BUSINESS KUDOS.Byline: blue chip Springfield insurance agent and financial adviser Don Nau received two awards at a recent convention of the Oregon Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He received the Tony Konen Memorial Award, which is given to selected local association presidents for outstanding service to the insurance industry, community and the association; and the Senior Agent of the Year award, in recognition of sales production, association and industry activities, community, church and citizenship activities. Derek Johnson Derek Johnson (born January 5, 1933 – died August 30, 2004) was a British athlete, who was born in Chigwell, Essex. He did his National Service in Egypt before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford to read medicine in 1953. , a lawyer with Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Schaller of Eugene, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America for 2010 in the specialty of product liability litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Art Johnson was selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of personal injury litigation, product liability litigation, and professional malpractice law. The Center for Community Counseling Community counseling is a generic term for any kind of professional counseling that occurs outside a hospital setting. has announced its new officers: president is Sadie Dressekie, marketing director for Arlie & Company; vice president and treasurer is Kristi Kernutt, counsel for PacificSource Health Plans; and secretary is Jennifer Wagner, a pain management coordinator for the state of Oregon. Attorney Marianne Dugan has been named an Oregon Super Lawyer in environmental law for the third consecutive year by Super Lawyer magazine. Oregon Super Lawyers are chosen based on a statewide nomination process, review of rsum and evaluation of attorney peers. Travel Lane County has presented its annual awards to businesses, organizations and individuals for their contributions to Lane County's visitor industry. Destination Awards were presented to Eugene Marathon The Eugene Marathon, established in 2007, takes place in Eugene, Oregon, a city considered a mecca in the American running community. The main event, accompanied by a half marathon, 5K and kids run, became the first major marathon to be held in Eugene since 1982, when the last , Oregon Adventures and Three Rivers Casino & Hotel. A Partnership Award was presented to Oregon Country Trails. An Enrichment Award was presented to Cascades Raptor Center The Cascades Raptor Center is a nature center and wildlife hospital in Eugene, Oregon, that specializes in raptor rehabilitation. They have a large collection of live birds of prey on display. . Convention Leadership Awards were presented to City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation Services and Fanconi Anemia Research Fund. Sports Leadership Awards were presented to Eugene Country Club and Emerald Valley USBC USBC United States Bowling Congress USBC United States Bankruptcy Court USBC United States Breastfeeding Committee USBC United States Bureau of the Census USBC Universal Standard Bibliographic Code USBC United States Bridge Championships Bowlers. A Hospitality Award was presented to Eugene Airport Navigators. Appreciation Awards were presented to Greater Eugene Area Riders (GEARs), IpseNault and Wild Water Adventures. Avamere Rehabilitation of Eugene has been named a 2009 recipient of the Step I National Quality Award presented by the American Health Care Association The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for and National Center for Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. . The Eugene facility was one of 435 long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. across the nation to receive the award. Soroptimist International of Eugene has elected the following to its board of directors for 2009-2010: president is Vicki Simrell, retired former owner of Alterations by Vicki; president-elect is Carol Brown, retired, formerly in business and retail; recording secretary is Kathy Norman, co-owner Identity By Sew On; treasurer is Laurie Bullard, Laurie M. Bullard CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. PC; and board members are Jennifer Marinacci, sales director, Mary Kay Cosmetics; Therese Hughes, client associate, Wells Fargo Advisors; Martha Falkenstein, office administrator/property manager for Hult & Associates. GreenLane, Lane County's sustainable business network, has announced its first board of directors: co-chair is Leslie Scott, Oregon Truffle truffle (trŭf`əl) [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the fungus used as food is the ascoma, the fruiting body of the fungus. Festival; co-chair is Katie Wilson-Hamaker, Arcimoto; recording officer is Matt Purvis, Northwest Community Credit Union; membership officer is Kristena Cox, Windermere Real Estate Windermere Real Estate, a real estate company based in Seattle, Washington, was founded by John W. Jacobi in 1972, when he purchased an eight-agent office in the Windermere neighborhood of Seattle. ; treasurer is George Rode, Euro-Asian Automotive and Autohaus; directors are Daniel Swantek, Green Solutions Printing; Allen Perkins, Catalyst IT Group; Isbel Ingham, NextStep Recycling; Adele Wilson-Hamaker, Me and Her Designs; Steve Cole, retired, Forrest Paints; Brenda Black, Down to Earth Distributors; Denny Schwartz, Aloha Brothers Construction; and Lorraine Kerwood, NextStep Recycling. Steven Ungerleider, a Eugene psychologist, has been appointed to the International Olympic Committee's Society of Olympic Historians. Zonta Service Foundation of Eugene has announced the election of its officers: president, Pat Brooks, owner of Eugene's Flower Home; treasurer, Alice Kaseberg, textbook author; and secretary, Carolyn Buel, nurse practitioner nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. with Willamette Pain Management. The foundation oversees the distribution of grants to nonprofit organizations in the community serving women at risk. The Oregon Rehabilitation Association has selected Ruth Harris, board president for Pearl Buck Center in Eugene, for its 2009 Board Member of the Year award. Linda Dagg and Hank Storr have been elected to Greenhill Humane Society's board of directors. Dagg is the director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car contact center in downtown Eugene. Storr spent almost 40 years in commercial banking; he retired from Sterling Savings in August 2008. Knickernappies, a cloth diaper manufacturing company in Springfield, has earned the Gold Certification from GenGreen - its highest level of recognition given to businesses that adhere to strict green business standards. Knickernappies is owned by Heather Hicks. |
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