People In Business

CyberUp Executive Director Tony Bryan, serves as co-chair for apprenticeship group Tony Bryan, executive director of CyberUp, has been selected to serve as the co-chair for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Apprenticeship Sub Working Group. CyberUp is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission is to cultivate the cybersecurity talent pipeline. Its interests include…

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved Lis Pankl as dean of SIUE Library and Information Services following completion of a national search. Pankl will assume the role effective Monday, Aug. 3. “The library is the academic ‘heart’ of a campus, supporting scholarship, faculty and staff development, and community engagement,” said SIUE Chancellor…

On June 26, 2020, an online graduation ceremony was held for 13 physicians in the Saint Louis University Family Medicine Residency Program at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Graduates were thanked for their dedication and commitment to providing high-quality care to patients at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital during the three-year training program and in the recent months of…

Edwardsville-based Sivia Law has welcomed a new attorney to the team, Hannah Shores. Shores brings experience, in areas of estate planning, to the Sivia Law team. She received her bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She was also a member of the Salukis women’s basketball team during her undergraduate career. Later,…

Dr. Martha Patterson writing book on Harlem Renaissance newspapers A McKendree University English professor will continue her study of Harlem Renaissance literature as a Fellow of The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University during the fall semester. Dr. Martha Patterson will be completing her book project, entitled “The Harlem Renaissance…

Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau CEO accepts Texas job Brett Stawar, president and CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, will become president/CEO of the Port Aransas & Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce effective Aug. 19, bureau Board Chairman John Hopkins announced Wednesday. “It is truly my sad duty…

Deanna Weinacht, APRN, is now seeing patients at the new HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine office at 7342 State Route 162, Troy. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing for Family Nurse Practitioner at Maryville University in St. Louis. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Goldfarb School of Nursing in St.…

David Steward, founder and chairman of World Wide Technology; Kathy Osborn, president and CEO of the Regional Business Council; Penny Pennington, managing partner of Edward Jones; and Warner Baxter, chairman, president, and CEO of Ameren Corp., will serve as spokespersons for United Way of Greater St. Louis’s annual campaign this year.    “Money that is…

Members of Scott Credit Union now have another Illinois option when they need to visit a branch. The local credit union recently opened a location in Lebanon. The credit union, with headquarters in Edwardsville, opened a full-service location at 101 E. Schuetz St. (Route 4) in Lebanon. The newest SCU location, which was a former…

Alton’s All-Star Restaurant Week gives the public the chance to get back to supporting restaurants affected by the health crisis setback. Dine in and carry out summer dishes are being served up by 19 participating, locally owned and operated area restaurants during the week, which begins Friday, July 10, and runs through Sunday, July 19.…