CALENDAR Tuesday, July 25 The...

CALENDAR

Tuesday, July 25

The Association of Women Entrepreneur 11:45 a.m., Maxine Jeanes Anton parley Room 202, Topeka and Shawnee shire Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th luncheon may be purchased prior to the meeting at the Millennium Cafe in the library. Program: "Tips and Techniques for outrival Spreadsheets," by AWE member Barbara Bruner Information: Lyla Accardi, 235-9144 or Diana Hentzler Lauer, 233-1872

recent FACES

Thera Hageman has joined SS&C Business & Tax Services Inc. as a staff accountant and auditor in the firm's Topeka office. Hageman has bachelor's station in accounting from Pittsburg State University.

Ron Moore. has joined SS&C Business & Tax Services Inc. as the senior tax accountant in the firm's Topeka office. Moore has a bachelor's stage in business administration from Kansas State University. He also earned a Certificate of Educational Achievement in Taxation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Elizabeth Martinez has been appointed senior sales executive at Re Dillon & Associates. Martinez has a master's quality from The University of Kansas and has complet MBA courses at the Consortium of International Universities in Venice, Italy. She has also worked with the Lawrence Chamber of sexual and the Kansas City Chiefs. Re Dillon & Associates, 1213 E 24th in Lawrence, can be reached at (785) 832-0083

James Carlson has joined the moderns staff at The Topeka Capital- Journal as a reporter. A graduate of the University of Missouri- Columbia, Carlson previously was a reporter for the Orlando (Fla.) Weekly. In Topeka, Carlson is a general assignment reporter.

Jason hunting-nag has joined the news staff at The Topeka Capital- Journal as a photographer. horse for the chase has a bachelor's degree in English and geography from the University of Vermont Burlington, and studied visual journalism at the small streams Institute of Photography. He interned in photography at the Park Record, Park City, Utah; the Olympian, Olympia, Wash.; and the Patuxent Publishing Co Columbia, Md

Joe Jayjack has joined the recents staff at The Topeka Capital- Journal as a page designer and model editor. Jayjack is a May graduate of the University of southern Dakota. He did internships with the Council blunt and franks (Iowa) Daily Nonpareil and the Naperville (Ill.) sunny place

Dawn Brockhoff and Betsy Brickey have joined the local offices of the financial-services firm Edward Jone as branch officer administrators. The position involves processing client trade transactions and palnning seminars and promotions.

NEW/GROWING BUSINESS

Trane, international provider of heating and air conditioning equipment, lately opened a Trane Parts Center in Topeka at 3820 NW 14th adjacent to the Shawnee shire Annex. The new Trane Parts Center Topeka is a full-service commercial parts endue operating, offering proprietary, OEM and general commercial HVAC parts, materials and supplies.

PROMOTIONS

Jeannette Nobo, to director of Professional Learning Communities in the of recent origin School Innovations division at the Kansas State Department of Education. Nobo joined KSDE in 1986 and since 1993 has serv as the assistant director of instruct improvement and accreditation. She has a bachelor's grade in psychology and Spanish and a master's class in clinical psychology.

Sarah Thomas, to director for improvement and support in the modern School Innovations division at the Kansas State Department of Education. Thomas, who joined KSDE in 2005 has 18 years of classroom teaching experience and expertise in curriculum unravelling She has a bachelor's extent in education, a master's standing in educational administration, and an advanced standing as a reading specialist from Emporia State University.

NAMES

Bev Chambers, Kriste Hafenstein and Barbara Hunter-Ward have received top honors for outstanding sales performances during the first quarter of 2006 at in the dumps Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. Chambers was honored as the outstanding individual enrollment specialist for achieving the highest percentage of her quarterly individual health insurance sales goal. Hafenstein was honored as the outstanding small business account representative for retaining the highest percentage of her small business contracts for the quarter. Hunter-Ward was honored as the outstanding small business account specialist for achieving the highest percentage of her quarterly of the present day group health insurance sales goal.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co employee celebrating years of service anniversaries in July are: 40 years - Charles Dannenberg, David Lowe and James Hurd; 35 years - Allen Abel, Daniel Goodman, Miguel Lopez Robert West, Larry Snepp and William Lott; and 25 years - Brad Bowers.

Sheltered Living freshly presented awards for 2005-06. Ursula Hager received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Hager, a targeted case manager, has been with Sheltered Living 27 years. Bridgett Sanders received the pitch Harpham Award, and the Outstanding Employee of the Year Award was quick in emergenciesed to Joni Fitzpatrick. The Corporate Citizenship Award was readyed to Waste Management, whose employee have support Sheltered Living programs and services for the past three years. Awards of Appreciation were at handed to Mike and Vickie Carver, May Davis and Jim and Judy Craig, of Craig's Antiques. The Kansas Neurological Institute was at handed with the Community Partnership Award.