Awards and Achievements

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Business|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|John and |bold_on|Judy Swanson, owners of the Sign*A*Rama franchise, were inducted into the Hall of Fame, the company's most prestigious honor. The Swanson's have been franchisees in the Sign*A*Rama system for four years.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Clyde and|bold_on| Bonnie Cooper of Signs Now, were among four finalists for the Signs Now Franchisee of the Year award, presented during the company's international convention in Orlando, Florida.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Scott T. Axon, president of the Americas Group Inc. received the Certified Business Intermediary designation during IBBA's 31st Biannual Education Program and Conference in Broomfield, Colo.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Linda Williamson and|bold_on| Beverly Burr, floral designers at Wickman's Garden Village, attended the Missouri State Floral Convention in Columbia. Williamson received the Missouri State Designer of the Year title and qualified for the "George and Helen Stuppy Award for Distinction and Artistry in Floral Design" competition. Williamson also received first place ribbons for her arrangements in the "Looking Thru Glass" and "Hands on Arrangement for Advanced Designers" categories. She was also awarded a third place ribbon in the "Table for Two" design category. Burr received second place ribbons in the "Table for Two" and "Armature" style floral design categories.|ret||ret||tab|

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Communications|ret||ret||tab|

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.'s Cooperate Communications staff received awards from the Cooperative Communicators Association and the Council of Rural Electric Communicators. Two employee publications received honors at the CCA 2000 Institute. Panorama and Watt Matters both received second-place honors in the respective divisions. Corporate communications staff contributing to these publications include |bold_on|David Burton, public relations I; |bold_on|Wendy Myers, graphics supervisor; |bold_on|Linda Putman, staff writer III; |bold_on|Glennon Scheid, graphic designer; |bold_on|Nancy Southworth, manager, corporate communications; and |bold_on|Karen Twiechaus, administrative assistant. The department received an honorable mention for a T-shirt design created for White River Valley Electric Cooperative.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Marlene Chism, president of ICARE Consulting, was a keynote presenter at the Association for Women in Communications National Convention in Austin, Texas. |bold_on||bold_on||ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|Education|ret||ret||tab|

Ozarks Technical Community College honored several faculty and staff members with the 2000 Excellence in Education awards. |bold_on|Susan Kirk, health information technology instructor, received the award for full-time college instructor. |bold_on|Karla Greg, director of counseling and new traditions, received the award for administrative/professional support staff. |bold_on|Donita DePreste, customized training secretary, received the award for clerical/technical/general institutional support staff. |bold_on|Kathleen Murnan, psychology and sociology instructor, received the award for part-time instructor. |ret||ret||tab|

Dr.|bold_on| C. Don Keck, department head of Education Administration, and |bold_on|Susan Hawkins, associate director of Project ACCESS, were awarded $335,000 from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Project ACCESS. |ret||ret||tab|

Dr.|bold_on| John Gunther, director of the School of Social Work, was awarded $60,204 from the Division of Family Services for his project "Training for Public Welfare." |ret||ret||tab|

Finance|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Kyle G. Hesemann, staff accountant with Baird, Kurtz and Dobson, certified public accountants, earned the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants' silver medal award for posting the second highest score of the 210 successful Missouri CPA exam candidates on the May 2000 exam.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Troy E. Hill, senior manager with the Branson office of Baird, Kurtz and Dobson, attended the 2000 Sports and Entertainment Conference in Franklin, Tenn. on Sept. 19. The conference, presented by the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, focused on the tax and financial issues unique to the sports and entertainment industries.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Anthony D. Lynn, shareholder with Davis, Lynn and Moots, PC, served as chairman of a national conference offered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Peer Review Board in Denver, Colo. |ret||ret||tab|

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Health care|ret||ret||tab|

The American Academy of Family Physicians recognized|bold_on| Sam A. Crow,|bold_on| DO, St. John's family medicine physician, for 10 years of membership.|ret||ret||tab|

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Insurance|bold_on||bold_on||ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Mark Gambon and |bold_on|Aaron Sharpe of Nixon and Lindstrom Insurance have completed the Certified Insurance Counselor Professional Designation Program. Sharpe is a producer at the agency specializing in commercial insurance.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Virginia I. Altis recently earned the title of Personal Financial Representative. Altis will now be able to provide her customers variable annuity, variable life and mutual fund products, in addition to auto, homeowner and traditional life insurance products.|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|Deanna K. Scott was honored during ceremonies at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Missouri Bar Association. Scott, a partner in the law firm of Twibell, Johnson, Johnson and Scott, was one of three recipients of the Pro Bono Publico Awards.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Judge Russell G. Clark, Charles A. Fuller Jr. and|bold_on| O.J. Taylor were honored as Senior Counselors of the Missouri Bar Association. The Senior Counselor title is bestowed upon lawyers who have reached the age of 75 or who have been admitted to The Missouri Bar for 50 years. The recognition ceremonies took place during the Opening Luncheon at the Missouri Bar Annual Meeting.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Jeffrey T. Davis, an associate with the law firm of Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer and Patton, was one of the three recipients of the David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award during ceremonies at the 2000 Missouri Bar Annual Meeting. This award was created to recognize outstanding achievement in appellate practice by members of the Missouri Bar who have been in practice less than 10 years.|ret||ret||tab|

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Technology|bold_on||bold_on||ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Chad Williams of New Horizons Computer Learning Center received his Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification from Microsoft. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Eric Mutillo of New Horizons Computer Learning Center, received his Certified Internet Webmaster certification from ProSoft.|ret||ret||tab|

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