Business Beat
New faces:
The following people have joined the staff of Moloney, O’Neill, Corkery & Jones insurance brokers:
Jim Sokolis was named vice president of sales and account executive. Sokolis has 15 years of experience in the insurance business, most recently with Sedgwick/Marsh of Spokane.
Lisa Tatham and DeeDee Carleton, also formerly of Sedgwick/Marsh, have been named senior customer service representatives. Tatham specializes in the forest products industry and workers compensation, while Carleton focuses on medical professional liability.
Kem Russell has joined Colmac Coil Manufacturing in Colville as chief engineer. Russell, who earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington, is licensed as a professional engineer in six states.
He previously was senior vice president of engineering for Food Plant Engineering in Yakima. Earlier, he worked for 17 years at Seattle Refrigeration and Von Russell & Sons in the industrial refrigeration contracting business.
Teresa Sandeno has joined the Spokane-East Sprague office of Windermere Real Estate as a sales associate. Sandeno previously worked for six years at Safeco Corp. in Spokane.
Moving up:
Washington Trust Bank has promoted John Tisthammer to sales manager of WTB Investment Services. Tisthammer, who is a bank vice president, previously served as an investment officer III. He has more than 15 years of investment and financial planning experience, the last five with Washington Trust.
Elected:
Dr. Glen R. Stream, a member of the medical staff at Rockwood Clinic, has been elected president of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians for 1999-2000. Stream has practiced in Spokane since 1991 and previously was in private group practice in Cashmere, Wash., for six years. He has served as an alternate delegate to the AAFP Congress of Delegates since 1994. Dr. Stephen P. King of Spokane was elected East Side trustee of the family physician organization.
The Coeur d’Alene chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals has elected the following officers for 1999-2000: Co-presidents, Karren Vitt, Hecla Mining Co., and Chris Jacobs, Department of Health and Welfare; vice president, Anne Harlocker, Crown Pacific; secretary, Joyce Iiams, Acme Electric; and treasurer, Linda Erickson, North Idaho College.
Kudos:
Gross Hatch & Associates of Spokane was among eight Washington companies recognized for programs that help their employees balance work and family life. Gross Hatch, a full-services advertising and public relations firm, was chosen in the small company category. The company was cited for providing “very innovative” flexible work environments for its employees. The awards were presented at the Work & Family Progress Awards luncheon in Seattle.
Eastern Washington University’s College of Business and Public Administration has honored the following people:
Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Doug Johnston, owner and CEO, DataPro Solutions. The company, which received a Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce Agora Award in 1998, was named one of Washington’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies by the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche in 1996 and 1997. Johnston has taught classes at Eastern.
Distinguished Alumnus Award, V. Ted Hutchinson, a Tacoma storyteller/singer whose “Songs and Stories to Reconcile By” features African American folk literature and song and is designed to build bridges. Hutchinson, who is a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, earned a master’s degree in business education at EWU in 1985.
Distinguished Service Award, Gordon Budke, a founding partner of the Coopers & Lybrand accounting firm. Budke, who is now retired and working as a consultant, chairs the EWU board of trustees and has served as a member of the College of Business and Public Administration’s Business Advisory Council since its inception.
Outstanding Research Award, Sue Megaard, professor of accounting at EWU. Her article, “Risky Business: Can a Shareholder’s Own Note Truly Avoid Section 357 Gain,” was published in the Journal of Taxation.
Outstanding Teacher Awards were presented to Bill McGonigle, associate professor of accounting and information systems; Rosanne London, lecturer in public administration; and Dianne Welsh, professor of management. McGonigle was selected for his classroom contributions and curriculum work. London was cited for her versatility, while Welsh was saluted for classroom contributions and leadership with the Students In Free Enterprise program.
Strider Denison and Beatrice Marr were named Students of the Year. Denison, a marketing major from Cheney, was selected for his classroom performance and leadership skills. Marr, a human resource management major from Spokane, has a 3.943 grade point average, organized the regional conference of the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management and is active in several community programs.