Idaho Attorney Honored For Bankruptcy Work
Ford Ellsaesser, a Sandpoint attorney, has been inducted as a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy at the U.S. Supreme Court. Fellows must have a minimum 15 years of practice in bankruptcy, distinguished community service and contributions to education. He is Idaho’s first fellow.
Tammy Strom, marketing support specialist with the Washington Trust Bank, has been selected as Volunteer of the Year by the Washington State American Institute of Banking. She has been involved with AIB for eight years, and is now manager of Spokane’s AIB education center.
Strom recently represented the state chapter at the national conference in San Diego.
Melinda Howe, a Post Falls resident, received a US Marine Quality Assurance award for excellence in job performance. She is employed in the upholstery department of the company’s manufacturing facility in Spokane.
Douglas Potter was honored with the Clinical Commitment Award by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists at its annual meeting in New Orleans.
The award is presented annually to an orthotic/prosthetic practitioner for dedication to high standards of quality patient care.
Potter is the owner of Kootenai Prosthetic and Orthotic Services in Coeur d’Alene.
Sarah Polk, 18, is a grand prize winner from more than 17,000 entries in Teen Magazine’s Superface Search.
Polk, who received a full Barbizon scholarship, will be pictured in the September issue of Teen. The Post Falls High School graduate has already appeared twice in TEEN as a Great Model Search semifinalist in 1989 and 1991. In 1994 she was Miss Idaho Teen USA.
Travis Cornett, a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet at Eastern Washington University, is a recipient of the George C. Marshall ROTC Award. The award is presented to the most outstanding cadet at each participating university and is reflective of Gen. Marshall’s values.
Cornett, who graduated in recreation management, was recognized this spring at the awards seminar in Lexington, Va. He is the son of Marilyn Cornett, Hayden Lake, Idaho, and a 1989 graduate of Cheney High School.
Tom Bumgarner, manager of the state Department of Social and Health Services agency in Medical Lake, was recognized at the annual Distinguished Management Leadership Awards luncheon by Gov. Mike Lowry in Olympia. He is a resident of Cheney.
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