Meetings, Conventions and Travel

Twelve students of Evangel University traveled to Washington, D.C., for a two-week Washington studies program. This intense government course included the one-week Federal Seminar on Government and a one-week internship with a senatorial, congressional or other federal government office.

James D. House, of All Risk Agency, instructed insurance continuing education seminars during a week-long program in Kansas. Program instructors were all licensed agents.

Robert F. McKnight, of McKnight Insurance Services, attended Fortis Financial Group's national sales conference June 16-19 in St. Paul, Minn. More than 880 Fortis registered representatives attended the conference.

Jim L. Morris, of American Detection Specialists Inc., attended the annual meeting of Security Associates International. During three days of training Morris learned customer service, new products and industry trends.

Lynn Morris, pharmacist and owner of Family Pharmacies, recently attended programs on wellness in Milwaukee. Morris also attended the Missouri Pharmacy Association convention June 10-13 at Lake of the Ozarks. Topics on herbal medications and the processes of developing a wellness center were addressed.

Don S. Overend, pediatrician with St. John's Health System, recently attended the 1999 meeting of the International Society of Travel Medicine in Montreal. During the meeting, Overend attended seminars on topics such as malaria prevention, rabies prevention and refugee medical problems.

Manoli and Valerie Savvenas, owners of Manoli's Jewelers, attended the Missouri Jewelers and Watchmakers Association spring seminar weekend in Columbia. The seminar weekend is designed to educate jewelers in the areas of repair and custom jewelry design.

Robert and Nikki Sells, of the Springfield Express Personnel Services, attended the international staffing firm's 16th annual International Leadership Conference. The Springfield office was presented the award for outstanding achievement in publicity and was named a Circle of Excellence performer.

Richard L. Schnake, a partner in the law firm of Neale & Newman, participated in an appellate advocacy seminar in Washington, D.C. The seminar speakers included prominent judges and lawyers from various parts of the United States.

Judge Todd M. Thornhill, of the Springfield Municipal Court, attended the National Judicial Leadership Conference at National Judicial College in Reno, Nev. Judges were invited to the conference based on their leadership on traffic safety-related issues in their courts.

Dee Wampler traveled to Washington, D.C., where he lectured on the trial of Christ to Washington School of Law and Catholic University Law School students. Wampler was also featured on a one-hour nationwide program in 35 states and Canada, answering questions about the trial of Christ.

Ken Wilmering, a student of Evangel University, participated in "Ethics and Leadership for College Editors" at the Poynter Institute for Media Students in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wilmering was one of 16 students selected for this seminar, which focused on student editors' roles as leaders on their newspaper staffs.

Carol Bullard, food stylist and production manager for Perkin-Watts Advertising and Marketing, recently completed a professional food photography seminar, "Food on Film," in Minneapolis. A total of 16 seminar sessions were conducted, including specialty courses on styling ice cream, meat and poultry, fresh produce and cheeses.

The Missouri Pharmacy Association announced its new officers at its recent annual convention at Marriott's Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach.

New officers are Jim Frederich, RPh, of Forsyth, president[[In-content Ad]]