Leslie Burns gets scholarship
Leslie Burns, a sophomore at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who has worked at Ruby Falls since 2007, has been awarded the Jack Steiner Sr. Scholarship for this fall.
At Ruby Falls, the scholarship winner has worked as a tour guide and at the loading and ticket desks.
Mo Steiner, widow of Jack Steiner, Sr., represented the Steiner family in presenting the scholarship.
Ruby Falls is an attraction on the side of Lookout Mountain that includes a cave that is open to public viewing.
Engel named to Terenine post
Lynn Engel has been named vice president of sales and marketing of Chattanooga-based Terenine Technology Solutions.
Her appointment coincides with the company’s announcement of the opening of sales offices in Chicago and Charlotte and its addition of sales executives to develop new territories and markets.
“Lynn Engel is a well-known and respected industry leader with deep experience in leading companies in startup and expansion mode,” Terenine President Ron Beaver said. “We’re excited to bring on board this team of seasoned sales professionals that are capable of helping customers leverage the value of Terenine’s technology offerings.”
She joins Terenine from Tuthill Transport Technologies, where she served as group vice president of sales and marketing.
Terenine offers a full range of technology solutions, a release said.
2 local attorneys recognized
T. Maxfield Bahner and William P. Aiken, who are attorneys with the Chattanooga-based law firm of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C., have been honored by Best Lawyers, a publication in the legal profession.
Bahner concentrates his practice mainly on complex litigation matters, a news release said.
Aiken’s practice is focused in the areas of corporate and securities law, health care, automotive law, mergers and acquisitions and commercial and business transactions, according to the release.
5 physicians join cardiology group
Five cardiologists have joined the UT-Erlanger Cardiology physician practice, according to an announcement by the Erlanger Health System.
They are Drs. William E. Blalock III, Walter L. Few III, T. David Gbadebo, John V. Golding III and Michael A. Love.
The release said the members of the practice will continue accepting patients at the current location of the Cardiovascular Care Center at 1614 Gunbarrel Road in East Brainerd, and it said they will treat patients exclusively at Erlanger Health System.
Blalock is triple board-certified in nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, the release said. He earned his medical degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, N.C., and completed internship and residency programs at Vanderbilt University. He received fellowship training in cardiology from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.
Few is triple board-certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, the release stated. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed internship and residency programs at Emory University and completed fellowship programs in both cardiology and interventional cardiology from Emory.
Gbadebo is triple board-certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, according to the release. He received his medical degree from Emory University and completed an internship and a residency program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The release said he also completed fellowship programs in cardiology from Duke Medical Center and cardiac electrophysiology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The release said Golding is board-certified in four specialties: interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine. He received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville and completed internship and residency programs at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He has also completed fellowship programs in cardiology and interventional cardiology at the Miriam Hospital, Brown Medical School, in Providence, R.I.
Love is double board-certified in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He has completed internship and residency programs, as well as a cardiology fellowship, at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
Offices of UT-Erlanger Cardiology are located on the Erlanger Baroness Campus, 979 E. Third St., Suite C-520.
Attorneys Rich, Caldwell honored
Thomas A. Caldwell and Susan Elliot Rich, who are shareholders in the Chattanooga office of the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, have been saluted as “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America 2011.
Caldwell was recognized as a “Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year” while Rich was honored as “Banking Lawyer of the Year.”
Atlas Bolt names vice presidents
Atlas Bolt & Supply Inc., a Chattanooga fastener house, has named Barry Stamey vice president of construction sales and appointed Ivan Riden vice president of operations.
Stamey is a 24-year veteran with the firm who lives in Whitwell, Tenn., with his wife. They have two children and a grandchild.
Riden has been with Atlas Bolt for 18 years. He is married, has one child and lives in the Meadow View area.
Sleep center gets accreditation
The Athens Regional Sleep Diagnostic Center has been approved for accreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Tammy Muth serves as the center’s director. She is a registered respiratory therapist and registered polysomnographic technologist and has advanced degrees in health management.
