Community honors and new leadership across Southern Illinois
Betty J. Parton Peggy R. Richey Larry D. Roberts and Donald H. Svanda earned Million Dollar Round Table membership for life insurance excellence. Ed Billingsley becomes Jackson County Extension Service unit leader with seven years in community college administration and 14 years in Extension Service. J Hugh Shelnutt of Carbondale named honorary member of AICPA after 40 years in the profession. Greyhound Award given to Farm Credit Services of Illinois Benton branch for closing the most new operating and machinery loans.
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Southern Illinois
Betty J. Parton
Marion
Peggy R. Richey
Pittsburg
Larry D. Roberts
Donald H. Svanda
Murphysboro
Modern Woodmen of America
Round Table
Million Dollar Round Table
Ed Billingsley
Jackson County
Billingsley
Extension Service
Johnson and
Massac
Marion Extension Center
Benton
Benton Branch
Farm Credit Services of Illinois
Greyhound
Dennis Miller
Linda Valette
Nancy Davis
Carbondale Chamber names new executive director
Sharry Henk of Carbondale is named the chamber's new executive director. Her background includes owning two small businesses in Harrisburg and mediation training. She is a 1984 SIUC graduate with a 1987 master's in recreation administration and will replace Sara Berkbigler who resigned to lead Neon Internet Inc. The selection drew 35 plus applicants with five finalists.
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Carbondale
Sharry Henk
David Wood
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
IBM
Shawnee Mediation
Henk
Sara Berkbigler
Neon Internet Inc
Reed Station Road
Berkbigler
Sharry
SIUC
muCk Novara
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Makanda Shopkeeper Trains Eye for Antiques
Wilma Smith and her husband Phil run Spider Web Daughter's Antiques in Makanda. She studies reference books to distinguish junk from valuable pieces, explaining Hull Pottery marks before and after 1950. The shop has been open for almost two years.
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Wilma Smith
Spider Web Daughter's Antiques
Makanda
Smith
Phil
Spider Web
Wilma
USA
Stewart's ImClone gamble backfires in hindsight analysis
Martha Stewart, 62, faced five months in prison after lying and obstructing justice. ImClone’s lead cancer drug could become blockbuster, yet Omnimedia’s stock tumbled from highs, while Stewart’s brand suffers at Kmart with discounts on Martha Stewart Everyday lines.
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Martha Stewart
ImClone Systems Inc
ImClone
Stewart
Meir Statman
University of Santa Clara
Statman
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc
Omnimedia
Kmart
SIU Law School wins ABA professionalism award
Southern Illinois University Carbondale law school workshops on professionalism ethics and legal practice receive the E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award from the American Bar Association. Wake Forest also earns the award. Dean Peter C. Alexander calls it a great honor as the program enters its fourth year with mandatory first year workshops and offerings for upperclassmen.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
American Bar Association
E. Smythe Gambrell
Wake Forest University School of Law
Law School
Peter C. Alexander
ABA
Atlanta
School of Law
Alexander
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People & Awards
J. Hugh Shelnutt
The
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Shelnutt
Shelnutt and Associates LLP
Babson University
Indiana
Cpas
AICPA
Greyhound Awards
Farm Credit Services of
Illinois
Www
Thesouthern.com
Carbondale Chamber Names
Linda Rush
Kristen Cates
Maragni
Stewart Ditched
SIU Law School
SIU Media & Communications Resources
SIU School of Law
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