August People and Places in the News

*Carol Morrison has been promoted to director of student records/registrar at International College.

*Naples Area Chamber of Commerce chairman Carleton Case recently announced the special awards for outstanding volunteer service. They are: Large Business of the Year, NCH Healthcare Systems, represented by Fran Green; Small Business of the Year, Preferred Travel of Naples, represented by Wilma Boyd; Director of the Year, Kim Rodgers Boyd of Boyd & Company; and Volunteer of the Year, Sean Meehan.

*Theatre Conspiracy, the non-profit troupe at the Foulds Theatre in Ft. Myers, headed by Bill Taylor, has elected a new slate of officers: Stephen Hooper, president; Michael McNally, vice president; Jeffrey Hild, secretary; and Dr. Alexander M. Eaton, treasurer. Other board members are Nancy Antonio, Sylvia Davis, Dena Geraghty, Karen Goldberg and Patrick O'Donovan.

*Shelton Jaguar of Naples was one of 12 dealerships across the U.S. named the "Pride of Jaguar" as a culmination of a program put in place by Jaguar cars to measure its dealers' performance and reward those who achieve excellent results.

*Ft. Myers-based Worthington Communities Inc. was recently ranked among the top 200 builders in the nation in Professional Builder magazine's annual Giant 400 builder survey, according to Jeff Darragh, president of Worthington Communities.

*Good Wheels Inc., 10075 Bavaria Rd. S.E., Ft. Myers, has elected the following officers of the board of directors for 1998-99: Gen. James L. Dozier, chairman; Brian Sloan, vice-chairman; Richard Bashaw, secretary; and Bettye Matthews, treasurer.

*PrimeCo Personal Communications has promoted Michael Deeds to store manager for Southwest Florida, responsible for retail stores at Edison Mall in Ft. Myers and Coastland Center in Naples.

*Keith Vance, a computer technician with InfiNetwork of Naples, recently received his Master Certified Netware Engineer status. The MCNE designation is earned by passing a series of exams administered by Novell.

*Markham Norton Stroemer & Company, PA, business development consultants/CPA, announces John H. Stroemer, CPA, has been appointed to the FICPA Committee on Common Interest Realty Associations, and L. Gail Markham, CPA, has been appointed to the FICPA Committee on Litigation Services.

*Sally Lappin has recently been promoted to national accounts manager in the group sales department of The Registry Resort in Naples, and Gail Schenck was promoted to business express sales manager at the resort.

*International College, with campuses located in Naples and Ft. Myers, has recently been notified by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that it received membership as a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

*Aaron Lieberman, president of DPN Hospitality of Naples, announces the company was awarded the contract for window treatments and spreads for the new Best Western Suites of Naples, located on Pine Ridge Rd.

*Carlos A. Kelly, an associate with the Ft. Myers law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, PA, was recently appointed to a one-year term on the city of Ft. Myers Economic Development Advisory Board.

*Myriam Bouchard, OD, a board-certified optometric physician, has been appointed chief optometrist at the Sanibel Island office of Eye Centers of Florida, 1723 Periwinkle Way.

*Christine Wallett has joined The Carlise Naples, the new full-service rental retirement community off Airport-Pulling Rd., as community relations representative.

*Barbee & Son Inc., 1936 Grace Ave., Ft. Myers, welcomes the addition of Art Nickel to its real estate staff.

*Wes-Lin's Drapery and Design Center, 4101 Colonial Blvd., serving Ft. Myers for over 27 years, has recently remodeled its store and opened a new "Bedspread Shoppe" with bedspreads, comforters and coordinating fabrics available, according to owner Linda Johnson.

*Dino J. Longo, president of Longo Construction and Development Co. Inc., Naples, has named John Lee director of sales and marketing for Montecristo Homes, the company's new custom home-building division.

*Data Logic Consultants, 5400 Taylor Rd., Naples, welcomes Eugene McCarty as a certified Novell engineer, specializing in network design and maintenance, hardware troubleshooting and repair.

*Jane Jenkins, ASID, has joined the staff of the Norris Furniture & Interiors Naples showroom as an interior designer.

*Smith-Lesher Insurance Inc., with offices in Naples, Ft. Myers and Marco Island, announces that Dave Curry has been named marketing manager.

*First National Bank of Naples, Diana Helter, senior vice president of branch administration was recently appointed a member of the Banker Education Council for the Florida Bankers Association's 1997-1998 year. Stacy L. Larsen was promoted to customer service officer/teller supervisor, Greentree office, and Mark Smith was promoted to vice president and branch manager of the Pelican Bay branch.

*Northern Trust Bank, Naples, Gayle Cooper and Monique J. Jenkins, both promoted to private banking officer.

*Gulf Coast National Bank, Naples, Airport Rd. branch, scheduled to open in September 1998, welcomes Kevin Pfleger, vice president and branch manager, Karen Shawdee, branch operations manager and Kimberly Boswell, head teller.

*First National Bank of Naples, Susan Dawson was named vice president, manager and chief lending officer of the new Pine Ridge office.

*SunTrust Bank, Southwest Florida, Linda Locke was named senior credit analyst at the Financial Center, Frederick Williams, vice president in the commercial loan department, Cindy Rose joined as trust and investment specialist, Pelican Bay branch, Nelson A. Munoz joins as vice president and branch manager, and Michael Durkin serves as a vice president in the commercial real estate department at the Financial Center.

*NationsBank of Collier and Lee Counties welcome Jay Spiller, area manager for investments, Len Tocci, appointed residential real estate manager, Collier, and Jeff Porzig, residential real estate manager, Lee county.