People In Business

Madison County’s director of Public Health has been honored for her activism in working for victims of abuse and neglect. Toni Corona received the Kathleen Quinn Award during the Illinois TRIAD annual conference held this week in Northbrook, Ill. The award is given in honor an individual’s ability to bring numerous organizations and disciplines together…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he has appointed Jessica Harris, PhD, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville interim assistant provost for Inclusive Academic Excellence, to the board of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Harris (shown) is one of 11 trustees selected by Pritzker to the new board. “I was contacted by Governor Pritzker’s…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences Dean Greg Budzban, PhD, today announced that he is stepping down effective June 30, 2020. He has served as dean since Aug. 1, 2015. “The university community has been so appreciative of Greg’s leadership and collegiality,” said Denise Cobb, PhD, provost and vice chancellor for academic…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named Kimberly Kilgore as manager of Federal, State and Licensure Compliance in the Office of Educational Outreach and Courtney Breckenridge to serve as specialist of Alternative Credentials and Grant Development. Kilgore (left) is responsible for ensuring the university’s compliance with existing and emerging state and federal authorization mandates, as well…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Jerilyn Hassard has received the Women’s Transportation Seminar’s 2019 Innovative Transportation Award. The award was presented by the WTS St. Louis Chapter to recognize Hassard’s work as project manager on the Martin Luther King Bridge Approach Structure Replacement Project. Hassard completed a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the SIUE School…

Greg Gunn has been named vice president/Midwest regional manager of Bell Bank Mortgage, a mortgage company with a 130-year history in the Midwest and an expanding footprint in several U.S. regional markets. Bell Bank Mortgage was founded in 1880 by early Minneapolis, Minn., civic leader David C. Bell. Today, the company is Minnesota’s largest residential…

U-Haul Company of Illinois Inc. says Gateway Storage Mall has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Dupo community. Gateway Storage Mall at 715 Falling Springs Road will offer U-Haul trucks and moving supplies. Normal business hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday. Call (618) 281-1003 or visit https://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-near-Dupo-IL-62239/028791/ for information. Gateway…

Mike Marchal, president of Holland Construction Services, announced that Brian Wheeler has joined Holland’s pre-construction team as senior pre-construction manager. Wheeler comes to Holland with an architectural skill set and background that will help the team develop, analyze, and coordinate the best possible solutions to fit the clients’ needs. “More clients are coming to us…

Performance Eyecare optometrist Dr. W. Kevin Wright has reached a major career milestone with 35 years in practice. Wright, a Cahokia native, has been serving the Greater Alton/River Bend area for 34 of those years, out of the same offices at 2865 Homer Adams Parkway. Wright began working at the office in 1985 after graduating…

S.M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Jason Gasawski and Kerry Lorts to senior project manager. Gasawski (left) joined S. M. Wilson in 2010 and has worked on a variety of projects including Ladue Schools, Link in the Loop, Metal Container Corporation Line 5, multiple Target stores and Von Maur in Grand Rapids. Most recently, he…