Newsmakers: Jan. 20-26, 2014

Accounting
Julie Miller, the human resources manager at KPM CPAs PC, received the Professional in Human Resources certification after passing examinations by the Human Resource Certification Institute.

KPM CPAs hired Joy Pippin as a marketing assistant. Pippin, who worked most recently for BKD LLP, is responsible to help meet marketing and communications objectives.

Banking & Finance
Scott Davis joined PrimeLending as a loan officer. Davis has four years of mortgage industry experience and previously worked at the Assemblies of God Credit Union.

Government
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Cynthia MacPherson as associate circuit judge for Ozark County. Filling the vacancy by retiring Judge John Jacobs, MacPherson has operated a private law practice since 1980, and she has argued cases in front of the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court.

Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams was appointed by the governor to the Crime Laboratory Review Commission, for a term ending April 1, 2015. The commission reviews the operations of Missouri crime labs funded by the state.

Health Care
Dr. Mark Bult of Citizens Memorial Hospital was recertified in pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology, and Dr. Edemekong Bassey was certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Bult practices interventional pain, acupuncture, joint injection and nucleoplasty. Bassey’s practice includes general infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS care, infection control and hospital epidemiology.

Service
LCS Kleen-Aire of Springfield was presented with the Angie’s List Super Service Award based on customer service reviews. Only about 5 percent of companies in the website’s service category are eligible.