DSA holds annual meeting at Sterling Hotel

The Sterling Hotel was the site of the Downtown Springfield Association's annual meeting and quarterly mixer Dec. 4. Clockwise from top left, architect Allen Casey of The Casey Associates shows off his plans for the Sterling's future. Richard Branham, co-owner of The Patriot building at 107 Park Central, talks with DSA board members Matt Miller, of DDEC.net, and Bruce Adib-Yazdi, of Butler, Rosenbury & Partners Inc. DSA presented awards to board members who have now completed their terms, among them Alice Pulliam, of Fitzwilly's Antiques & Collectibles, and Adib-Yazdi. Mary Lou Casey, who recently opened the Market Square boutique at 105 Park Central, toured the site of her husband's future architecture offices on the second floor of the Sterling Hotel with Neletha Fuemmeler. Fuemmeler, her husband Keith Fuemmeler, and Mike Bleil will open The Sienna, an upscale restaurant, in the first floor of the Sterling Hotel building when renovations are complete. Attendees at the annual meeting got a tasty preview of The Sienna's fare during the event. Lisa Nally, of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, receives Volunteer of the Year honors from 2001 DSA President Mark Viguet of City Utilities. Dr. David Hough, of Southwest Missouri State University, is the 2002 president-elect.