People In Business

  On Mar. 16, 2023, the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber honored Anderson Healthcare President and CEO Keith A. Page with the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award during its 2023 Business Awards Gala. Page, who marked 27 years of leadership at Anderson Healthcare in February has successfully led the system through the industry’s ever-changing environment for nearly three…

Leighanne Smith has been selected as Alton Memorial Hospital’s Employee of the Month for April 2023. Smith (in the center of the photo), employed in the hospital’s Respiratory Therapy, received the award on April 3 from AMH President Dave Braasch (at the left in the photo) and Penny Krause (at the photo’s right), manager of…

  Mary Weishaar, Ph.D., executive director of international affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, recently returned from a Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) seminar in Taiwan. The seminar goals were to encourage U.S. international education professionals to learn more about Taiwan’s higher education system, society and culture, and to establish linkages with institutions in Taiwan.…

“SIUE gives me a voice and encourages me to pursue my interests and aspirations,” shared Joyce Tawdros, first-year business marketing student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Tawdros’ passion for entrepreneurship and her appreciation for the women who came before her drives her to succeed. Throughout the month of March, SIUE has celebrated Women’s History Month.…

When conducting surveys, researchers ask respondents for identifiable data such age, race and sex. This information rarely caters for nonmonosexuals, sometimes out of unconscious preference for gender, or heterosexual and homosexual, binary. This is about to change, thanks to an instrument developed by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Aidan Ferguson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department…

Visual artist Natcha Wongchanglaw’s work exhibits a palpable sense of courage and adventure. Such a streak was accentuated further when the old-established Royal Photographic Society (RPS) presented Wongchanglaw with this year’s International Photography Exhibition (IPE) Award, which serves to recognize individuals working across both still and moving image, celebrate significant achievements and showcase new and…

West Star Aviation has announced the promotion of Norman Hunt to Avionics Technical Representative at their East Alton, Ill. (ALN) facility. Hunt has over 35 years of experience, previously serving in the U.S. Navy as well as working at American Electronic Laboratories, Midcoast and Gulfstream. He has been with West Star since 2016 in various…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jerrica Ampadu, Ph.D., served up plenty of praise, supplied words of encouragement and offered motivation to persevere during the third annual Missouri Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) Tribute to Women Business Leaders brunch held Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023, at the Marriott-St. Louis Grand Hotel in St. Louis. “I wanted the awardees…

Rucker previously worked for the alliance’s sister company Powers Insurance & Risk Management Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, recently promoted Kaylee Rucker to Communication Coordinator. In this position, Rucker will handle internal and external communication for alliance members and company partners.…

  The remarkable contributions of inspiring women who embrace and promote diversity, equity and inclusion were recognized during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s ninth annual Phenomenal Wom*n’s Celebration held Wednesday, March 22. “What the goal here today is to ensure these women are seen, celebrated and supported,” said Kevin Leonard, PhD, dean of the College of…