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Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp, left, presents the May Employee of the Month Award to Teresa Hager.
Hager is Marshall Employee of the Month
HUNTINGTON -- Teresa Hager, a program assistant in the University College, has been named the Marshall University Employee of the Month for May, according a press release.
A Marshall University employee for two years, Teresa was nominated by Firas Al-Samarrale.
In the nomination Firas wrote, "Terri is an absolute joy to work with. ... She is the first face the students see when they enter our office and regardless of the students' query, easy or hard, she goes out of her way to make sure they are being helped in the best way possible."
Hager was presented with a plaque, MU Bookstore discount card, a Sodexho gift certificate and a check for $100 by President Stephen J. Kopp.
Physician to offer medicine, and psychiatric services
HUNTINGTON -- April Baisden, MD, has joined Valley Health and will offer internal medicine to adults and psychiatry to patients of all ages.
Baisden graduated from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and completed her residency at the West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Division, specializing in internal medicine and psychiatry. Baisden will begin working July 1 at Valley Health-Highlawn.
Valley Health-Highlawn is located at 2585 3rd Ave. in Huntington. For more information about Dr. Baisden or to make an appointment, please call 304-781-5138.
Local lawyer named to Super Lawyers list
HUNTINGTON -- Christopher L. Slaughter, an employment and labor lawyer in the Huntington office of Steptoe & Johnson, was named one of the 2009 class of West Virginia Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers recognition comes from a compilation of peer recognition and professional achievement, which includes the categories of verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative clients, special certifications, pro bono and community service, scholarly lectures and writings, and educational background.
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is a business-focused firm with 180 lawyers offering particular strengths in energy, labor, employment and litigation with eight locations throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Cabell Huntington Hospital adds staff
HUNTINGTON -- Cabell Huntington Hospital has named a new physician to its staff and a new finance director.
Dr. Vincent Battista, a fellowship-trained orthopedic hand surgeon, has joined the Department of Orthopedics of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the medical staff of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Battista, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, recently returned from active duty as chief of surgery with the 10th CSH (Combat Support Hospital) in Tallil, Iraq, where he also performed orthopedic surgeries and duties as a flight surgeon. He earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his hand surgery fellowship training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Battista joins Alan Koester, MD, chief of the orthopedic hand section in the department, and Steve Novotny, MD, who are both fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons specializing in hand and upper extremity care.
The orthopedic hand team also includes Battista's wife, Rene Battista, PA-C. She is a retired U.S. Army officer and a Distinguished Gulf War veteran with 20 years of experience as a physician assistant in specialties including orthopedics, family practice and emergency care.
Drew Hefner, CPA, has joined the Finance Department at the hospital as director of finance.
Before joining Cabell Huntington, Hefner was most recently the chief financial officer for River Park Hospital in Huntington.
Hefner has more than 18 years of health care finance experience. He earned both his master's and bachelor's degrees in business administration from West Virginia University
For more information, visit www.cabellhuntington.org.
Huddleston Bolen LLP attorneys admitted to bar
HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen LLP attorneys Casey Baker and Erin Rich have been admitted to the Ohio Bar.
Baker focuses his practice in business and transactional law, including banking and finance, real estate, and estate planning. He has been an associate at Huddleston Bolen since 2008. Rich concentrates her practice primarily on personal injury litigation, medical malpractice defense, commercial litigation, natural resource litigation, and insurance bad faith defense. She has been with the firm since 2002 and spent a summer in the firm's clerk program prior to becoming an associate.
Other Huddleston Bolen attorneys admitted to the Ohio Bar include Craig Banford, Melissa Foster Bird, Richard Bolen, Chris Plybon, Bruce Stout and Melissa Dodd Veltri.
Baker received his bachelor of business administration in 2005, graduating summa cum laude from Ohio University in Athens. His studies focused on finance and business development. Baker attended Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, where he graduated cum laude.
A native of Huntington, Rich graduated summa cum laude from Marshall University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism in May 1999. Rich then attended the University of Toledo College of Law on a full academic scholarship where she graduated cum laude in May of 2002. Rich resides in Huntington with her husband David and their son Judson.
Huddleston Bolen LLP is a law firm with more than 50 attorneys practicing in offices located in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia and Ashland and Louisville, Ky. The firm, founded in 1871, represents clients in many practice groups, including banking and finance, health care, insurance, litigation, labor and employment, natural resources, real estate and transportation.
For more information, go to www.huddlestonbolen.com.
Metro Properties adds full-time Realtor
BARBOURSVILLE -- Debbie Capron has joined Metro Properties as a full-time Realtor.
Capron recently retired from Forrest Bluff Apartments after 20 years as a property manager. She has been a licensed Realtor for two years.
To contact Capron, call 304-544-8013 or visit the Metro Properties office at 5964 U.S. 60 E. in Barboursville.
Realtor listed as top RE/MAX agent in state
HUNTINGTON -- Barat Berner Wilcox was recently listed as the No. 1 RE/MAX Agent in West Virginia for 2008 by RE/MAX International rankings for individual agents in West Virginia.
Wilcox has been a RE/MAX agent with Jim Weilers' RE/MAX office since 1992. Wilcox is a member of RE/MAX's 100% Club and Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Huntington Board of Realtors Lifetime Million Dollar Club.
For more information, go to www.WVHomeTour.com call 800-675-8890.
Burton named director of OLBH sleep lab
Sheila Burton has been named director of the Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital Sleep Lab, Respiratory Care and Neurological Services.
Burton joined OLBH in 2001 and has worked as the manager of the OLBH Sleep Lab since February 2006. Burton graduated with a bachelor's degree from Ashworth College. She earned a registry in polysomnograph technology and is certified in respiratory therapy.
For more information on OLBH, visit www.olbh.com or call the OLBH CareLine at 833-CARE (2273).
Senior facility names resident services director
RUSSELL, Ky. -- Alice Caudill, a licensed practical nurse, has been promoted to resident services director at Morning Pointe Ridge, a senior care facility in Russell.
Caudill will oversee resident care services. She has more 11 years of nursing experience. Caudill has four children and resides in Ashland.
For more information about Morning Pointe Ridge, contact Executive Director Kennia Litteral or Administrative Assistant Rebecca Jackson at 606-833-1120.
Morehead State food services worker honored
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State University Dining Services and Aramark's Senior Food Service Director Tony Johnson was named the company's "Food Service Director of the Year" for the Mid-Atlantic region.
The award was presented by Aramark Higher Education Regional Vice President Paul Justen and Vice President of Operations Daniel Palombo at the company's Mid-Atlantic Region Summit and Awards Dinner.
There was only one Food Service Director of the Year Award given in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The region consists of 41 colleges and universities in Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and western Pennsylvania.
Johnson has been with at the University for two years and has been with the company since 1993.
Johnson started his career as an hourly associate while he was a student at Ball State University. He was promoted to student manager and went on to work with accounts in Indianapolis, Cleveland and Chicago in the 14 years prior to his tenure at Morehead State.
Spa and salon adds three new stylists
BARBOURSVILLE -- En Style Salon & Spa has added three new stylists.
The new additions are: Beth Curry, formerly manager at JC Penney with 13 years of experience, offering hair styling services; Tori Lee, formerly of JC Penney with three years of experience, offering hair styling services; and Ronnette Bragg, former of JCPenney with one year of experience, offering manicures and pedicures as well as hair on a limited basis.
