New Hires & Promotions
Neace Lukens has hired Perry Greer as a senior account executive based out of the Lexington office.
Carman Landscape Architecture has hired Ivy Clinton as an associate and Beth Workman, MPA, as the new office and business development manager.
Edward Barnes has been promoted to executive vice president, chief financial officer at Central Bank.
Messer Construction has announced the expansion of duties of business development executive Mary Beth Wright to include oversight of the company's business development efforts in its southern regions.
Linda Helm has joined the Lexington office of Kentucky Bank as vice president, mortgage lender.
Elizabeth Seif has joined the team of the law firm of DeCamp Talbot Seif, PSC, as a shareholder. Seif brings complementary expertise in medical malpractice, personal injury and workers' compensation.
Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co. has promoted financial services manager Tim Franklin to vice president.
Jennifer B. Compton, OD is the most recent addition to the staff at Stratton Eyes, with an emphasis on nutrition and dietetics.
Central Bank has announced that Troy Fedders will take on the role of vice president, retail officer.
Scott Cason has been named vice president for communications and marketing at Eastern Kentucky University. He has served as assistant vice president for communication and marketing at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., since 2010.
Wellman, Nichols & Smith, PLLC is pleased to announce that Hans Herklotz, Tonya Rager and Carl Walter have been named partners.
Baptist Health has named David J. Bensema, M.D. as its chief information officer.
Traditional Bank is pleased to announce the following promotions: Jody Caldwell, Vice President Managed Assets Officer; Laura Fraley, Vice President Compliance Officer; Lynn Cecil Assistant Vice President Branch Administrator; Mike Haggard, Assistant Vice President Commercial Loan Officer; Jordan Parker, Assistant, Vice President Client Relationship Officer; Carter Offutt, Commercial Loan Officer; Tiffany Chewning, Marketing Officer; Chas Sargeant, Portfolio Manager/Officer.
Christopher Thacker has joined the team at Billings Law Firm, PLLC.
Betsy Johnson has been named president of the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities.
Board Announcements
Traditional Bank has announced the addition of Anthony C. Baker, COO, to its board of directors. Traditional Bank has also announced the addition of five new directors to its regional board including Karen R. Bushart of Winchester, T. David Dean of Winchester, John Michael Helton of Frenchburg, Dr. Barton C. McFarland of Paris and G. Davis Wilson of Paris.
Kudos
The University of Kentucky College of Law announced that Bill Garmer has been inducted into its Hall of Fame.
James M. Clark, president and CEO of LexArts, will be honored by the Americans for the Arts with the Michael Newton Award for innovation in developing private sector partnerships for the arts and for long-term achievement in effective and creative fundraising techniques.
Clayton Homes of Georgetown was recently selected by the Manufactured Housing Institute as Sales Center of the Year for the Midwest category.
The Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society (BIACS) has awarded 19 scholarships to Kentucky high school graduates, and one scholarship in graduate studies. The recipients include: Bharat Ammisetty, Jiahui Hu, David Pierce, Hellary Zhang, Dylan Baldridge, Alexis Croft, Smruti Patil, Cassandra Almasri, Joslyn Isaac, Erica Fields, Tara Eling, John Henderson, Lauren Eastman, Zachary Bailey, Ryan Melton, Shelby Maldonado , Heather Keeton, Ashley Crager and Mahala Watts. The recipient of the graduate scholarship is Srivenu Seelam.