guard and Reserve." American Cancer Society Promotes Nuoffer to VP of Operations Patricia A. Nuoffer's longevity with the American Cancer Society in St. Louis began in 1992 as a volunteer. Since then, she was group vice president for the St. Louis metropolitan area and most recently promoted to vice president of field operations for Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Nuoffer was named the American Cancer Society Metropolitan St. Louis Area Volunteer of the Year in 1996 and served on the state board of directors from 1995 to 1996 and as president of the city of St. Louis board of directors from 1995 to 1997. In addition to a prominent background in the legal profession that included the management of a corporate collection litigation program and development of an employee evaluation program, Nuoffer is past chair of the Missouri Advocacy Committee and the City of St. Louis District Public Issues/Public Policy Committee. Next Shaughnessy Generation Heads BSI Constructors Left: Joseph F. Shaughnessy; Right: Paul J. Shaughnessy Paul J. Shaughnessy has succeeded his father, Joseph F. Shaughnessy, as the new president and chief operating officer of BSI Constructors, Inc. (BSI), one of the top 20 general contractors/construction managers in St. Louis. Shaughnessy has played a key leadership role in the company's successful growth--managing $82 million of construction last year, up from $66 million in 1998 and selected several times as an ENR Top 400 U.S. Contractor in the last decade. Shaughnessy joined the company full time in 1989 as a project manager after serving four years in the mortgage banking industry with Citicorp and Traveler's Mortgage. In 1993, he was named executive vice president and handled all pre-construction activities, including estimating, bidding and new business acquisition. Joseph F. Shaughnessy continues to serve as chairman and CEO. Long-Time United Way Exec Appointed to Executive VP Gary C. Dollar, a long-time executive with the United Way of Greater St. Louis, has been promoted to executive vice president of the organization. In his new position, Dollar assumes additional duties and continues to lead United Way's annual fundraising campaign. Dollar, who joined United Way of Greater St. Louis in 1985 as a campaign associate, is expected to succeed Charmaine S. Chapman as president and CEO upon her retirement in January 2002. Dollar had been a senior vice president of resource development since 1995. During his tenure, the annual campaign has continued to meet and exceed its fundraising goals, including in 1999 when the campaign raised $61,334,914, the most it has raised in its 77-year history in St. Louis. Brauer Replaces Kemper as Missouri Botanical Garden's Board of Trustees President Stephen F. Brauer, president of Hunter Engineering Company and partner of the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Club, was named president of the Missouri Botanical Garden's board of trustees. Bauer, a native St. Louisan and member of the board since 1988, also serves on the executive committee of the Washington University board of trustees. His community service includes director of the Municipal Theater Association, St. Louis Area Council of Scouts, National Board of the Smithsonian Institution and honorary consul to the Government of Belgium. Brauer replaces David W. Kemper, who recently received the Henry Shaw Medal in honor of his service as a trustee since 1987 and as board president since 1998. During Kemper's two-year term, the Garden dedicated The Monsanto Center, served as host to the XVI International Botanical Congress, achieved the milestone of 35,000 members and mounted the herbarium's 5,000,000th plant specimen. Also, ground was broken for the new Dana Brown Foundation Overnight Education Center at Shaw Arboretum. Through Kemper's leadership, the William T. Kemper Foundation made a challenge grant to build endowment for the outdoor demonstration gardens at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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