BUSINESS PERSONNEL

Marvin Wormington of Marble Hill has been named general manager of the Banner-Press in Bollinger County and the Jackson USA Signal in Cape Girardeau County.

Wormington has been a sales representative with the Southeast Missourian the past nine years and has been the sales manager for the Jackson USA Signal the past five years.

In making the announcement of Wormington's promotion, Southeast Missourian publisher Wally Lage said Wormington will "get these newspapers focused entirely on the needs of the communities they serve."

"I know the folks around Marble Hill will be glad to see a local resident manage the newspaper, and Marvin has been much involved in the Jackson community for many years," Lage said.

Wormington said he will work to make the newspapers, which are owned by Rust Communications, more responsive to the needs of their readers.

"There will be more local news and the newspapers will be a great advertising vehicle for area merchants," said Wormington.

Wormington was born in Topeka, Kan. He worked for a Philco television and radio products distributor in Joplin from 1958 to 1963. He managed a furniture store in Joplin from 1963 to 1968. In 1972 he graduated with a degree in education from Baptist Bible College and Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield.

Following graduation, Wormington worked as an administrator in parochial and private schools until 1980 when he joined the Wal-Mart Corp. and managed stores in several states.

Wormington joined the Southeast Missourian in 1989.

Harold McConnell of the Show Me Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau recently participated in the International Association of Assembly Managers Inc. Foundation's Public Assembly Facility Management School, held at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, W.Va.

The one-week school is held each year and is limited to a select group of people who meet criteria established by the IAAM Board of Regions.

Students must attend two consecutive years of the one-week session. The school provides intensive instruction and programs in management of public assembly facilities.

William R. "Bill" Schott of Schott & Van de Ven Certified Public Accountants, recently attended an "Advanced Estate Planning" seminar at Toronto, Canada.

The seven-session seminar, presented by the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants, focused on tax studies and current issues.

Schott is managing partner of Schott & Van de Ven and has more than 40 years of accounting experience. He specializes in estate and gift tax planning, management advisory services, business negotiations and client representation with the Internal Revenue Service.

Timothy J. Schwent recently attended the program, "Auto Dealerships: Audit, Accounting & Tax Issues," presented by the Professional Development Division, of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to further the knowledge of CPAs in the changing field of auto dealerships.

Schwent is a CPA with Schott & Van de Ven, Certified Public Accountants of Cape Girardeau. He has more than 25 years of experience in tax planning, human resources, employee relations and employee benefits.

Debra K. Johns, an accountant with Schott & Van de Ven, Certified Public Accountants, recently attended a training program on fraud prevention and detection.

Johns is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and has been an accountant since 1981. She specializes in accounting and auditing services for health care facilities, universities, retailers, school districts and local governments.