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January 2018
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41. Darren Smith
42. Yvonne Peterson
Reader (25) to supporting services manager. Elizabeth Ephraim (26) joined Miller Eye Center as physician assistant (PA-C). Stillman Bank hired Keith J. Akre (27), CFA, CFP® as trust officer. Fehr Graham appointed Jason Stoll (28) as the new branch manager of its Rochelle office. SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health, welcomed three new advanced practice nurses: Sarah Bowen (29), adult gerontology acute care; Renatta Palmore (30), women’s health, and Tonya Tidwell (31), family practice. Chartwell Agency hired Jason Edlén (32) as art director to lead the development of creative client deliverables. Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter welcomed Karen Tennyson, MSW, LCSW, CDP, as a new manager of care navigation and early-stage engagement for the Rockford office. Rockford Mutual Insurance Company promoted Kent B. Shantz, CIC (33), former COO, to its new acting president and CEO; retroactive to Oct. 1, 2017.
EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS Chris Benson, Lisa Carter, Jacki Martin, Shawn Murphy and Kathy Sink, Blackhawk Bank, completed the 2017 Principles of Commercial Lending School. Grant McCarty (34), local foods and small farms extension educator; Candice Hart (35), horticulture educator, and Jay Solomon (36), energy and environmental stewardship educator, were recognized with a Team Excellence Award by University of Illinois Extension for contributions to the Small Farms Winter Webinar series.
43. Steve Schou
Bing Liu (37), a graduate of Rock Valley College’s Mass Communication program, learned his documentary feature film, “Minding the Gap,” was selected for the Sundance Film Festival. He will compete with 15 other films for the grand jury prize. Meridian named Dan Morgan (38) as November employee of the month. Rockford Regional Health Council gave its 2017 Volunteer Impact Award to Steve Ernst (39), and its 2017 Community Leader Impact Award to Kathleen M. Kelly, M.D. (40) Darren Smith (41), operations manager, LaMonica Beverages, Inc., was recognized in the National Beer Wholesalers Association Employee Spotlight Program. Yvonne Peterson (42), Heritage Woods of Rockford, received the Shining Star Award for 2017 by Gardant Management Solutions for demonstrating its mission: love, compassion and dignity.
OF GENERAL INTEREST Training by John Pingo, Ph.D. BCBA-D, CEO, Goldie B. Floberg, “Mindfulness at the Movies,” was approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services. The interactive two-part seminar was introduced at the Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities 2016 annual conference. A paper by Dr. Philip Schalow, clinic director, Upper Cervical Care Center – Rockford, “Upper cervical chiropractic care and pulmonary function: A case study,” was accepted for publication in the Internet Journal of Chiropractic. Steve Schou (43), CFP®, vice president of business development & wealth advisor, Rockford Bank & Trust Wealth Management, attended the Pohl Consulting and Training 2017 Wealth Executive Forum.
Mercyhealth celebrates the retirement after 40 years in the maternity and pediatric units of Rockford University graduate Donna Mathews, R.N.