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Compiled by Lauri Johnson
KETTERNER EARNS ACADEMICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
 DR. NORMAN W. KETTNER
professor of clinical science and chairman of radiology department,
Logan College of Chiropractic |
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The American Chiropractic Association has honored Dr. Norman W. Kettner with its Academician of the Year Award. Kettner is professor of clinical science and chairman of the
radiology department at Logan College of Chiropractic.
CLAYCO SELECTS NEW VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL
BUSINESS UNIT
RAYMOND A. KRAMP
vice president
institutional business,
Clayco |
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Raymond A. Kramp has joined Clayco as a vice president in its institutional business unit. He previously served as vice president of operations for Smoot Construction in Indianapolis.
RICHARDSON APPOINTED
TO PLUMBING CODE REVIEW BOARD
The St. Louis County Council has appointed Thomas H. Richardson, president of
The Richardson Engineering Group Inc.,
to the St. Louis County Plumbing Code Review Board.
RABBITT, PITZER & SNODGRASS
HIRES TWO ASSOCIATES
ROBERT J. EVOLA
Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass PC |
JORI B. KRISCHKE
Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass PC |
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Robert J. Evola and Jori B. Krischke have joined the St. Louis office of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass PC. Evola is in the firm’s litigation practice group and will focus on appellate law. He previously worked as an associate who represented people injured by asbestos and pharmaceuticals. Krischke has joined the firm’s products liability group and will focus on general litigation defense and personal injury defense. Prior to her new role, she served as an independent consultant for a Chicago firm specializing in civil litigation.
WUEST PROMOTED TO VP AT FRONTENAC BANK
CATHERINE WUEST
vice president of commercial lending
Frontenac Bank |
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Frontenac Bank has promoted Catherine Wuest to vice president of commercial lending at its Earth City branch. She joined Frontenac Bank in August 2003 after working as an assistant vice president/loan officer at another
St. Louis bank.
FIRST BANK PROMOTES LYKENS
Phillip Lykens has been promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president at FB Commercial Finance Inc., a subsidiary of First Bank. A co-founder of FB Commercial Finance, Lykens has worked at First Bank for eight years and has been in banking for 22 years.
FORMER MERISANT CHAIRMAN TO HEAD DIABETES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International has named Arnold W. Donald as president and CEO. Donald joined the organization after serving as chairman and CEO at Chicago-based Merisant Company, which he founded in 2000. Before starting Merisant, Donald served as a senior executive at Monsanto Company.
BIONDI NAMED ST. LOUIS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
REV. LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J.
president,
Saint Louis University |
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The Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J., president of Saint Louis University, has been named
St. Louis Citizen of the Year for 2005. Sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the award is given to a community leader who demonstrates concern for St. Louis’ growth and vitality. Biondi was chosen for the award by a committee of past recipients.
His work with the University over the past
19 years, includes some half billion dollars in physical improvements and expansions. And campus development has helped revitalize the surrounding area, including Grand Center.
In addition, the University has more than doubled its number of freshman applicants since 1987. The average ACT score of incoming freshmen has risen by 16.3 percent. Total enrollment has increased by more than 1,000.
Likewise, the endowment has grown by 455 percent. University aid for student scholarships has grown sevenfold to $71 million from less than $10 million. The number of endowed faculty chairs has more than tripled, from 10 to 35.
HIEMENZ, PHILIPP
PROMOTED AT MURPHY CO.
CONRAD H. PHILIPP
vice president,
Murphy Co. |
CHRISTOPHER B. HIEMENZ
vice president of business development,
Murphy Co. |
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At Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors, Conrad H. Philipp has been promoted to vice president and Christopher B. Hiemenz has been promoted to vice president of business development. Philipp has led Murphy Co.’s service division since 1999. Hiemenz joined the firm in 2002 as a member of the business development team after working as a principal at Donovan Industrial Supply Corp. in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS EQUITY FUND PROMOTES KENNEDY
JOHN F. KENNEDY
vice president and chief financial officer,
St. Louis Equity Fund |
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John F. Kennedy has been promoted
to vice president and chief financial officer at the St. Louis Equity Fund. He previously served as treasurer and chief financial
officer.
TERRY JOINS
HUSCH & EPPENBERGER
JOHN M. TERRY
attorney,
Husch & Eppenberger |
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Husch & Eppenberger LLC has hired John M. Terry as a staff attorney in the firm’s Environmental & Regulatory Practice Group. He earned his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002.
VANDOVER WELCOMES
NENNINGER AS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
CHARLOTTE NENNINGER
Chief Operating Office,
Vandover |
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Charlotte Nenninger has been named the new chief operating officer of Vandover,
a provider of career transition/out-placement and relocation assistance. She previously served as general manager/chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Mary Engelbreit Companies.
CREATIVE ARTISANS GUILD SELECTS WHEELEHAN AS FIRST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michael A. Wheelehan has been named the executive director of the Creative Artisans Guild. He is the first executive director since the guild’s formation in 1999. Wheelehan also works as a project manager for LaClair Contracting Co.
WADKINS, CHAMPMAN NAMED PARTNERS AT MCGLADREY & PULLEN
FONTAINE CHAPMAN
partner,
McGladrey & Pullen LLP |
JAY WADKINS
partner,
McGladrey & Pullen LLP |
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McGladrey & Pullen LLP has named Jay Wadkins and Fontaine Chapman as partners in the firm’s St. Louis office. Wadkins has nearly 12 years of federal tax experience. Chapman joined the firm in 2004 and has 25 years of experience in consulting and professional service/practice development.
