Who’s garnering applause, getting promoted and moving on.

Kudos
Aaron Judd, an optometrist with Florida Eye Health in Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, co-authored a study on glaucoma screening and management that was published in the Journal of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry.

The following won Excel Awards from the Florida Home Builders Association: B-Squared Advertising, 19 awards; The Jack Parker Corp., six; Stock Development, three; Remington Reserve community, one; and Riha Design Group, one.

Progressive Builders, Fort Myers, and Abbie Joan Enterprises, Naples, were among Qualified Remodeler magazine’s top 500 remodeling firms. Progressive Builders owner Mike Spreckelmeier won the Big 50 Award from Remodeling magazine.

National Association of Home Builders has certified Greg Goggin, of Creative Tile & Hardwood Floors, and Karen LaMendola, of Abbie Joan Enterprises, as aging-in-place specialists.

Realtor Lori Young, of Florida Home Realty, Naples, completed EcoBroker International’s energy and environmental training program.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association has certified Mike Fischer, tourism education manager for the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, as a hospitality trainer.

The Carlisle Naples senior community won a National Mature Media Award from the Mature Market Resource Center.

Sheeley Architects Inc. and Entech Computer Services, both of Fort Myers, are among Inc. magazine’s 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States, based on revenue growth from 2003 to 2006.

The Florida Public Relations Association presented three Golden Image Awards to LCEC, two to the Lee County Elections Office Commun-ity Awareness Program and one each to Priority Marketing, the Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency, South-west Florida Addiction Services, Susan Bennett Marketing & Media, Bonita Bay Group and Gulfshore Life magazine.

Architecture Inc. interior designer Jacqueline Brown is now director of the Fort Myers/Naples City Center of the International Interior Design Association.

Alanna Gluhm of Gates received Collier Building Industry Association’s Sand Dollar Award for Marketing Director of the Year, and Jessica Schneider of Robb & Stucky won for Marketing Director of the Year for an Associate Member. BCB Homes won six Sand Dollar company awards; Robb & Stucky, five; Gates, three; and The Lutgert Companies, two.

Fox Electronics donated $12,000 to the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers for metal artist James DiGiorgio to create custom chandeliers for the center.

Dr. Steven R. West, a partner with Cardiology Consultants of Southwest Florida, was elected president of the Florida Medical Association.

Colonial Bank appointed Bonita Bay Group president and CEO Kitty Green to its regional board of directors.

Lynne Tarman, financial representative of Alliance Financial Group, Fort Myers, was tapped as assistant director of the BNI business-networking organization.

Scott A. Edmonds, president and CEO of Chico’s FAS Inc., Fort Myers, was appointed chairperson of the 2007-2008 United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades campaign.

The Florida Super Lawyers annual guide of attorneys, who are selected by peers and Law & Politics journal, includes Andrew J. Krause and Jeanne L. Seewald with Hahn Loeser + Parks, Naples.

The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau earned a Destiny Award for Marketing Programs and Special Projects from the National Council of Destination Organizations, part of the Travel Industry Association of America.

Southwest Florida Addiction Services elected Diana R. Black, of First Community Bank, and photographer Jim McLaughlin to its board of directors.

Creative Events & Rentals president George Ghanem and event coordinator Noreen Fearon earned event management certification from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Winners of the Governor’s Conference on Tourism Flagler Awards, sponsored by Visit Florida and the Florida Commission on Tourism, included Paradise Advertising & Marketing, ’Tween Waters Inn, Noise Branding Communications and the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau.

The Naples office of CORE Construction donated materials, labor and other services for artist Peggy McTeague to create the "Spirit of Punta Gorda" sculpture, dedicated to victims of Hurricane Charley.

Gary Hampton, the Southwest Florida Council’s Boy Scout executive, was elected to the organization’s national advisory board.

New members of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s board of directors are chairman Dilman Thomas, Oswald Trippe and Company; chair-elect Craig Sherman, Bank of Florida; chair-elect Constance Jones, School District of Lee County; secretary Joe Paterno, Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board; and treasurer Marcia Hobe, Bank of America. Past chair is Richard Durnwald, Northwestern Mutual/Durnwald & Associates.

Lynn Schneider, assistant vice president of marketing and communications for Shell Point Retirement Community, Fort Myers, and Nancy McCarthy, public relations coordinator for LCEC, were named to the Florida Public Relations Association’s Executive Committee.

Aysegul Timur, a Hodges Univer-sity associate professor of business administration, earned a Best Presenter Award at the Global Business & Economics Research Conference in Istanbul.
Lee County Port Authority director of government affairs Debra Lemke received the Florida Airports Council Leadership Award.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection cited Tarpon Point Marina for the fifth consecutive year for maintaining eco-friendly operations.

Michael J. Corso of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt law firm is now president of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

Five consultants with Betty Maclean Travel, Naples, are among Travel + Leisure magazine’s 125 Travel Super Agents: president Mary Ann Ramsey, Betsy Patton, Clare Seyer, Donna Christensen and Lois Moran.

