- Dr. Amy Beiter:
- Beiter, president and chief executive officer of Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital, was highlighted as one of the “100 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems” in the U.S. by Becker’s Hospital Review, the third consecutive year she has been on the list.
- Carole Siegler:
- Siegler, president of the Catalina Foothills School District board, was named this month as one of five members of the All Arizona School Board, described as the highest honor given by the Arizona School Boards Association.
- Marylyn M. McEwen:
- McEwen, the Gladys E. Sorensen endowed professor for diabetes research and education at the University of Arizona College of Nursing, was honored with the Ruth B. Freeman Award from the Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Association for her career promoting health in Mexican-Americans living in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
- Workforce Investment Board:
- Jeremy Schalk
- , vice president of business operations with Hi-Tech Machining and Engineering, won the board’s 2014-15 employer-of-the-year honor for his efforts to bring together employers, educators and youths to provide work experience leading to full-time employment.
- Steven Johnston
- won the Youth of the Year honor for his perseverance in obtaining his high-school-equivalency diploma from Las Artes Arts and Education Center, operated by Pima County’s Community Services, Employment and Training Department. Johnston came to Las Artes as a 21-year-old high school dropout struggling to balance schoolwork, job and transportation issues. He passed his GED tests in May and is now enrolled at the University of Arizona, majoring in computer science and Japanese.
- El Rio Community Health Center:
- The center was named “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. El Rio is Southern Arizona’s only health-care provider serving the general public to qualify for the designation.
- Quarles & Brady LLP:
- The law firm’s Tucson and Phoenix offices were honored with the Arizona State Bar’s Bankruptcy Section Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award.
- Elizabeth Fella
- and
- Bradley Terry
- accepted the award on behalf of the Tucson office’s Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights Group.
- University of Arizona:
- The UA’s doctoral programs in school psychology were recently named 33rd best by Best Counseling Degrees.
- Santa Rita Landscaping:
- The firm was recently recognized by the Arizona Landscape Contractors’ Association, receiving two Awards of Distinction and one Judges Award for three Tucson projects.
- Southern Arizona Rescue Association:
- SARA received a Special Recognition Award from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department on Dec. 4 for exceptional service to community.