PREMIER BANK ADDS TWO
VICE PRESIDENTS
DANIEL R. SIMPSON
vice president mortgage operations,
Premier Bank |
MICHAEL C. STORY
senior vice president,
Premier Bank |
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Daniel R. Simpson has joined Premier Bank as vice president of mortgage operations. He has 15 years of mortgage lending experience. Michael C. Story has joined the bank as senior vice president and will develop financial planning and investment products for PremierFirst in Jefferson City, Columbia and
St. Charles County, Mo. Before joining Premier Bank, Story operated a Money Concepts financial planning center in Sedalia, Mo., for 12 years.
COMMERCE BANK ANNOUNCES OFFICER
ELECTIONS AND PROMOTIONS
The board of directors of Commerce Bank has announced five officer promotions and elections.
Mossie Schallon has been elected
vice president in the Commerce Contact Center.
Cynthia Tetrault has been elected vice president in the retail administration division, where she serves as manager of online banking and web administration.
David Heinrich has been elected
vice president and currently serves as business banking relationship manager in Kirkwood, Mo.
Sue Franey has been elected vice
president in the retail administration division and is currently branch manager of the Telegraph location.
Tim Woods has been elected vice president in the retail administration division and is currently branch manager of the Festus location.
MALEAR NAMED SENIOR VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR UNIGROUP
CATHERINE H. MALEAR
UniGroup Inc. |
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Catherine H. Malear has been named senior vice president of human resources for UniGroup Inc. She brings more than 20 years of experience to her new role and most recently
managed human resources for Huntington Bancshares, an Ohio-based regional bank.
ESTES JOINS EVANS & DIXON
MELISSA ESTES
Evans & Dixon LLC |
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Melissa Estes has joined Evans & Dixon LLC as an associate in the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice. Estes represents major insurance carriers and self-insured employers in workers’ compensation and employers’ liability cases.
MAENDER OPENS
AMERICAN RAMP FRANCHISE
CHUCK MAENDER
American Ramp Systems |
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Chuck Maender has opened an American Ramp Systems franchise in
St. Louis. American Ramp Systems is a national provider of affordable, modular metal ramps for both temporary and permanent use. Maender most recently held leadership positions at Decorative Surfaces International Inc. and Central States Diversified.
FINE HONORED FOR
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO MISSOURI’S HOSPITALS
Dwight Fine, senior vice president of
governmental relations for the Missouri Hospital Association, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award during the
association’s 83rd Annual Convention &
Trade Show in November. The award is
presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the health care community, to Missouri hospitals and
to the community. Fine has been with the association since 1985.
FORMER PROSECUTOR JOINS THOMPSON COBURN
Jan Paul Miller, a former prosecutor for the Department of Justice, has joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner. Before joining the private sector, Miller served as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of Illinois and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland.
NORTH, FELDMAN JOIN REGIONS
MORGAN KEEGAN TRUST
JOHN W. NORTH
Regions Morgan
Keegan Trust |
GARY B. FELDMAN
Regions Morgan
Keegan Trust |
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John W. North has joined Regions Morgan Keegan Trust as a senior vice president in personal trust administration and the charitable services group. North was employed with U.S. Bank for the past five years and with Commerce Trust Company for the previous 15 years.
Gary B. Feldmann has joined the firm as vice president in the Retirement Plan Services Group. Previously he spent the past five years with Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company and 14 years at the former Boatmen’s Trust Company.
HUSCH & EPPENBERGER
EXPANDS TEAM
STEVE BESHORE
General Business Litigation Practice Group,
Husch & Eppenberger |
RON HOBBS
Environmental Practice Group,
Husch & Eppenberger |
FRANS VON KAENEL
Land Use Development and Financing Practice Group,
Husch & Eppenberger |
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Three associate attorneys have joined Husch & Eppenberger’s St. Louis office. Steve Beshore has joined the firm’s General Business Litigation Practice Group. Ron Hobbs practices in the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Frans von Kaenel practices in the Land Use Development and Financing Practice Group.
CASTELLANO RECEIVES AICPA
GOLD MEDAL FOR
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
JAMES G. CASTELLANO
chairman,
RubinBrown LLP |
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James G. Castellano, former chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, has received the institute’s 2005 Gold Medal for Distinguished Service. The award recognizes a person whose influence on the profession is especially notable in comparison to other industry leaders. Castellano is chairman of RubinBrown LLP.
TWO SLU PROFESSORS
NAMED GREAT MINDS
OF ST. LOUIS
Tim Kusky and Eleonore Stump, both professors at Saint Louis University, are two of the 10 Great Minds of St. Louis, according to St. Louis Magazine. The magazine dubbed Kusky the “Rock Jock” and highlighted his work in 2001 that changed the geological timeline. Stump was profiled for her accomplishments as the recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching and a slated lecturer for the prestigious Wilde Lectures at Oxford University. The magazine profiled both professors in its December 2005 issue.
VENTIMIGLIA CHOSEN TO LEAD UMB’S PRIVATE BANKING IN
ST. LOUIS
Robert M. Ventimiglia has been promoted to executive vice president of private banking for UMB Bank’s St. Louis region. Prior to joining UMB in 1995, Ventimiglia spent nine years overseeing the private banking business at Boatmen’s Bank. |
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