People on the move 07/15/02

Vollink made president of Drury Southwest

Robert A. Drury, owner of Drury Southwest Inc., recently announced the promotion of Dennis J. Vollink to the position of president.

Drury Southwest is involved in a variety of commercial and industrial developments and construction in the Cape Girardeau and San Antonio, Texas, areas. Vollink will be in charge of all construction, renovation, real estate development and marketing.

Vollink is a member of several national and state professional engineering associations and is a licensed professional engineer in states in which Drury Southwest owns and builds hotels.

Vollink previously served as vice president. He is also president of DSW Development Corp. and serves on the board of directors for Drury Inns, Inc. He also serves as a member of the Foundation Board of St. Francis Medical Center and the River Campus Board of Managers.

Before joining Drury Southwest in 1981, Vollink was a pilot instructor for the U.S. Air Force.

Wahlsmith hired by Elite Travel in Cape

Sandy Wahlsmith has been hired at Elite Travel Inc., in Cape Girardeau. Wahlsmith will provide travel consulting services and is also the front desk manager for the agency. Wahlsmith is a recent graduate from Southeast Missouri State University. During her studies at the university, she spent extensive time touring the Yucatan peninsula, studying Mayan ruins.

Accountant completes retirement seminar

David M. Plassman, a CPA with Schott & Van de Ven, has completed a three-day program on retirement plan design and administration. Topics included types of qualified plans, eligibility and participation, employer contributions, 401(k) requirements and plan distributions.

Plassman works with employee benefit plans. He is a member of the Missouri Society of CPAs and Jackson Rotary Club.

Fluegge joins Cape Merrill Lynch team

Monica Fluegge of Jackson, Mo., has joined the Cape Girardeau Merrill Lynch's wealth management team as a client associate.

Fluegge graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in finance. She has 18 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Professor receives certificate of recognition

Linda Logan, BSN, RNC, an assistant professor at Southeast Missouri Hospital's College of Nursing and Health Sciences, received a Missouri League for Nursing Certificate of Recognition during National Nurses Week recently.

Logan was selected by the administration at the college based on her leadership skills, interpersonal skills and continuing professional growth. The certificate was presented in recognition of dedicated service and professional excellence in nursing.

Gwen Thoma presents program at institute

Gwen Thoma, EdD, RN, CNA, BC, educational services director at Southeast Missouri Hospital, recently presented a session on transformational teaching strategies at the Missouri League for Nursing's First Missouri Leadership Institute for Nurse Educators held at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Thoma has been employed by Southeast since 1969.

The purpose of the institute is to expand the leadership skills of the nurse educator in all health-care settings and provide a means to enhance faculty development by preparing educators as "master teachers."

Results of the program will help provide improved learning environments for new and experienced nurses. A comprehensive report of participants' learning outcomes will be compiled and presented at the annual Missouri League for Nursing Convention in April 2003.

Cape native wins award for morning radio show

Cape Girardeau native Scott Cox has received an award as outstanding morning show disc jockey for his "Kerry and Uncle in the Morning," show on KCLR in Columbia, Mo. Cox is a 1985 graduate of Central High School and 1989 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He is on the air in the mornings with Kerry Cowgill of Columbia.

The presentation was made at the annual banquet and awards meeting of the Missouri State Broadcasters Association in Kansas City. Cox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cox of Cape Girardeau.

SEMO professor named state CPA chair-elect

Gary Johnson, CPA, has been named chair-elect of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). He is serving a one-year term, which began July 1. Johnson will then lead the society as chairman during the 2003-2004 year.

Johnson is a professor of accounting at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. He joined MSCPA in 1984 and has served on the society's board of directors and on the accounting and auditing careers committee. Over the past few years, he has served in many other committee and chapter leadership positions.

-- From staff reports