POSITIONS TAKEN

Roy C. King, president and chief operating officer; Edwin Hightower, general counsel, Gevity.

Dennis Norris, executive director, Southeastern Guide Dogs.

Beth Trent, vice president, Cortez branch manager; Brian Volner, West Florida area sales manager, Regions Bank.

Jamie Killorin, vice president, Venice wealth strategies group, Northern Trust.

Buddy Lee, vice president, Sarasota market manager, Clear Channel Radio.

Sara Roberts, director of marketing and public relations; John Lay, general manager, landscape division; Bill Gipp, account executive, ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design.

Patricia Driscoll, director of marketing, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota.

Eileen Jernigan Reamy, Ph.D., director of education; Dennise Villa, psychology resident and consultant, Charis Center.

Dr. David Bittleman, Dr. Julio Cantero, Dr. Leonie van Passel, Dr. Kamila Seilhan, physicians, Intercoastal Medical Group.

Dr. Wendy Hurwitz, pediatrician; Jean Braden, nurse practitioner, Pediatric Associates of Sarasota.

Daniel J. De Leo, associate attorney, Abel Band.

H. Hamilton "Chip" Rice, counsel, Lewis, Longman & Walker.

Carol Gaylord, purchasing manager, Fidelity Homes.

Cheryl Frampton, officer manager, Main Street Merchants Association of Sarasota.

Jesse Balaity, project designer; Aaron Peterson, interior design associate, The ADP Group.

ACCOLADES

The Roskamp Institute received $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to establish a Neuroproteomics Center, to study neurological disorders and brain injuries.

Sean Murphy, owner of the Beach Bistro, was named 2005 Businessman of the Year by the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce.

Keep Manatee Beautiful received the President's Circle Award from the Keep America Beautiful national conference.

Greg Reynolds, co-owner of Prudential Cascade Realty, was named 2005 Realtor of the Year by the Sarasota Association of Realtors.

Dr. Christine Koval received five of 12 Aesthetic Excellence Gold Medals from the Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Association.

Grapevine Communications will provide pro-bono services throughout 2006 to selected area nonprofit organizations.

New College of Florida was named the nation's No. 5 best value among public colleges and universities by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

Kellogg & Kimsey recently completed construction on a 25,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble project in Fenton, Mo., and a 100,000-square-foot Kohl's Department Store in Viera, Fla. The company was also awarded the Sunrise Pointe condominium project in Englewood.

The Sarasota Main Street Merchants Association's newly elected officers are Craiger Sheuer, president; Rebecca Voltz, vice president and treasurer; and Dorian Beach, secretary. Ernie Ritz was appointed executive director.

Michael Outlaw, Sarasota-Tampa area manager for Morgan Stanley, received the firm's annual Profiles in Excellence Award.

Cannons Marina was named No. 50 on Boating Industry Magazine's Top 100 Boat Dealers list.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton was named "Best All-Precast Concrete Design" by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's 2005 Design Awards.

Tom Danahy was elected vice chairman of the Association of Florida Community Developers.

Abel Band shareholders re-elected their executive committee: Anthony J. Abate, Benjamin R. Hanan and Malcolm J. Pitchford, and managing shareholder Cheryl L. Gordon.

Design Marketing Group added new clients Climashield, Sensei Blue and Marisys Ocean Technologies, Can-Am Chain, Foodcraft, EasyPkg.com, Motion LLC and Eye Genie.

Levin Tannenbaum Band Gates & Pugh law firm celebrated its 10th anniversary in Sarasota.

Amy Warren, licensed mental health counselor, is the first trained relational recovery therapist in Florida.

Lori Rogers-Sessa of AXA Advisors won that firm's Bronze Eagle Award for outstanding sales achievement.

Judith A. Skornicka of Smith Barney earned the designation of senior investment management specialist.

MOVING AND OPENING

Oceanview Publishing was founded by Susan Greger and Robert Gussin.

Mel's Diner opened at 1737 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, and plans to open two more diners in the area by 2007.

The Main Street Merchants Association relocated to Chambord Suites, 1460 Main St., Sarasota.

Westwater Construction relocated to 1074 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota.

Pediatric Associates of Sarasota opened its second office, at 7978 Cooper Creek Blvd., Suite 102, University Park.

Mad Hatter Automotive franchises are now available in the state of Florida.

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