Sue Hoaglund, interior decorator and owner of the Fort Wayne Decorating Den franchise, recently returned from Decorating Den’s design conference and home furnishings market. Reanna L. Kuitse and Jessica L.Todd Duff joined Cameron Memorial Hospital as the new director of radiology.
Alexa Markley joined Lutheran Life Villages as the organization’s first wellness coordinator after serving as an intern.
Matt Earnest, Kelly Landrigan, Shelly Swihart and Ryan Ulch joined BKD as summer interns.
Bill Swab joined BRC Rubber & Plastics Inc. as industrial sales manager.
Lorie Garwood joined First Bank of Berne as an investment representative and will meet with customers in the Decatur and Van Wert offices.
Betty Brown, chief quality and patient safety officer at Parkview Health, and Larry Kimbrough, purchasing commodity manager at Navistar, were appointed to the Malcolm Baldrige 2010 Board of Examiners by the director of the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. The board evaluates applications for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence a U.S. organization can receive.
Scott M. Raymer, senior marketing representative at Federated Insurance Cos., was admitted to the Leadership Council for outstanding service to clients, total job performance and sales achievements.
Steven C. Owen, Michael A. Glowark, Gabriella Briffa and Michael S. Kennedy each received a $5,000 Engineering and Environmental Science Scholarship and summer internship at GAI Consultants.
Annie Miller was named volunteer and community relations coordinator for Lutheran Social Services of Indiana. She will continue to coordinate the Infant Adoption Training Initiative.
The Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne named its 2010-11 board of directors. They are Matt Georgi, Asher Agency, president; Craig Dellinger, New Haven Print, past president; Michael Coil, BBB of Northeast Indiana, vice president of ethics/legislation; Alan Nauts, University of Saint Francis, vice president of communication; Scott Howard, Summit City Radio Group, co-vice president of membership; Steve Vorderman, Vorderman Photography, co-vice president of membership; Andie Mobley, Asher Agency, vice president of awards; Lea Ann Powers, IPFW, vice president of public service; Alan Riebe, WANE-TV, treasurer; Ken Furniss, Cosmic Soup Digital, vice president of programs; Bill Gray, HPN Inc. Marketing Services, vice president of education; Marjorie Stephens, BBB of Northeast Indiana, director; Julie Nill, Comcast Spotlight, director; Michael Limmer, Fort Wayne TinCaps, director; Tiffany Lyons, MarketShare Plus, director; Ben Wahli, Do it Best Corp., director; Audrea Oakley, Tower Bank and Trust, director; and Brooke Francesi, Aptera Software, director.
Samantha Fields joined Contour Full Spectrum Salon as a hairstylist and is accepting clients.
Attorney Stephen P. Griebel has opened the Griebel Law Office at 9309 E. Commerce Drive, Suite 2, Churubusco. The practice will include Medicaid planning, immigration and family law matters. For information, call 693-0099 or e-mail steve@attorneygriebel.com.
Select Specialty Hospital announced that Lea Ann Hill Klarner accepted the position of CEO and Christina Walters accepted the position of HR director.
Precision Soya announced that Bruce Knoke will assume the duties of COO of its corn division and Charles Jones will take over as the COO of its soybean division.
Dr. Judith Kennedy, Northeast OB/GYN; Dr. Kevin Stamm, Parkview Huntington OB/GYN Associates; Dr. Lisa Bergeron, Parkview FirstCare-Maplecrest Pediatrics; and Dr. Mark Pierce, Parkview FirstCare-Lake Avenue, were recognized with 2010 Professional Research Consultants Excellence in Healthcare Awards based on patients’ perception of care and medical staff perception. The EMS staff at Parkview LaGrange Hospital received the Overall Top Performer Award.
Jon Butterbaugh and Larry Newman of Fort Wayne were recognized as finalists for Ruan’s annual Driver of the Year award. The award is based on safety record, customer service and quality of work.
Scott Gabriel was named the new COO at Parkview Whitley Hospital.
Bill Schubert, manufacturing business unit manager at Bendix Huntington, was given the 2010 Excellence in Bendix Leadership Award for his outstanding leadership and teamwork.
Dennis J. Gayle was appointed vice president of academic affairs at Indiana Tech.
Robert J. Caspar of the Cornerstone Landscape Group passed the Certified Landscape Technician-Exterior exam and is now nationally certified.
Michael W. Brock formed Brock’s Accounting and Consulting Services to offer a variety of professional accounting and business advisory services for small to mid-sized businesses.
For information, call 312-7130.
Audrey Wendling joined the Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District and will head up the St. Marys River Watershed Project.
Bill Konyha, president and CEO of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County Inc., was elected vice chairman of the board of directors of the Indiana Bond Bank.
Vicki Fisher from Custom Style Hearing Aids in Fort Wayne participated in the Indiana Hearing Aid Alliance’s annual educational conference at the Mid-America Conference on Hearing in Lexington, Ky.
