THE COLORADO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION: Presented Michael O’Donnell, chairman of Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP, with an award for “the highest standards of competency, ethics and professionalism.”
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES: Announced that Amadeu Sum, an assistant professor in the chemical-engineering department, has received a DuPont Young Professor grant. Sum was recognized for his work in biological systems, with emphasis on molecular descriptions.
TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS LP: Appointed Charles Dunlap, chief executive and president of Houston-based Pasadena Refining System Inc., to its board of directors.
CHASE: Announced that Lisa Cook joined the company as a regional builder sales manager.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP: Promoted Jim Price and Jud Snyder to partner from senior manager and Cart Pierson to director of business development from associate director.
EPICUREAN CULINARY GROUP: Named Dana Niemela general manager/director of catering at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Michael Austin Pelster operations manager at the DCPA and Liz Baltimore assistant event designer at the DCPA.
KARSH/HAGEN:Peter Yesawich Jr. has joined as director of interactive marketing.
COLORADO EVENT ORGANIZERS INC.: Hired Bonnie Yordy as program director and Heather Lopez as sales director.
GLOBALINKS: Appointed Mona Miller as director of its EuroLearn study-abroad programs.
THE WOMEN’S ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL: Elected Kim Curtis of Wealth Legacy Institute Inc. president for 2008- 09. Other new board members include Cathy Schwartz, Waddell & Reed, vice president; Carol Wilson, Zarlengo Raub LLP, treasurer; Maura Ridge, Wachovia Securities, secretary; Nora Roth, Colorado State Bank and Trust, immediate past president; Darla Daniel, Colorado State Bank and Trust, membership chairwoman; Dana Sandoval, First Western Trust Bank, vice chairwoman-membership; Myra Donovan, Eagle Strategies LLC, program chairwoman; Lisa Porcella, Atlantic Trust Co., program vice chairwoman; Erica Johnson, Ambler & Keenan LLC, hospitality chairwoman; Amy Berk, Ameri prise Financial, hospitality vice chairwoman; Leslie Karotkin, Denver Foundation, public-relations chairwoman; and Kristi Sullivan, Sullivan Financial Planning LLC, publicity vice chairwoman.
BOULDER INNOVATION CENTER: Hired Julie Dye and Lisa Bell as program managers for the Natural & Organic Boulder Area Business Program.
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