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60 Grant County students receive degrees from IWU
Marion Chronicle Tribune – Marion,IN,USA
A total of 1,505 Indiana Wesleyan University students, most of them enrolled in adult education programs, received diplomas during three graduation ceremonies …

 

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A total of 1,505 Indiana Wesleyan University students, most of them enrolled in adult education programs, will receive diplomas during three graduation ceremonies Saturday at Luckey Gym, 41st and Nebraska streets. The graduations will be at: ·  10 a.m. for undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences on IWU’s Marion campus and for students receiving associate’s degrees and bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the College of Adult and Professional Studies. ·  2 p.m. for students receiving bachelor’s degrees from the College of Adult and Professional Studies. ·  6 p.m. for all students receiving graduate degrees. The Rev. Kerry Kind, general director of education and the ministry for The Wesleyan Church, will speak at the ceremonies. He has served as a Wesleyan pastor and a missionary to Africa where he was the principal of Sierra Leone Bible College. Kind is a graduate of Marion High School. He has degrees from Purdue University and Asbury Theological Seminary.

 

 

Published: December 11, 2006 Quick Shots: Preps Massey commits to Indiana Wesleyan University After four years of being a one-person team at Rockford Christian Life, Lisa Massey is about to join her first program. Massey committed Saturday to play tennis for Indiana Wesleyan University next year, an NAIA school located in Marion, Ind. Christian Life’s only player the past four years, Massey is a four-year IHSA state qualifier and the defending sectional champion. Massey will play for 16-year coach Terry Porter, who has led the Wildcats to a 245-23 record in 15 years. Last year’s team won the Mid-Central Conference championship and finished the season ranked 14th nationally.

 

Muzzarelli sets record Rockford Guilford junior diver Andrew Muzzarelli set a new pool record last week at Winnetka New Trier. His score of 312.75 (six dives) surpassed the old record of 305.90, which was also held by a Guilford diver. Tom Wright held the old record since 1991. Muzzarelli’s record was impressive because New Trier’s Natatorium plays host to the IHSA state championships every other year, so the state’s top divers have all competed there. Muzzarelli, led by coach Gene Cassioppi, is a two-time IHSA state qualifier who finished third in last year’s finals. Locals ranked among state’s best baseball players Three local players were named to this year’s Class of 2007 Player Rankings by Prep Baseball Report. Rockford Boylan’s Jake Smolinski (INF/OF/RHP) leads the group with a No. 3 ranking, Rock Falls’ Seth Blair (RHP) was fifth and Rockford Guilford’s Cody Scarpetta (RHP) was ninth. Maple Park Kaneland left-handed pitcher Casey Crosby was the top-ranked player. Multiplier rule effective or not? Dire predictions about the IHSA’s 1.65 attendance multiplier for private schools appear to have been unfounded. A record six private schools reached title games in the state football playoffs this year and former Class A power Normal University swept the Class AA boys and girls golf titles for the second year in a row. “That demonstrates the multiplier has not put schools in a position where they cannot compete,” IHSA executive director Marty Hickman said. “That has played out in virtually every tournament we’ve had: volleyball, golf, football, girls basketball. Every tournament has had non-boundaried schools participating all the way through it.” Hickman said a few schools that don’t “deserve to be multiplied” have been forced up a class and that the IHSA may add a waiver system for them. The IHSA dropped its original waiver system after private schools sued to challenge the multiplier. State schools then voted for a multiplier without waivers. “The people who filed the lawsuit wanted a vote by our membership, and they got exactly what they wanted,” Hickman said. “Had we not had a lawsuit, we would have a waiver process.” Staff reporter Matt Trowbridge contributed to this article. Emily Tropp’s Quick Shots on prep sports runs Mondays. Contact her at 815-987-1385 or etropp@rrstar.com.

 

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Custom Engineering & Fabrication Inc.

Custom Engineering & Fabrication Inc. recently announced that Mark Eck of Auburn has joined the company as its new general manager. Eck will manage daily operations, oversee all functional areas and contribute to the company’s leadership and growth.

Eck has 18 years’ experience in professional project and product management. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Defiance College in communications and marketing, Eck earned an MBA with distinguished honors from Indiana Wesleyan University.

 

November 21, 2006 10:23 AM Eastern Time

PROVO, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) (“Raser”), a technology licensing company established to develop and license advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, today reported that the company has hired James A. Spellman as Director – Business Development – Transportation. In this new role, Spellman will direct Raser’s efforts to commercialize the company’s Symetron™ technologies in transportation markets.

Spellman, 49, joins Raser after a 27-year career with Remy International, formerly the Delco Remy division of General Motors. As Director of Hybrid Technology, Spellman organized a group to lead Remy’s entry to the hybrid motor and energy storage market. Spellman was a leader of teams in the U.S. and Europe that developed and commercialized both belt-driven and shaft-driven motor systems for hybrid vehicles ranging from automobiles to Class 8 trucks. Prior to his work with hybrid technologies, he served in key quality, engineering and design posts within Remy. Spellman holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s of business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.

