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Britiany Cargill has joined the admissions department at Bryan Career College. She is a graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., where she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. In her new position, she participates in the screening and selection process of prospective students. |ret||ret||tab|

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Keran Lemons was appointed senior vice president at Liberty Bank. He has 20 years of experience in the local banking market. As a member of Liberty Bank's management committee, Lemons is responsible for portfolio development and management of a portion of the bank's lending personnel. |ret||ret||tab|

Brandon B. West joined Guaranty Federal Savings Bank as an assistant vice president of commercial loans and commercial loan analyst. West is a graduate of Southwest Missouri State University. He previously worked for U.S. Bank. |ret||ret||tab|

Kirkpatrick, Phillips & Miller, CPAs, PC announced a staff addition and a promotion at the firm. |ret||ret||tab|

Irick A. Thurman, CPA, joined the firm as a senior accountant. He is a 1999 magna cum laude graduate of Drury University, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting and business administration. Thurman has three years of experience in public accounting with emphasis in planning, coordinating and execution of audit services in several industries. His new duties include assisting with general tax, audit and accounting engagements. |ret||ret||tab|

Shelley A. Todd, CPA, was promoted from staff accountant to senior accountant with the firm. She is a graduate of Southwest Missouri State University with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. Todd's focus is assisting with general tax, audit and accounting engagements. |ret||ret||tab|

BKD LLP announced four staff promotions. |ret||ret||tab|

Lanny W. Morrow, a member of BKD's Forensics and Dispute Consulting Division, was promoted from senior consultant to supervising consultant. He specializes in computer forensics investigations and electronic evidence discovery, which aids attorneys in obtaining, analyzing and presenting computer evidence. Morrow performs forensic image copying of computer media, in addition to mining, analyzing and reporting on recovered data. He is a cum laude graduate of Southwest Missouri State University and he completed more than 120 hours of specialized training in computer forensics. |ret||ret||tab|

Kyle G. Hesemann, Daphne K. Shaffer and Amanda J. Tune, CPAs, were promoted from staff accountants to senior accountants at BKD LLP. Hesemann is a 2000 graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia, with a master's degree in accounting. He performs tax services for real estate developers and family-owned businesses. |ret||ret||tab|

Shaffer is a member of the firm's hospitals and medical practices team, providing audits and cost-report preparation services. She is a 2000 graduate of Southwest Baptist University with a degree in accounting and business administration. Tune, a 2000 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia with a master's degree in accounting, provides auditing services for not-for-profit organizations, government agencies and clients in the real estate industry.|ret||ret||tab|

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