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Washington University has added a urologic nurse practitioner on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus. Krista Ludwig, MSN, ANP, FNP-BC, has joined urologic surgeon Arjun Sivaraman, MD, at the Washington University Urologic Surgery office located in Suite 205 of Medical Office Building A. Clinical services in Illinois are provided by Washington University Physicians in Illinois Inc.…

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, has named Dr. Duane Douglas as associate dean for faculty. The SIU Board of Trustees approved the appointment at its regularly scheduled meeting in February. The associate dean for faculty serves as the administrative officer responsible for overall management and leadership of the school’s…

Founding Members Troy Walton (left) and Steve Telken (center), along with firm attorney Micah Summers (right) of Walton Telken, LLC were selected as Illinois Super Lawyers for 2021. Firm attorney, Adam Bragee, was also recognized as a “Rising Star” for the third year in a row. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection…

David Paeth, former Southwestern Illinois College director of college activities and veteran services, has been named 2021 auxiliary board chair for the Illinois Division of United Way of Greater St. Louis. He succeeds Phil Hickman, who has held the chair position since 2020. “United Way addresses a great breadth and depth of needs in our…

Serving the Metro East area since 1965, Childcare Physicians, formerly known as the Association of Childcare Physicians, will be welcoming a new pediatrician to their staff. Dr. Kathryn Wade joins Dr. Robert Kellow and counselor Rebecca Salah at their Swansea practice. Providing pediatric care for children from birth through young adult, Wade is a board-certified…

The William M. BeDell Achievement and Resource Center in Wood River  celebrated the retirement of Cynthia Lefferson on Friday, Feb. 26. Lefferson began working for the agency in 1976 as a teacher in the School Program, which serves children with developmental disabilities throughout Madison County, ages 3 through 21.  In 1982, Lefferson was offered the…

Jim Grzesik of St. Louis has joined Knoebel Construction as preconstruction manager. He is responsible for reviewing plans and specifications of projects in order to provide optimal bids in a competitive industry while maintaining client goals identified throughout the bidding process. Grzesik has over five years of construction industry experience. He holds a Master of…

Researchers, parents and practitioners may soon be privy to interesting and revealing data related to tween television programming, specifically its portrayals of gender and race. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Ashton Speno, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mass Communications, has earned the SIUE Graduate School’s 2021-22 Vaughnie Lindsay New…

First Mid Bancshares Inc. says the 2020 Chairman’s Award for Excellence has been awarded to Joni Picklesimer, mortgage loan operations manager of the Edwardsville Goshen banking center located at 6814 Goshen Road. In the past year, Picklesimer has consistently demonstrated First Mid’s core values in her everyday work and has made exceptional contributions to the…

From left, Lincoln Shenje, an interventional cardiologist, Rebecca Riepshoff, a physician assistant, and Frederick Ochieng’, a cardiologist. More than 40 years ago, Prairie Cardiovascular was established with a vision to extend access to world-class care throughout rural Illinois. Since then, Prairie has grown to include more than 70 cardiologists and 50 advanced practice providers who…