Daniel J. Curry has been named vice president at Fifth Third Bank. Mr. Curry joined Fifth Third in 1997 and serves as vice president and senior relationship manager of the structured finance group. He previously worked at Huntington Bank. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree from Xavier University.

Named assistant vice presidents at Fifth Third Bank are: Gina Brausch; Christian Waldron; Lee Morgan; Paul J. Versic and Leslie M. Willoweit. Named assistant cashiers are: Kathy Bell; Joel Ashman; Diane Jackson; Lynne A. Scott; Amy Lucas; Frank Steele; and Sherry Zimmer.

Matt Wickert has joined LPK (Libby Perszyk Kathman) as designer and Mike Skrzelowski as senior designer. Judy Fightmaster has been named senior human resources specialist and Carrie Rogiers to associate account executive.

Roger Syx has been named general manager for Bunzl/Cincinnati.

JoAnn M. Strasser has been elected to serve on the board of trustees of the Greater Cincinnati Mutual Fund Association (GCMFA).

Dick Kuhr has joined Comey and Shepherd Realtors as sales associate, Wyoming office.

Rebecca Rush has joined The Longaberger Co. as an independent sales associate.

J. Scott McReynolds has been appointed vice president for finance and administration at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF).

Sandie Hill Ferrigno has been named director of human resources at Mercy Hospital Anderson and Terri Martin as director of critical care services.

The following have been appointed officers of the Cincinnati division, Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Ohio: Steve Gross, Stephen Gross & Sons Inc., president; Jay Meyers, Dugan & Meyers Construction Co., vice president; Dean Bitter, Turner Construction Co., secretary; and Dave Langenheim, Langenheim & Thomson Co., treasurer.

Kim Dietrich Elam has joined Bayer Becker as leader of traffic engineering services.

Michael Barker has been named vice president at Hunkar Laboratories Inc. Mr. Barker will continue as general manager of the company's Tridata barcode products division.

Beth Castelli Fehling has been named manager of the Northern Hills office of Sibcy Cline Realtors, and Carol A. Geisen has joined Sibcy Cline as residential sales associate, Kenwood office.

The following have been named banking office managers at Huntington Bank: Halis Gorgulu, Deer Park; Angela Haddox, Taylor Mill; Andrew Mace, Montgomery; Jim Meyer, Milford; and Todd Russell, Fourth and Walnut, downtown. Wes Reynolds has been named district manager in the Southern Ohio/Kentucky region.

Gary A. Cappeline has been named vice president at Ashland Inc. and president, Ashland Specialty Chemical; Daniel B. Huffman has been named vice president, finance at Ashland Inc.; Daragh L. Porter, treasurer and head of the treasury, finance and financial service groups; William A. Kosto, general auditor and head of the internal audit department; and Charles H. Seal, director, trust investments for the assets of the employee benefit plans.

The following have been appointed to Kendle International's board of directors: Drs. G. Steven Geis, Timothy E. Johnson and Frederick A. Russ.

Sandra Howard has been appointed director of corporate compliance for Premier Health Care Management.

Jack Twyman has joined Western & Southern Financial Group, financial services organization as a member of Western-Southern Mutual Holding Co.'s board of directors.

Alan Young, manager and realtor with the Comey & Shepherd West Chester office has been elected a director of the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors.

Orville Dykes has joined SettingPace LLC, a design, development and production group as customer advocate.

Norman R. Baker has joined the Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati (ESCC) as a volunteer consultant. Mr. Baker was a professor and provost emeritus at the University of Cincinnati. He was with the University for 28 years before retiring. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in management science from Northwestern University.

Awards

The following U.S. Bank employees from the Cincinnati area have received the Pinnacle Award: Maureen Robertson, Amelia; Dan Straub, Batavia; Cincinnati: Nancy Wolpert, Mary Bacon, Darlene Miller, Mary Jo Everhart, Jim Schroeck, A. Rush, and Eileen Kruse. Judith Tomlinson, Crestview Hills; Karen Larson, Fort Mitchell; Fran Drohan, Fort Wright; Robert Meyer and Nancy Sims, Hamilton; and Betty Monell, Newport, and Kathy L. Alfieri, executive administration assistant in the small business banking group in Cincinnati has received the Circle of Service Excellence Award.

E-Z Pack, manufacturer of print and packaging products in Amberley Village has received the 2002 OLA Award of Excellence at the Optical Laboratories Association's annual convention.

Bob Richardson, city architect for the city of Cincinnati's department of transportation and engineering, has received the Architecture Foundation Apple Award at the sixth annual Cincinnati Design Awards held at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza.

Darrin Hunter, manager of Media Design Services at KZF Design, received a Merit Award for his design of a graphic timeline on the firm's Uptown Arts project. The award was given by the Society of Environmental Graphic Design under the single-sign category. The firm also received a Merit Award for its work at the new Jefferson Residence Halls on the University of Cincinnati campus. The award was given by the local chapter of American Institute of Architects in the built-work category.

The following associates of GBBN Architects have been recognized for their dedication and service to the firm: Ben Barlage, Michael Lied, Gary Rahn and Tony Yunker.

New businesses

Sharon Cook and Sheri L. Harney have opened an online jewelry store - Fairy Tale Jewelry at www.fairytalejewelry.com and also offer private showings.

Diana Johnston has opened a new business, Bed and Breakfast Reservations of Ohio. BBRO books guests at one of many bed and breakfasts in Ohio. The BBRO Web site is www.bbreserveohio.com or write to Bed and Breakfast Reservations of Ohio at P.O. Box 756, Springboro, OH 45066.

Dr. Deborah Ooten, founder and director of the Conscious Living Center has opened at 114 Wellington Place, Mount Auburn. Conscious Living Center is a group of individual practitioners dedicated to providing services that facilitate body, mind and heart consciousness. The group provides services to individuals, couples, families and businesses with health and wholeness as the focus.

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