Hildenbrand, Palm join Numerica Credit UnionNumerica Credit Union has added two staff members to its Richland operations.Deanna Hildenbrand has joined as assistant vice president for marketing and communications. She has more than 21 years of experience, specializing in brand strategy as well as management in marketing and corporate communications. She...
Bullock, Virden named AAAS fellows Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Morris Bullock and Jud Virden have been elected to the rank of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society’s highest honor.Bullock is a laboratory fellow and director of the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, a DOE Energy Frontier Research...
PNNL’s Baker receives ACS Rising Star award Erin Baker, a bioanalytical chemist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is one of six winners of the American Chemical Society’s Rising Star award. The ACS Women Chemists Committee gives the national honor to up to 10 exceptional early to mid-career women chemists.Baker is a senior...
Local veterinarians recognizedThe Washington State Veterinary Medical Association recognized several veterinarians, staff and citizens at its Pacific Northwest Veterinary conference in Spokane in early October.Dr. Lauren Neuhaus with Desert Veterinary Clinic in Richland was given the Recent Grad Award for her excellence as a practitioner and advocacy for animal health...
Book chronicles state hop historyWashington state supplied 75 percent of the U.S. hop harvest in 2015. The agricultural commodity’s cultivation can be traced to 1852 Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker, and Dennis M. Larsen’s book, “Hop King: Ezra Meeker’s Boom Years” covers this journey.“Hop King: Ezra Meeker’s Boom Years” is...
Shaw joins national health study section Wendy ShawWendy Shaw of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was invited to join the Skeletal Biology Development and Disease Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.Shaw is a leader in answering questions about the formation of biominerals, such as enamel and bone. Hansen...
Dade Moeller Foundation awards two scholarshipsDade Moeller, an NV5 company, has announced the winners of its 2016 Dade Moeller Scholarship Foundation merit-based educational scholarship program. The winners are Phillip Fishburn of Kennewick and Emma Stempfley of Hamilton, Ohio. Dade Moeller provided each with a $1,500 award to support the costs...
Britain elected secretaryKennewick mayor pro-tem, Don Britain, was elected secretary of the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Board of Directors. Britain will serve on the association’s executive committee and is in line to become vice president, and then president.Britain has served on the AWC board since 2014. He represents district...
Ashby recognizedThe American Institute of Family Law Attorneys named Scott T. Ashby, of Ashby Law in Kennewick, one of Washington’s 10 best family law attorneys for client satisfaction. AIOFLA is a third-party attorney rating organization that chooses attorneys based on client and/or peer nominations, research and independent evaluations. Selection criteria...
TCCC employees receive degrees Two Tri-Cities Cancer Center employees graduated with their Master’s degrees in May.Karen DuBois, RN, BSN, CHPN, a TCCC Nurse Navigator received an advanced registered nurse practitioner degree from Gonzaga University.Michael Novakovich, TCCC’s director of business development, received a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in...
