Business Beat: A collection of regional advancement and achievement
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Education
Alison Carr-Chellman has accepted the position of dean of University of Idaho’s College of Education. Carr-Chellman comes to UI after 20 years at Pennsylvania State University. She will begin July 1.
Finance
Ernie Stensgar has received the Tribal Leader of the Year award from the Native American Finance Officers Association in recognition of his work in championing tribal rights. Stensgar is the vice chairman of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.
Angie Meadows has been added to HomeStreet Bank’s Spokane team as a senior loan officer. Meadows has been in mortgage lending for more than 20 years.
Health care
Rod Story, M.D., has earned the Fellow in Hospital Medicine designation from the Society of Hospital Medicine’s Fellows program in recognition of his commitment to hospital medicine, system change and quality improvement principles. Story is a doctor at Pullman Regional Hospital.
Miscellaneous
Fourteen employees and one volunteer at Airway Heights Corrections Center have received Department of Corrections Annual Agency Awards, which recognize their work in the department. Renee Schuiteman received the Secretary’s Leadership award; Travis Grub received the Correctional Officer of the Year award; and Elroy McDermott received the Volunteer of the Year award. The following members of the corrections center’s sex offender treatment program received a Team Excellence award: Brent Borg, Amanda DeBleeker, Stephen Donovan, Tatiana Duchak, Susan Gallagher, Marsha Jones, Jordan Karns, Matthew Keeler, William Lucas, Kerry McCarthy, Maureen Nickerson and Kaye Knight.
Nonprofit
The Friends of the Library organization has donated $8,000 to the Spokane Public Library to help build its eBook collection. The organization donated money it received from its spring book sale.
Project Hope Spokane, Elevations – A Children’s Therapy Resource Foundation, Inland NW Baby and Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane each received a $5,000 donation from Larry H. Miller Downtown Toyota Spokane and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. as winners of the 2016 Larry H. Miller Drive for Good, which recognizes local non-profit organizations and the role they play in serving the community.
Realty
Kim Cooper has received the Circle of Excellence award from the Coeur d’Alene Association of Realtors based on his production of sales volume, commitment to community service and professional excellence indicated by his continuing education beyond what is required to maintain a license. Cooper is a broker with Select Brokers Real Estate.
Retail
Etailz has hired Michael Shriver as lead inventory analyst.