Robert Turnipseed Elected To Shriner Board

Robert J. Turnipseed, Hayden Lake, has been re-elected to a seventh term as a member of the international board of directors of the Shrine of North America and the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children hospital system.

Turnipseed, who was elected at the annual convention, will serve as the Shrine’s imperial high priest and prophet, part of the 13-member body that helps regulate the Shrine.

The Shrine organization helps provide free specialized medical care to crippled and burned children through the operation of 22 Shriners hospitals and 19 orthopedic hospitals.

Turnipseed, owner of RCT Management Co., serves on the Shriners Hospitals Building and Equipment Committee that oversees $250 million in hospital construction and renovation costs and also served as past president of the “Calam Coppers” Unit and the Coeur d’Alene Shrine Club. He has been voted past Realtor of the Year and Builder of the Year in North Idaho.

Washington Water Power recently took third-place honors for its Project Fuel Share Fund public service television announcement at the National Fuel Fund Network conference in Baltimore, Md.

The award was received in the Media Fair competition that recognized WWP for a 30-second public service announcement, titled, “Life Isn’t Always Easy.” The announcement was developed by Project Share committee members.

Patrick McGaughey, president and general manager of the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce, recently graduated from the National Institute for Organization Management after completing his final year of the six-year program. He received his certification from Southern Methodist University.

The institute, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is specifically designed by professionals to address unique challenges facing chamber and association executives, such as techniques in membership development, non-dues income, volunteer leadership development, and quality management.

McGaughey has also attended training at the University of Notre Dame, Stanford University and the University of Oklahoma.

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