Dr. Wallace Burroughs serves as the sleep physician. Dr. David Guan, board certified in internal, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, is the medical director. Guan has offices both in Athens and in Chattanooga, where he evaluates patients for sleep and breathing disorders.
“Tammy Muth, Sleep Center director, and her staff worked hard to complete the processes required by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for this achievement,” Athens Regional CEO John Workman said. “The accreditation is a testament to the excellent work they have provided over the last 13 years, and ensures the public that the Sleep Center is providing the highest quality of patient care and is dedicated to the advancement of sleep medicine.”
Boland named to insurance post
Jason Boland has been named account and marketing manager at Cornerstone Insurance Group.
He will be involved in promoting personal, business and benefits insurance in the area, a news release said.
“Jason brings valuable experience to our business and we are delighted to have him on board,” President Chris Scoggins said.
Boland has more than 16 years of experience in sales and marketing. He and his wife, Sherri, live in East Brainerd.
Max Finkle joins Re/Max Realtors
Local Realtor Max Finkle has joined the firm of Re/Max Renaissance Realtors as a broker.
Finkle serves as a commercial Realtor who specializes in investment strategy and represents buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants. He is a graduate of the University of Chattanooga and holds the CCIM designation for commercial real estate.
Re/Max Renaissance Realtors is a Chattanooga-based firm focusing on residential and commercial real estate. Its main office is at 103 Cherokee Blvd., and it recently opened an office in the Publix Shopping Center in Ooltewah, according to a news release.
Curtis named by Barge Waggoner
Gary Curtis, who previously served in Chattanooga with TVA, has been named vice president and director-energy and environment at Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc.
He will be based in the Nashville office of the engineering, architecture, planning, landscape architecture and surveying firm.
Curtis has more than 32 years of experience in the energy industry, serving previously as a senior project manager in nuclear generation development at TVA.
He is a University of Tennessee graduate who earned his degree in nuclear engineering.
He also is certified as a project management professional and is a licensed contractor in Tennessee.
Keran named top practitioner
Jerry E. Keran, a Signal Mountain resident who is an enrolled agent with US Tax Solutions Inc. in Hixson, has been named top practitioner by the American Society of Tax Problem Solvers.
The society said in a release it is an IRS-approved nonprofit organization of professionals who represent clients with tax problems before the IRS.
Petty named TVA Engineer of Year
Randal Petty, a senior project manager in TVA’s Power System Operations’ Electric System Projects group, has been honored as TVA’s Ike Zeringue Engineer of the Year.
The annual award is named for TVA’s retired president and chief operating officer Ike Zeringue and is the highest honor given to a TVA engineer.
Petty, a TVA employee for 12 years, was selected for directing the design and construction of a transmission-infrastructure project that included a new 500-kilovolt substation, the expansion of an existing substation and the construction of more than 60 miles of 500-kilovolt and 161-kilovolt transmission lines. The project presented unique engineering challenges and incorporated environmentally friendly concepts, saving TVA about $15 million.
Petty, a resident of Ooltewah, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He also has a master’s degree in business administration from Colorado State University. In July, he completed the Leadership and Management for Accelerated Performance program at Vanderbilt University.
Lewis to oversee Watts Bar plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed Russ Lewis as a resident inspector for the construction activities under way at TVA’s Watts Bar Unit 2 near Spring City, Tenn.
Lewis previously served as a a senior reactor inspector in the NRC’s Region II office in Atlanta, where he led modification and design inspections at several nuclear plants in the Southeast. He joined the NRC in May 2005 as a reactor inspector in the electrical area. Before joining the NRC, Lewis worked as an engineer for several companies including GE, Progress Energy and ABB and served more than 12 years in the U.S. Navy.
Lewis joins Senior Resident Inspector William Bearden, Resident Inspector Tomy Nazario and Resident Inspector Kenneth Miller, the NRC inspectors currently assigned to Watts Bar Unit 2 while TVA completes construction.