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HASTIE
BECOMES SOLE OWNER OF ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS INC.
STACY HASTIE
president and owner, Environmental Operations Inc. |
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Stacy Hastie is now the sole owner of Environmental Operations Inc.
(EOI), following his purchase of the interest held by his former
partner, Nelson Grumney, Jr. Hastie will continue in his role as
EOI president.
With offices located at 757 South Second St. in St. Louis, EOI was
founded in 1986 and currently employs about 110 people. Hastie and
Grumney were part of a group that purchased the company in 1998.
In conjunction with the buy-out, Matt Robinson and Darrel Wolff,
both senior vice presidents, assume expanded responsibilities. Robinson
will manage EOI’s Phase I, Phase II, asbestos and lead remediation
divisions. Wolff will manage the company’s environmental engineering,
hazardous materials, mold remediation and industrial hygiene divisions.
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY REACHES RECORD NUMBERS IN 2002
DR. RICHARD MEYERS
president,
Webster University |
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The year 2002 was a year for record numbers at Webster University.
Continuing their leadership as an international university, Webster
opened its 100th site. Webster now has sites in 18 U.S. states,
including almost 40 military bases, and eight foreign countries
with plans to launch additional sites this year. In 2003, the university’s
third site in China will open.
“If it weren’t for technology, we wouldn’t be able to offer all
the things we offer,” says Dr. Richard Meyers, president of Webster
University since 1994. He cites resources such as a virtual library
linking all Webster education sites, which allows the school to
expand and reach out to remote areas without drain of energy and
resources.
Other record numbers for the university include reaching enrollment
in 2002 of 20,000 students, 12,000 of those students are in business
programs. Webster also reached 100,000 alumni last year.
“We continue to look at other parts of the world in which we’re
not located,” says Dr. Meyers of Webster’s continuing growth opportunities.
“We go where people need us, where there are unmet needs.”
YWCA HONORS SPECIAL LEADERS
YWCA Leader Lunch honorees and executives:
(Seated left to right): Laurna Godwin (mistress
of ceremonies), June McAllister Fowler (chair of leader
lunch), Marian Nunn, Marquita Wiley, Brooke Nevils,
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Yvette Whitehead (Standing
left to right): Joy C. Burns (YWCA CEO), Barbara
Bartley-Turkington, Maxine Clark, Lois Conley, Tammy
Shields, Yvonne Tisdel, Antoinette M. Bailey (YWCA
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“Achievers” and “visionaries” committed to making “St. Louis a better
place to live and work,” these are words and phrases used to describe
the nine local women who received the YWCA Special Leader Award
for 2002. Those honored at the organization’s 22nd Annual Leader
Lunch were:
- BARBARA
BARTLEY-TURKINGTON, owner, Newco Flooring Systems
Inc.
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MAXINE CLARK, president and chief executive bear,
Build-A-Bear Workshop
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LOIS CONLEY, founder and CEO, Black World History
Museum
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ELIZABETH FITZGERALD, executive director, The Magic
House
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MARIAN NUNN, COO, THF Realty Inc.
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TAMMY SHIELDS, vice president,
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
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YVONNE TISDEL, corporate vice president of human
resources and systems diversity, SSM Health Care
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YVETTE WHITEHEAD, director of human resources,
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
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MARQUITA WILEY, premier banking executive, Bank
of America
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In addition,
the YWCA Future Leader Award recipient was Brooke Nevils, a senior
at Parkway West High School.
DELTA DENTAL OF MISSOURI ACQUIRES BJC DENTAL
STEVE GAAL III
president and CEO, Delta Dental Plan of Missouri |
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Delta Dental Plan of Missouri has acquired BJC Dental Plan effective
January 1, 2003. BJC Dental Plan will continue to operate as a separate
company specializing in PPO plans for local small and middle-market
firms. Delta Dental also will continue to serve local and national
large, middle-market and small companies with a variety of benefit
programs.
“We are very happy about BJC Dental’s decision to join the Delta
Dental family of businesses. Their product offerings are a wonderful
complement to our existing products and services, and their strength
in the PPO market gives us an opportunity to significantly increase
our market share in that arena,” notes Steve Gaal III, president
and CEO of Delta Dental Plan of Missouri.
Delta Dental Plan of Missouri is a member of Delta Dental Plans
Association, a network of independent dental services corporations
and a major provider of dental benefits in the U.S. In Missouri,
Delta Dental provides dental benefits for more than 970 employers
and more than 724,000 participants.
BJC Dental Plan was established in 1990 as a managed dental care
plan for employees of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University.
Today, BJC Dental also serves local small and mid-sized employers.
The plan is composed of 640 providers in 800 locations, providing
services to 90,000 members.
$117 MILLION COMMITMENT BY DANFORTH FOUNDATION
LEAP FROGS ST. LOUIS REGION'S POSITIONING IN PLANT & LIFE SCIENCES
DEVELOPMENT
The Danforth Foundation recently announced that it is committing
a substantial portion of its assets to a top St. Louis regional
opportunity for scientific leadership coupled to economic growth—
development and commercialization of the region’s world-class research
capabilities in plant and life sciences.
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JOHN DANFORTH chairman, Danforth Foundation |
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Seeking to dramatically strengthen the St. Louis region’s international
position as the BioBelt: The Center for Plant and Life Sciences—the
Foundation is devoting 60 percent of its uncommitted assets—some
$117 million—to grants promoting research in plant science and spin-off
commercial opportunities and jobs from all of the life sciences.
This commitment is the largest in the Foundation’s 75-year history
devoted to a single cause. As Foundation Chairman John Danforth
noted, “St. Louis is already an international leader in life sciences
research. Our region faces a wealth of economic development possibilities
from commercial applications of groundbreaking research being done
here in both plant and biomedical sciences. If our region and state
seize the opportunities, plant and life sciences can be the economic
engine for St. Louis for decades to come.”
DR. WILLIAM DANFORTH
chairman,
Coalition for Plant & Life Sciences |
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Results of a study by the Battelle Memorial Institute, which was
commissioned more than two years ago by the RCGA, the Danforth Foundation
and Civic Progress, found that St. Louis is second only to Canada
in plant science activity, and with a systematic effort, St. Louis
could be tops in the world in plant sciences. Battelle also determined
that St. Louis could be top tier in the life sciences overall. With
that information, the region launched a long-term branding and marketing
effort dubbing St. Louis as the BioBelt: The Center for Plant
and Life Sciences, and the RCGA and Civic Progress enlisted
Dr. William Danforth to chair the Coalition for Plant & Life
Sciences to implement key elements of the Battelle Strategy.
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The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, biotech
research facility |
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The Danforth Foundation’s commitment shows the world that St. Louis
is serious about becoming a key center for life sciences research
and industry. Over the next two years, the Foundation will make
grants focusing on supporting its commitment to plant and life sciences
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