7.17.08 | Houston, TX | Alan Dash became an Associate Partner at Syska Hennessy Group in the Houston, TX office.  Mr. Dash has 27 years of experience in healthcare and information technology consulting.  His areas of expertise include IT and healthcare technology planning and design for clinical, facility, and information technology systems. Prior to joining Syska Hennessy, he was a senior communications consultant with a healthcare consulting firm. 

7.16.08 | Boston, MA | Gloria Cortina joined Peabody Office Furniture as a Marketing Specialist to oversee all marketing and design efforts. Formerly the Marketing Specialist at Myvu Corporation, Ms. Cortina has expertise in graphic design and web development.

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.