“Raser’s alternator innovations offer immediate benefit in heavy duty transportation applications, and the ISA technology offers great improvements for electric motors and controls for hybrid electric vehicles and mobile power generation,” said Spellman. “I look forward to applying my experience in the transportation markets to commercialize these exciting technologies.”

“Jim is an outstanding addition to the Raser team,” said Raser President Patrick J. Schwartz. “His groundbreaking work with the world’s largest automotive manufacturer is a perfect fit for Raser’s ongoing development of alternator and integrated starter-alternator (ISA) technologies. The U.S. Army recently funded continued development of our P-50 ISA, and Jim’s technical and market knowledge of the hybrid space will help Raser continue that R&D momentum into commercial applications.”

About Raser Technologies

Raser is a publicly traded technology licensing company focused on improving the efficiency of rotating electro-magnetic and heat transfer applications within the Transportation, Industrial and Power Generation markets. Further information on Raser may be found at: www.rasertech.com.

Cautionary Note

This press release contains certain information regarding James A. Spellman which was provided to the Company and which the Company, upon information and belief, believes to be true. This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s beliefs about its technology, and the value of such technology; the status and enforceability of the Company’s intellectual property; the allocation of capital and the company’s commitment to the development and testing of its technologies; its applications, performance characteristics and the business prospects for such technology and the Company; the Company’s belief about the strength of its existing and potential business relations.

Any such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, including but not limited to, our operating history and history of losses, our inability to compete effectively in the marketplace, our inability to improve or the strength of our patents and other intellectual property; our inability to project the value of the hybrid market and such other risks as identified in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all subsequent filings, which contain and identify important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

Contacts

Porter LeVay & Rose, Inc
Michael J Porter, 212-564-4700
mike@plrinvest.com

 

Atlas World Group promotes Priebe to VP of human resources (For Immediate Release: Nov. 21, 2006 )

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Atlas World Group, Inc. – parent company of Atlas Van Lines, Inc. – has promoted Nancy Priebe to vice president of human resources. Previously, Priebe was human resources director for Atlas Van Lines. Priebe will now maintain human resources responsibilities for all Atlas World Group companies.

Priebe has 25 years of experience in human resources and has spent the past two years with Evansville-based Atlas. Before joining Atlas she spent six years with American General Financial Services, also headquartered in Evansville. Priebe has a degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan and is a member of the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), Evansville Human Resource Association and is a board member of Tri State Business Group on Health. She is a Certified Compensation Professional and Senior Professional in Human Resources.

“Nancy’s high level of professionalism and extensive knowledge in the human resources arena has been invaluable,” said Jim Stamm, vice chairman, president and chief operating officer of Atlas World Group. “Her new role will give her responsibility over personnel matters such as benefits and employee policies which have consistently made Atlas a desirable place to work and build a career. Nancy will continue to make Atlas a competitive business when it comes to attracting and retaining talent.”

Atlas Van Lines is the largest subsidiary of Atlas World Group, an Evansville, Ind.-based company that posted record revenues of $949 million in 2005. Atlas World Group companies employ more than 700 people throughout North America. More than 500 Atlas agents in the United States and Canada specialize in corporate employee relocation and in the transportation of high-value items such as electronics, fine art and new fixtures and furniture. Visit www.atlasworldgroup.com for more information on the company and Atlas agents.

Media Contacts:
Sara DeWitt, Atlas Van Lines, 800.638.9797, Ext. 2951
dewitts@atlasworldgroup.com

A.J. Schneider, Hetrick Communications, 317.262.8080
aj@hetcom.com

 

 (BCN) SAN FRANCISCO A veteran of 27 years with the FBI has become the first female chief of the agency’s San Francisco field office.
Charlene Thornton, 52, took over her new assignment as special agent in charge of the regional office Tuesday.
She will supervise 382 agents who investigate federal crimes and terrorism in 15 counties in northern and central coastal California, from the Oregon border to Monterey.
The field office has nine satellite offices in Eureka, Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Oakland, Concord, Hayward, Palo Alto, San Jose and Monterey in addition to its main office in San Francisco.
The new chief was previously assistant director of the FBI’s inspection division, evaluating FBI programs and investigating employee misconduct, at FBI headquarters in Washington D.C.
In the San Francisco office, she will replace Joseph Ford, who was promoted to the job of associate deputy FBI director.
Agent Joseph Schadler, a spokesman for the field office, said the organization focuses on investigation in three areas.
The first is violations of federal criminal law on subjects ranging from securities fraud to mail and wire fraud, public corruption and organized crime.
The other two areas are terrorism and counter-intelligence, or the investigation of spying by foreign operatives.
Thornton was raised in Wisconsin. She received her college degree from Indiana Wesleyan University, a law degree from Indiana University School of Law and a master’s degree in taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law.
She was named chief of the FBI’s field office in Birmingham, Ala., in 1999 and chief of the Phoenix office in 2002.
She was promoted to the inspection division in Washington in 2004.

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