Who's garnering applause, getting promoted and moving on

James Nathan, president of Lee Memorial Health System, and Douglas R. Luckett, chief administrative officer of Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center and Gulf Coast Hospital, recently became Fellows of the Amer-ican College of Healthcare Executives, the nation's leading professional society for healthcare leaders.

RWA Inc. celebrates 10 years as a land development design company.

Dunbar High School Academy for Technology Excellence will receive a Magnet Schools of America Award as a Magnet School of Distinction, a national award presented at the organization's annual conference this month in Las Vegas.

Naples residents Ann Smith, Martha Paquin and Linda Sechrist, as well as Ellen Peterson of Estero, and Fort Myers residents Caroline Ravelo and Judi Woods attended the 10-day United Nations Council on the Status of Women conference in New York City focusing on empowering and eliminating all forms of discrimination of women.

The Amelia model in Tarpon Landings, the first condominium village in Tarpon Point Marina, won a Best Overall award in its category plus seven individual awards at the Cape Coral Construction Industry Association's Builders' Showcase awards ceremony. Engle Homes' Berkley model home in Cape Royal won four awards.

J.L. Wallace Inc. commercial construction company and Royal Corinthian Homes luxury home-builder, both of Fort Myers, achieved "People First" certification after employees attended a 13-week leadership course.

Dave Weston, vice president, chief financial officer and director of Coastal Engineering Consultants of Naples, received International College's 2007 Founders Award, annually conferred upon a graduate for outstanding community service.

The College of Optometrists in Vision Development certified Dr. David Dalesio of Fort Myers as a Fellow.

Architecture Inc. design firm of Fort Myers will sponsor a local Explorer Post in the Learning for Life program. Company workers will mentor eight to 12 young men and women in work skills.

Cynthia Mitchell, president of Time for What Matters and a Beautiful

Florida Wedding, received a 2007 Woman of Excellence Entrepreneurship Award from the National Association for Female Executives.

Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was inducted into the Ave Maria Gallery of Gyrene Greats at the university's recent third annual Gyrene Gala, which raised approximately $75,000 for the AMU Marine Corps Scholarship program.

The recent U.S. Professional Tennis Association Florida Grand Prix Tennis Tournament at the Shadow Wood Country Club at The Brooks, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, Scanlon Lexus, Telefonix Inc., Vanguard Products Group and Bonita Bay Group, raised $4,264 for Florida Gulf Coast University's tennis program.

At the recent Re/Max of Florida Regional Awards Celebration in Orlando, associates of Re/Max Realty Group, Fort Myers, garnered more than 100 individual and team awards in residential and commercial sales plus other recognition.

Morrison Homes donated $8,550 to be divided by the Monique Burr Foundation for Children and the River Hall Elementary School after employees built a home in the River Hall community in less than 30 days.

Blair Lovejoy, donor development coordinator for Florida's Blood Centers in Port Charlotte, earned an America's Blood Centers' 10th Annual Most Creative Blood Drive Award.

Greg Billings, owner of Steinway Piano Gallery in Bonita Springs, donated a year's lease of a baby grand Satin Ebony Essex piano for a silent auction at Florida Gulf Coast University's President's Celebration, benefiting various college programs.

Mary Boyce-Johnson, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County, received the Contribution to the Profession Award at the 52nd Annual Southeast Regional Boys & Girls Club of America conference in Atlanta.

Kraft Construction Co. and Owen-Ames-Kimball both received the 2007 state Department of Education Commissioner's Business Recognition Award for Collier County for their support for the Collier County public schools.

Golf Inc. magazine named Bonita Bay Club as the nation's top clubhouse remodel/renovation in its annual Clubhouses of the Year issue.

Realtor D.J. Johnson of Fort Myers won a train tour through the Canadian Rockies in LandMar's 2006 Realtor Incentive Program.

The Prince Group, exclusive marketer of Palmetto Cove in Fort Myers, reports that Todd Nugent was its top sales associate for the community in February.

First Capital Lending Corp., Fort Myers, reports that Brad Stahlhut, senior mortgage consultant and assistant vice president, was its top producer for 2006, the seventh consecutive year he has won the award.

Oswald Trippe and Co., Fort Myers, won the Company Partner of the Year designation and the 2007 President's Award for Travelers Insurance Co. at the American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society's 20th annual PRO-to-PRO conference.

Area winners at the Southwest Florida ADDY awards in March included Devious Design Studio with 21 awards; NOISE Branding Communications with 10 awards; Paradise Advertising & Marketing with two awards; and Premier Properties of Southwest Florida Inc. Realtors Marketing Division with one award.

