7.15.08 | New York, NY | Gar Yan Yeung, a senior from the first graduating class of the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction (UASDC) received a $5,000 Thornton Tomasetti Foundation scholarship at a ceremony at UASDC in New York City. The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation was established in February 2008 in honor of David A. Thurm to support the education and community outreach activities of young engineers and architects. 

7.15.08 | Passaic, NJ | Trish Francis was named Sales Account Manager for Bendheim West in Northern California, working from the company's Oakland, CA facility. Prior to joining Bendheim, Ms. Francis served three years as showroom sales manager for American Slate Company in San Francisco, Calif., handling high-profile projects, and assisting architects and designers with project specifications.

7.15.08 | Chicago, IL | Zaha Hadid and Ben van Berkel will design temporary pavilions in Millennium Park as part of the regional celebration of the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago. The pavilions will open next June, and will include video exhibits and programming related to Mr. Burnham. 

7.15.08 | East Greenville, PA | Lou Newett, Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for Knoll received a leadership award from the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS).  MTS is the developer of the SMaRT Sustainable Product Standard. Mr. Newett  was honored following an orientation program on the SMaRT Standard. Mr. Newett was recognized for his contributions to the development of the SMaRT Standard. He was part of the voting process that made having a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) a requirement for SMaRT certification. The Knoll Life chair was recently rated Sustainable Gold under the SMaRT Standard.

7.15.08 | Chicago, IL | Joseph Frueh, Director of Sales for AGATI Furniture, was elected Vice-Chairman of the ALA's (American Library Association) Exhibits Round Table. The Exhibits Round Table is a committee of exhibitors and librarians working together to make the exhibition floor an engaging and effective part of the ALA's conferences. 

7.15.08 | Houston, TX | Liz A. Ely was named Director of Strategic Event Management for IFMA, the International Facility Management Association. Ms. Ely will be responsible for advancing IFMA’'s events and programs to greater levels of influence, participation and prominence worldwide. She will also negotiate and manage partnerships with other associations and organizations participating in IFMA events. Before joining IFMA, Ms. Ely served as the director of meetings at Veterinary Learning Systems.

7.11.08 | Houston, TX | The IFMA Foundation announced the appointment of its 2008-2009 executive committee and board of trustees. Members ofthe IFMA Foundation board of trustees serve a two-year term and aretasked with managing the foundation and guiding it in its efforts toserve the facility management profession. Melissa Van Haganof Bank of the West has been named the new foundation chair.

7.11.08 | Plattsburgh, NY | Schonbek, manufacturer of crystal chandeliers, added two positions to its marketing staff. David White will head up all sales, marketing and product development activities as the VP of Sales and Marketing. Most recently he was Vice President, Sales and Distribution of the Contract Office Furniture Division of Kimball International, Inc. Previously he was President of Bush Furniture, North America, and prior to that served as vice president of several divisions at HNI, including Allsteel and Hon Company. Thomas Schwab was named Marketing Manager and will work with David White to formulate and implement the marketing strategy, focused on growing market share. Mr. Schwab has held various marketing positions at Swarovski headquarters in Wattens, Austria since 2004. Most recently he was project leader in the development and marketing of the StarLED and StarLED Deluxe product lines.

7.11.08 | Spring Lake, MI | Jeffrey Stutz joined izzy, Spring Lake, MI, as chief financial officer. Mr. Stutz has 15 years of experience in financial reporting and management, most recently as assistant corporate controller and director of finance for Herman Miller. He also was international accounting manager and divisional controller for global automotive supplier Donnelly Corporation and held auditor positions with global tax, auditing and consulting firm Deloitte & Touche.

7.10.08 | Holland, MI | Trendway presented the 2008 George and Lucille Heeringa Design Scholarships to Stephanie Gromer and William Oltman.  Ms. Gromer is an interior design major and an intern at ROI Design. She is planning on becoming LEED certified before she graduates. Her goal is to be a designer who is known for unique uses of material that benefit people and the environment. Mr. Oltman is an industrial design student with a minor in architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has three internships one at 2B Studio working on product design, development, and research; a second at Bonnette Designs where he primarily does graphic design; and a third with the Grand Rapids Police Department where he assists the public in answering questions and writing reports. The $1,000 award, which was created in honor of Trendway's founding proprietors George and Lucille Heeringa, is offered annually to design students at Kendall College in Grand Rapids, MI. The winners are selected on the basis of scholastic aptitude, leadership abilities, community involvement, and volunteerism. 

7.10.08 | Calgary, Canada | Gregg Belvin joined DIRTT Environmental Solutions as sales representative for New Jersey. Mr. Belvin will be working with the New Jersey DIRTT Distribution Partner Office Furniture Partnership. He previously worked at Steelcase, leaving in 2002 to join a dealership and then went on to develop an Architectural and Technology Products group.