People In Business

The McKendree University board of trustees recently welcomed its two newest members, Jeff Dosier and Kent Marty. Dosier, of Belleville, Ill., is the retired superintendent of Belleville Township High School District 201. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from McKendree, his master’s degree in education administration from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville and his…

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s Jessica Kerr, associate dean of Professional Student Affairs and professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been honored as the 2021-2022 Illinois Diabetes Care and Education Specialist of the Year. The award is given to a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist that has made a…

Pictured from left: Megan Ricketts, Raven Eckert, Shannon Knight, Crystal Younger, and Jessica McKaig.   Little Knights Inc. has been selected as the June 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 1100 Airport Road in Godfrey, at the Godfrey United Methodist Church and just behind Walmart, the state-licensed child…

Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced that Weston White, Project Management & Marketing Communications coordinator, of Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, recently completed his first year at Institute for Organization Management, a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at University of Wisconsin in Madison. “Institute graduates are recognized…

The RiverBend Growth Association recently helped two of its member businesses mark their 10-year anniversaries with celebrations that included special ribbon-cutting ceremonies coordinated by RBGA staff and members. Marking these milestones were Green Tree Inn of Elsah and Olive Oil Marketplace. Olive Oil Marketplace hosted its 10th-anniversary celebration with the RBGA on June 3, 2022.…

Ameren Corp. announced today that Leonard “Lenny” Singh, an executive with more than 30 years of utility experience, will be the next chairman and president of Ameren Illinois, an electric and natural gas delivery utility subsidiary of Ameren Corp. Singh joins Ameren July 1 and will assume the role when Richard Mark retires on Aug.…

Longtime Metro East public official Herb Simmons is the new chairman of the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners. The board approved the election of new officers for the 2022-2023 year on June 24. Illinois Commissioner Simmons is chair, Missouri Commissioner Sam Gladney is the new vice chairman; Commissioner Terry Beach from Illinois is treasurer, and…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, has named Seth Walker as vice chancellor for University Advancement and CEO of the SIUE Foundation. Pending SIU Board of Trustees approval, Walker will assume the role on Monday, Aug. 1. “As SIUE endeavors to more effectively engage alumni, friends, and donors, I am confident in…

Amanda Bohnert, chief marketing officer for St. Louis construction manager S.M. Wilson & Co., has received Webster University’s 2022 George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology Outstanding Alumni Award. Each year the business school honors alumni that have achieved outstanding success in their industry. Bohnert received a BA with a double major in Public…

SIUE Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and CEO of the Foundation Seth Walker.Jazz St. Louis has presented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Prince Wells, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music, with the inaugural 2022 Clark Terry Jazz Ambassador Award. The award celebrates the legacy of St. Louis jazz legend Clark…