The Doubletree Guest Suites Naples won the Connie Award, Hilton Hotels Corp.'s highest honor, for the fifth time in the past six years, and the Hospitality Award of Excellence. It was also rated as Hilton's No. 1 property.

Custom homebuilder Michelangelo Homes, Fort Myers, received 10 honors in the Lee Building Industry Association's 2007 Parade of Homes Awards.

Debbie Beaber, referral coordinator, and Janet Rizzo, relocation director of VIP Realty Group Inc., Fort Myers, both received World Referral Specialist designations by the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World member industry organization.

Kathy Nolek of Betty Maclean Travel Inc. in Naples recently earned a Certified Travel Counselor certification from The Travel Institute, the industry education program provider.

Thanks largely to contributions by Tom Lykos of the Lykos Group, Greg West of Kinetico/Water Connection and Bill Varian of William J. Varian Construction, the Remodelors Council of the Collier Building Industry Association sponsored a trip for the children of the Youth Haven emergency shelter in Naples to a Minnesota Twins-Boston Red Sox spring training game at Hammond Stadium in March.

Walter Crawford, president and CEO of Heatherwood Construction Co., Bonita Springs, has been appointed to the Big Cypress Wilderness Institute board, part of the Associated Marine Institute Inc., a nonprofit organization that assists troubled youth through motivational courses, counseling and academics.

Centex Corporation, based in Dallas with an office in Naples, was ranked No. 1 in the home building industry in Fortune magazine's annual list of "America's Most Admired Companies." FPL Group Inc. also tops among electric and gas utilities in the magazine's list.

The U.S. Olympic Committee has licensed the Fort Myers River District to be world headquarters next year for the "Art of the Olympians" touring exhibition, pending final approval by the Fort Myers City Council. The program showcases artwork by international Olympians.

Michael D. Coles, a geographic information system project manager based in WilsonMiller's Naples office, has earned the Certified GIS Professional designation.

James A. Dwyer III has been appointed president of the YMCA of Lee County's board of directors.

Career Moves

Financial services

Partners Financial Corporation, the holding company for Partners Bank, promoted Charles T. DeBilio to executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Gayle Morici joined Riverside Bank as a business development officer.

Marc Whitfield, CPA, is now a tax manager for Stroemer Tuscan & Co. P.A., Fort Myers. Faye McClelland joined the company as an administrative assistant.

Ruth Currie joined Insurance and Risk Management Services Inc., Naples, as a risk manager in the business insurance division.

Christopher Peters has joined RSM McGladrey Inc. of Naples as director in the firm's Florida risk management practice.

Millard Younkers, president of TIB Bank Southwest Florida, was elected chairman of the board of directors of Hospice of Naples Inc. The board renewed Doug Allemong as treasurer and Ed Wollman as secretary through 2010. Also reelected to three-year terms were the Rev. Kirt Anderson, Frank Adiutori, Mary Baron, Phil Cole, John Leach, Robert Morris, George Walters and Dan Wilder.

Kimberley Christian joined Hill, Barth & King LLC, certified public accountants and business consultants, as a staff accountant.

Panther Community Bank, opening soon in Lehigh Acres, appointed Philip Nemni as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

AmSouth Bank appointed Katherine "Kaci" Carter as president of the branch offices in Collier County.

National City Private Client Group in Naples reports that Daniel J. Cardinal and Preasley L. Gunkel have joined as vice president and private banker, and as assistant vice president and fiduciary officer, respectively.

Partners Bank appointed Michael D. Surgen interim president and CEO, and Robert Van Horn interim chief lending officer. Both appointments will become permanent once approved by the Office of the Thrift Supervision, the bank's chief financial regulator.

Healthcare

Advanced Pain Management & Spine Specialists Inc. appointed Margaret M. Carter as office manager of its two pain-management offices in south Fort Myers as well as its two offices in Cape Coral.

Lori Grant was appointed physician assistant at La Piel Spa, Naples.

Legal

Donna M. Flammang joined Roetzel & Andress as a partner in the Fort Myers office.

Fowler White Boggs Banker named Aaron A. Farmer, a member of the firm's business transactions and corporate law practice, as shareholder.

The partners of Quarles & Brady LLP, Naples, voted to put Kimberly Leach Johnson on the firm's executive committee.

Jeanne Seewald has joined the Naples office of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP as a partner. Her primary practice is in the business and intellectual property areas.

Real estate and development

Chris Hauser joined the King Group of Fort Myers as a sales agent.

WCI Communities named Tony Rodriguez as director of sales at the Colony Golf & Bay Club, Bonita Springs, and James Costigan as director of sales for its Tuscany Reserve and Tiburón luxury golf course complexes in north Naples.