Newsmakers

Arts
Marla Rush Parnell of Parnell Studios won Best in Show at the 24th Annual Art Show at the Dog Show in Wichita, Kan. Parnell’s painting will become part of the permanent collection at the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog. Parnell holds bachelor’s degrees in art and graphic design from Missouri State University.

Community
Dan Kinney, former director for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, was inducted into the Missouri Park and Recreation Association’s Hall of Fame. Kinney retired from the park board in 2006 after serving 35 years with the department.

Health Care
Family Pharmacy honored four employees and one store at its annual awards dinner. Jim Horn of Family Pharmacy Home Medical Supply won the Above & Beyond Award; Natanya Cole of Family Pharmacy Hollister received a Customer Service Award; Chad Rollins of Family Pharmacy Ozark Healthcare was honored as Pharmacist of the Year; Regina Sporleder of Family Pharmacy Branson West won Employee of the Year; and Family Pharmacy Nixa Stonecrest was named Store of the Year.

Insurance
Barker Phillips Jackson added four client service associates. Rita Atchison, Jennifer Todd and Julia Gagliardi Turner work in the commercial lines division, and Karen Kelley works in the commercial life and health division.

Marketing
Kristin Garnett, promotions team member at The Vacation Channel, attended the 2010 Omicron Delta Kappa Campus Leaders Today, Community Leaders Tomorrow leadership conference. Garnett is a founding member of the Omicron Delta Kappa chapter at William Woods University.

Rebecca Alston joined Advertising Plus as an account executive. Previously, Alston served as regional sales/marketing manager for WC Designs and was proprietor of Pairings Restaurant.

Nonprofit
Developmental Center of the Ozarks received a $1,000 donation from Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation to support the organization’s therapy program.

Tammy Mast was hired as regional development director for Lutheran Family and Children’s Services, where she oversees major and planned gifts and coordinates regional community relations and special events. Mast has 15 years of nonprofit fundraising experience and most recently served as home care consultant at Integrity Home Care.

United Way of the Ozarks elected its 2010 board of directors: Todd Parnell, Drury University; Steve Edwards, CoxHealth; Gary Garwitz, BKD LLP; Bernie Gerwel, American National Property & Casualty; Brad Stokes, Teamsters Local 245; Norm Ridder, Springfield Public Schools; Julie Jones, St. John’s Health System; Jan Baumgartner, Springfield First Community Bank; Stacey Zengel, Jack Henry & Associates; and David Cook, First Community Bank of the Ozarks.
United Way board officers for 2010 are: Ridder, chairman; Maurice Henry, vice chairman; Garwitz, treasurer; and Raylene Appleby, secretary.

Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. won the United Way of the Ozarks 2009 Corporate Humanitarian of the Year award.

Habitat for Humanity of Springfield announced its 2010 board of directors: President J.B. Melton, Carpenter’s Local Union 978; Vice President Tonya Collister, Consumer Credit Counseling Services; Treasurer Rachel Dwiggins, BKD LLP; Secretary Erica Frazier, JPMorgan Chase; and Executive-at-Large Stuart Murr, SMart Designs LLC.
New Habitat for Humanity board members are: Ann Littell Mills, Courteney & Mills LLC; Byron Pierce, Commerce Bank; Jon Risdal, J-L Investments Inc.; Irick Thurman, Kirkpatrick, Phillips & Miller; and Rick Windes, Metropolitan National Bank.