accounting

The Kansas Board of Accountancy has announced that 53 candidates successfully passed the computerized examination in the July/August 2009 exam window. Those from Wichita and the surrounding area include: Kristen Windscheffel, Kingman; Reid Hash and Michelle Stewart, Park City; Rosalind Alford, Julie Hunke, WelslyKight, Kelsey Larsen, Kevin Mayer, Sandra Mayle and Brandon Oakes, Wichita.

banking

Annie Wake has been promoted from senior mortgage loan office to sales manager at the downtown office of Bank of American Home Loans.

Brittany Cook has joined Legacy Bank as a teller at the 21st and Ridge Road branch.

financial

Brent Thummel, a financial professional with the Kansas branch of AXA Advisors and Gough Financial Group, has been inducted into the AXA Advisors Hall of Fame.

health care

Lucynda Raben and Jason Wagle recently attended the International Congress of Oral Implantologists World Congress. Raben was awarded the Mastership credentials for her work in the restorative field of implants. Wagle received the Diplomate credentials for his work in the surgical field of implant placement.

Alma Fulton, a registered nurse from Wichita, has been awarded the 2009 Honorary Recognition Award from the Kansas State Nurses Association. Sharon Niemann of Goddard was awarded the Nurse of the Year-Administration award and Jean Jones of El Dorado was awarded the Nurse of the Year-Practice award.

insurance

Deborah Botz has been named an insurance specialist with the Flinthills Financial Group.

law

Adam Burrus has joined the law firm of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch as an associate.

The following attorneys with Foulston Siefkin were selected as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers in 2009. James Armstrong, Gary Ayers, Mark Biberstein, Charles Efflandt, Jack Focht, Jay Fowler, Stephen Kerwick, Mikel Stout, Todd Tedesco, Darrell Warta, and Craig West. Michael Norton was selected as a Missouri & Kansas Rising Star.

William Cobb, Jack Flesher, Gregory Franken, Hellen Haag, Robert Hughes, Scott Jensen, Eric Larson, Chris Robe and Don Stahr of the law firm of Beever Dye have been named Best Lawyers in American 2010.

Jeff Kennedy, managing partner of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer has been selected to serve on the board of directors of TAGLaw, an international network of law firms.

Mark Lippelmann has joined the law office of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer.

manufacturing

David Briggs and Clint Pitts have been hired by Bunting Magnets in Newton as service technicians in the metal detection department.

Holly McGuire has been promoted to vice president of Architectural Cast Stone.

organizations

The National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors has announced its newest members. Cale Brown, New England Financial; Jonathan Cross ; Joseph Heptig , Bankers Life Insurance; Cloyd Kerr , Bankers Life Insurance; Brandon Paulseen , Paulseen Financial Group; and Erick VonMerveldt, New England Financial.

real estate

Maribeth Reimer has joined Grubb & Ellis/Martens Commercial Group as a commercial real specialist in the Hutchinson office.

Sandy Dunn has joined Realty Executives of Wichita as a licensed real estate agent.

Randy Waldorf has joined Title Midwest as vice president. TMI is the holding company for the Kansas Secured Title agencies in Wichita and throughout the state.

Jon Quincy with Camelot Realty has been awarded the designation of Accredited Buyer's Representation by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council.