On the Record / July 17, 2008
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Honors
The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners named Suzanne Witnaur president for the 2008-09 term. Witnauer is president of Construction and Service Solutions Corp. in Akron. Other officers: President- elect, Nicole Fiorella; past president, Jean Powers; secretary, Nancy DeTine; and treasurer, Renee Cerullo. Directors: Michelle Bonn, Kristine Buchband, Marilyn Cote-Miller, Joyce DeLong, Celeste DiStefano, Barbara Maira, Maryann Salvadore and Carolyn Valenti.
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The Pharmacists’ Association of Western New York named Susan Ksiazek, of the New York State Board of Pharmacy and Erie County Medical Center, Pharmacist of the Year. Other awardees are: David Stachnik, Recognition Award for Service to PAWNY and PSSNY; Steven Jauch, PAWNY Executive Directors Award; Rochester Drug Cooperative and Value in Pharmaceuticals, Premier Corporate Sponsors Award; Joseph DiNicolantonio, PAWNY/Howard and Bee Carpenter Scholarship; and Anthony Altieri, Owl Drugs/Donald Arthur Sr. Entrepreneurial Scholarship in Pharmacy Award.
••• Biel’s Information Technology Systems, a Buffalo document management solutions service provider, named Shawn Mulvaney a sales representative. Mulvaney has worked in sales for more than 10 years and has taught economics, marketing and sports management courses at Medaille College. He is a Buffalo State College grad and holds an MBA from the University of South Florida.
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Mutual of Omaha’s Robert Marriott recently passed the Life and Health Insurance examinations and is now licensed as a sales representative. Also, Mutual of Omaha Investor Services sales representative Jessica Turner recently passed the series 6 & 63 examinations and is now licensed as a registered representative. Marriott and Turner are both with the agency’s Williamsville office.
Company items
Walsh Insurance Group of Buffalo was awarded the 2007 Top Producer Award from McNeil and Co. Insurance and Risk Services for serving the insurance needs of Home Medical Equipment Dealers/Orthotic and Prosthetic companies.
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The Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce honored First Niagara Bank, 6520 Webster Road, with the June Business Community Beautification Award.
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The board of directors of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus selected the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care for membership of the corporation. The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care serves individuals with serious illness and their families and caregivers through care spanning the course of illness and bereavement.
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Valmark Associates, an advertising and marketing resource firm in Williamsville, was selected by CMS Industries for market planning consultation, new collateral materials and a new Web site. CMS Industries, headquartered in Orchard Park, is the manufacturer of Heat Stop branded refractory mortar, a product used in the installation of masonry fireplaces across the country.
Patents
Title: “Azeotrope-like compositions of difluoromethane” No.: 7,396,485 Inventors: Pham, Hang T. (Amherst); Singh, Rajiv R. (Getzville); Tung, Hsueh Sung (Getzville); Wong, Franklin S. (Boston) Assignee: Honeywell International (Morristown, N. J.) Date issued: July 8, 2008
