Accounting KPM CPAs PC appointed Kathy Allen, Andrew Clemens and Irick Thurman as shareholders. With a bachelor’s in accounting from Northwest Missouri State University, Allen has 20 years of accounting experience and specializes in individual taxation. Clemens, who has handled accounting, tax, and internal audit services at KPM since 1997, earned a bachelor’s in accounting from Missouri State University. Thurman, who holds bachelors’ in business administration and accounting from Drury University, has worked for KPM since 2002 and specializes in retail, franchise, manufacturing and employee benefit plan audits.
Arts Moxie Cinema received a $2,500 grant from the Missouri Humanities Council to extend its Humanities and Arts Film Series into spring 2015. The series, which started in April 2013, features films being viewed by Drury University faculty.
Banking and Finance Guaranty Bank promoted Will Cologna to vice president of product solutions, responsible for strategic planning and implementation of new product, service and system initiatives. He has 17 years of banking experience.
Erica Crain was named senior vice president and relationship manager for Commerce Bank’s Springfield region. With 15 years of experience and a bachelor’s in business administration from Drury University, Crain is responsible for business development.
Commerce Bank promoted Laura Kiesel to vice president of the its private client group to manage account administration and customer service related to personal trust and investment management services. Kiesel has 26 years of experience and holds a bachelor’s in business management from Drury.
Springfield First Community Bank named Jim Anderson and Tim O’Reilly to its board of directors. Anderson, the former president of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, is CoxHealth’s vice president of marketing and public affairs. O’Reilly is a partner in the O’Reilly, Jensen & Preston LLC law firm and CEO of O’Reilly Hospitality Management LLC.
New York Life Insurance Co. hired Susan Miller as a financial services professional.
Education MSU’s Board of Governors selected the Bill R. Foster family to receive the school’s Bronze Bear Award during a December ceremony at JQH Arena. Recognizing the family’s donations and service to the MSU Foundation, the honor includes a framed resolution and a 45-pound, 18-inch Bronze Bear mounted on a base.
The MSU board appointed officers Stephen Hoven of SSM Health Care in St. Louis, chairman; Peter Hofherr of St. James Winery, vice chairman; Steve Foucart of MSU, treasurer; and John McAlear, retired from MSU, secretary.
Springfield Public Schools named three individuals to its 2014 Hall of Fame: Shawn Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate; John Reps of Cornell University; and Scott Siman of RPM Entertainment. Inductees were selected for their community involvement, industry accolades and advocating for public education.
The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute appointed five new faculty members for the 2014–15 academic year: Steven Akeson, Psy.D., and Estevan Ruiz Limon, Ph.D., in the clinical psychology doctorate program; Adam Hahs, Ph.D., in behavior analysis; Curtis Mattson, Psy.D., in the clinical psychology master’s program; and Susan Santiago-Turner, Ph.D., in the counseling psychology master’s program.
Health Care Ozarks Community Hospital hired Dr. Mosbah Kreimid, a board-certified pulmonologist, to practice at the OCH Evergreen Clinic and at the OCH Lawrence County Clinic. Kreimid, who received his doctorate from Alfateh University in Tripoli, Libya, has 25 years of medical experience.
Becker’s Hospital Review named CoxHealth to its list of 100 Hospitals with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs.
Marketing Abby Terhark joined the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau as an advertising sales assistant. Her duties include data entry of sales contracts and billing information, conducting advertising benefit seminars and organizing sales promotional materials.
Tourism Jennifer Holt joined the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau as finance and administration assistant. Holt assists on accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll and benefits administration, and also is responsible for general office administrative duties.
This installment of Springfield Business Journal’s Architects & Engineers Project Report showcases 26 endeavors by area design and engineering professionals.