David G. Tillis of the Bonita Bay Group was named board chairman of the Council for Sustainable Florida.

Professor of computer science at FGCU’s Lutgert College of Business Janusz Zalewski received a $132,000 grant from the National Science Foundation toward developing a new undergraduate program in software engineering.

Kaitlyn Meisenheimer, an education major at FGCU, received the $20,000 Margaret and Peter Sulick September 11th Scholarship.

career moves
financial services
Fifth Third Bank made the following appointments in Naples: Juan Castro, senior vice president; Miguel Castillo, vice president; Ryan Vilnius, assistant vice president, commercial division; and Larry Aguillar, Melinda Smith and Diana Strickler, financial center managers. In Fort Myers, Denise Alvarez and Alfred Bordelon are the new financial center managers. Other appointments include Linda Gillard, assistant center manager for Lee County; Kathleen Karpovich, business banking officer for Lee County; and Maureen Beneke, assistant vice president at Cape Coral branch.

Philip G. Newman is now a partner at McGladrey & Pullen, Naples. Its state audit practice promoted Martha Foster to director; Dalia Miodowski-Pearson to manager; Yeyry Garcia, Diana Robb, Michael Chaffee, Christopher Felice, Khira Marquez, Kimberly Oland, Lisa Hermann, Jennifer Lorton and Shane Mohamed to senior associates; and Mary Feider and Rosalie Ola Ola to supervisors.

In its state tax practice, RSM McGladrey promoted Patricia Casdorph and Tina DeSanty to manager; Danielle Schelb and Linka Gomez to senior associate; and Rebecca Deppe to supervisor.

The following appointments were in its risk management practice: Patricio Perez, managing director; David Pierce, manager; and Nicole Mohr, senior associate.

Hillcrest Bank Florida, Naples, appointed Cami J. Kollat as vice president and commercial lender.

FineMark National Bank & Trust, Fort Myers, added Sue Collver as a trust administration associate and Christopher R. Smith as an investment associate.

Rose Courtois was promoted to banking center manager for the Parkshore Banking Center in Naples.

Healthcare
Physicians Sarah A. DiGiorgi and Avanee Master-Lobo have joined Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida.

Dr. Larry Antonucci is the new chief administrative officer for Cape Coral Hospital.
Innovative Medical in Fort Myers hired Terry Flack as general manager.

Real Estate and Development
Ecologist Jonathan Bakken and environmental technician Laura Campbell joined Passarella & Associates, Fort Myers.

Mercedes Homes appointed Scott Wolf as manager of its Southwest Florida division.
Bob O’Connor and Maria Piatigorski are new sales associates, and Amber Strack is business manager at One Source Commercial Realty, Fort Myers.

Jason Chang joined Colliers Arnold commercial real estate in Naples as director of office and industrial services.

Taylor Woodrow hired Anthony Wilson as a sales representative for the Lucaya and Tortuga communities.

Ryland Homes appointed Joe Fontana division manager of its Fort Myers office.

Gates D’Alessandro & Woodyard commercial realtors added Elaine Fitzgeorge as operations manager and Geoffrey Stilwell as market research analyst.

Florida Home Realty, Naples, welcomed new sales associates Michelle Burgess, Julie Begeman, Daniel De La Noval, Keith Flenner, Linda Eby, Wanda Ferrari and Jeff Sleboda.

Kevin Akridge joined the Tiburón community in Naples as a community representative.

Joe LePore has been named director of construction for Architectural Network, Naples.

Professional Building Systems added Mathew Ross as director of business development.

Engineering
Rustam G. Irani joined Community Engineering Services, Fort Myers, as director of regional operations.

Regina Britton and Jack J. Burda joined HSA Engineers & Scientists as senior civil engineer and structural project engineer, respectively. Gordon L. Walters Jr. was promoted to environmental department manager.

Morgan Garrett joined PSI environmental engineering firm as a project specialist in its Fort Myers office.

Other Industries
Oswald, Trippe and Company appointed Gray Davis as chief operating officer.

Interop Technologies, Fort Myers, appointed Eddy Cojulún Vela as Latin America/Caribbean sales director.

MIVA promoted Lowell W. Robinson to chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

Heather Mobley Mikes was promoted to vice president at Wragg & Casas Public Relations, Bonita Springs.

Crowther Roofing & Sheet Metal of Florida hired Charles Arcario, Mike Joyce and Christopher Rajala as sales representatives for its RoofCheck program.

Preferred Travel of Naples added Sandra Machado, Jennie Cox and Julia Mazzola as sales consultants.

Juliet S. Iglesias was promoted to grants manager at the Lee County Port Authority.

Robert Kennedy-Edwards now heads up sales training at Coaching 4 Success in Bonita Springs.

Coleen Baker was promoted to director of general aviation at Page Field Airport.