Awards and Achievements

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|ret|Dr. Bill Alter III, director of Southwest Missouri State University's Office of Sponsored Research and Programs, was elected to serve a two-year term on the Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates Board of Directors.

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|ret|The Queen City Sertoma Club recently installed new officers. Debra Yeager of Bank of America was installed as president, replacing Mitzi Ivy, who is now board chairperson. Other new officers are Angie Mullings, president-elect; Christy Townsend, vice president; Carla Whitley, secretary; Karen Porterfield, treasurer; Billie Frederick, sergeant-at-arms; and Bettye Hill, Jenny Jensen, Carol Roberts, Sharon Hill, Debbie Lambeth and Thressa Kee, new board members. Mullings also received the club's annual Sertoman of the Year Award. Kate Baldi of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks was honored by the club as the district recipient of the Sertoma Service to Mankind Award for her more than 25 years of community service on behalf of children in foster care.

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|ret|The Sertoma Club of Springfield elected its new officers. The officers are: John Ford, president; Chris Akins, president-elect; Bruce Helm, secretary; Nick Burlison, treasurer; D.C. Dean, sergeant-at-arms; and Casey Funkhouser, assistant sergeant-at-arms. The organization's incoming board of directors is Brent Lawrence, Ken Wilson, Craig Read, Randy Carpenter, Blair Campmier and Lonnie Snodgrass. Sean Crayton is the board chairman. Read also received the Sertoman of the Year Award from the club.

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|ret|Greene County Associate Commission-er Darrell Decker was reappointed to serve as chairman of the Corrections Subcommittee of the National Association of Counties' Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee.

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|ret|Kay Addington, owner and operator of Professional Tax Service, recently was invited to attend a special symposium presented by H.D. Vest Investment Services, a nonbanking subsidiary of Wells Fargo |amp| Company. The symposium, for an elite group of registered representatives, was held in Punta Mita, Mexico.

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|ret|Judy Ferguson, a real estate broker and owner of Aux Arcs Real Estate in Kimberling City, was elected to serve on the Skaggs Community Health Center Board of Directors.

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|ret|Colonial Springs Healthcare Center in Buffalo earned Star status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program, which recognizes and promotes effective safety and health-program management.

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|ret|Baymont Inn |amp| Suites at 3776 S. Glenstone Ave. received the second-highest property rating among the 187 hotels in the Baymont System. The facility achieved a score of 98.57 percent based on a two-day evaluation by Milwaukee-based Baymont Inns and Suites International.

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|ret|Integrated Solutions Group was named one of the Top 500 information technology solution providers in the United States by VARBusiness Magazine. The ranking is based on revenues.

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|ret|New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, owned by Tom Dapp, was named a Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions reselling partner, marketing the Small Business Manager solution developed by Microsoft Great Plains.

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|ret|Stone Hill Winery's 2000 Estate Bottled Norton earned top honors at the recent San Diego National Wine Competition. It was one of 33 wines out of more than 2,000 entries to be named |quot|Best of Class|quot| at the competition.

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