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|bold_on|Daniel W. Schulte has been hired as a staff accountant at Kirkpatrick, Phillips & Miller, CPAs. He received a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Drury University and will graduate in May from Drury with a bachelor of arts degree in accounting.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Amy B. Watson has been|bold_on| hired as a staff accountant at Kirkpatrick, Phillips & Miller, CPAs. She will graduate in May from SMSU with a bachelor of science in accounting degree.|ret||ret||tab|

Education|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Lisa Rice has been named account executive at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. She will work with clients in the southwest Missouri region. Rice has 15 years of experience in sales and customer service.|ret||ret||tab|

Finance|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Jack E. Thurman has been named vice president of Baird, Kurtz & Dobson's new investment advisory subsidiary, BKD Investment Advisors LLC. Thurman is a principal with BKD and has 14 years of experience with an international investment firm. He is a graduate of Drury University with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration.|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|Susie Walton has been hired as an account executive for Promoter Advertising Products. She has several years of sales experience and is responsible for establishing and servicing new accounts.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Dorynda Carpenter has joined Promoter Advertising Products as office manager. Her responsibilities include overseeing daily operations of the business office. Carpenter has experience in accounting, business administration and purchasing. |ret||ret||tab|

Medicine|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Aye Koko, MD, has joined St. John's Lebanon Internal Medicine, part of the St. John's Regional Medicine of the Ozarks network. Koko moved to the area from California where he was an internist and primary care physician. Koko received his medical degree from the Institute of Medicine in Rangoon, Myanmar. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.|ret||ret||tab|

Personnel|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Nancy Laird and |bold_on|Cindy Krueger have been chosen as regional managers of Penmac Personnel Services. They will act as liaisons between branch managers and corporate headquarters in Springfield, in addition to working with clients. Krueger formerly helped administer all Penmac offices, while Laird was the sales and marketing manager for the Springfield branch.|ret||ret||tab|

Real Estate|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Lorrie Kleier has been named personnel executive for Jones & Company, Realtors, where she has been a full-time real estate salesperson for the last seven years. She worked in banking for several years prior to joining Jones & Company in 1993.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Pat Dittmer has joined the staff at Assist 2 Sell. Dittmer is a lifelong Springfield resident and a MultiMillion Dollar Top Producer.|ret||ret||tab|

Retail|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Marti T. Ross, CPA, has been appointed chief financial officer for Justice Jewelers. Ross will be responsible for all financial and accounting procedures as well as the accounting staff at Justice Jewelers. She graduated from the University of Kansas with degrees in accounting and business administration.[[In-content Ad]]