People In Business

HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland recently awarded Courtney Holtgrave, RN with the national DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s nationwide program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Holtgrave was recognized by her patient’s granddaughter for going above and beyond to ensure her patient received high-quality…

Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors has relocated its former Grafton office to Jerseyville. The new office is located at 101 N. State St. Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors Managing Broker, Wendi Mielke, said the new office will continue to serve clients throughout the tri-county area, and will involve no changes in staff. “We’ve been in our Grafton…

Belleville-based Caritas Family Solutions, a nonprofit social service agency seated seven new directors at this year’s annual meeting. Each will serve a three-year term. They join current board members: Julie Reed Erickson of Edwardsville as Board chair; Lisa McQuade of Pocahontas as vice chair; Jill Wenzel of Belleville as secretary; and Roy Whitley as treasurer;…

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently awarded Philip Gray, RN with the national DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Gray, of Trenton, Illinois, has served as a registered nurse in St. Elizabeth’s emergency department for two years. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s nationwide program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The…

The O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce joined B&P Trophy House as Walter (Buster) Hendricks celebrated taking over the family business with a ribbon cutting on Aug. 21. B&P Trophy House is located at 115 N Cherry St. in O’Fallon. B&P Trophy house opened its doors in 1979 when Bill & Pat Donato started it as a…

Rob Johnes has announced some management team changes at Helmkamp Construction Co. in East Alton. Johnes, president of Helmkamp since 2012, acquired the company from the family’s third-generation owner in early 2018. He recently formed an internal leadership team whose purpose was to develop plans that will allow the company to continue sustainable growth.  The…

Dr. Julie Steinhauer, in Glen Carbon, is one of the few developmental optometrists in the nation. Her practice, Vision For Life, is becoming known worldwide for outstanding results in working with children and adults with various vision problems that affect their ability to read, write, comprehend, perform in sports or perform on the job. Steinhauer…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Terri Poirier, professor of pharmacy practice and senior scholar in the School of Pharmacy, received the 2019 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy  Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award at the AACP Annual Meeting this summer in Chicago. The criteria include candidates being a current full AACP member with cumulative membership of least…

The Edwardsville Community Foundation says Sue Webb was recently appointed as a board director. Webb currently serves as the marketing and communications director for Signature Medical Group. In that role, she is responsible for planning, development and implementation of all marketing, branding, sales and business development. Webb has also held instrumental leadership roles for several…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., is pleased to announce that 42 of the firm’s attorneys have been listed in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal industry’s leading peer review publications. Among the firm’s recognized attorneys, Officer Andrew W. Manuel was named Construction Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” for…