Jun 28, 2002

Exclaim

Exclaim Image and Media shortened its name to Exclaim and moved its offices to the Western Triangle Building at 2125 Western Ave. John Schuler is founder and art director of the five-year-old, five-person design and advertising firm that is known for its work with Spacelabs, Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar, Lumicor, Argosy Cruises and Illuminet. Exclaim also has a new Web address at www.exclaimllc.com.

Jun 27, 2002

Golf Savings Bank

Terri Warden and Gwen Vargas became loan officers in Golf Savings Bank’s Gig Harbor mortgage office. Warden, of Port Orchard, most recently worked as a real estate investor and before that she owned a septic design and engineering company. She's a graduate of Utah State University. Vargas, also of Port Orchard, worked the last five years in mortgages for Frontier Bank. She's originally from Panama City Beach, Fla.

Jun 26, 2002

CDi

CDi Engineers hired Wesley D. Armstead as director of health care services. He has 20 years of health care and construction management experience including code compliance, facilities management and planning, infrastructure operations, energy management and facility master planning. Armstead is responsible for coordination of project planning, team organization, quality control and client liaison.

In addition, Debbie Anderson has joined CDi Engineers. With 20 years of experience, she provides technical and administrative assistance to all staff members.

INCA

INCA Engineers announced Richard W. Simmons has joined the Tacoma office as a senior project manager and railroad specialist. He has managed rail projects ranging from $500,000 to $75 million for Class 1, short line and regional railroads, as well as major transit agencies worldwide.

HBB

HBB, a Seattle-based mechanical engineering firm, hired design engineer Richard Watson. Watson, a former captain in the U.S. Air Force, has seven years mechanical engineering experience. He has worked on a variety of HVAC, plumbing and commissioning projects. Currently, he is assigned to the Salvation Army White Center Corps Communication Center, the Island County Annex remodel and the LaVenture Middle School remodel and addition in Mount Vernon.

Putnam Collins Scott

Jack Pinkard, Rick Oehmcke, Craig Stauffer and Brian Phair recently were promoted to principals at Putnam Collins Scott Associates.

Pinkard has been project manager on a wide variety of buildings including Columbia Bank Center, Good Samaritan Children’s Therapy Unit, PLU Music Building, Quadrant Lake Union Center, Hokold Pacific Towers and numerous K-12 new and renovated schools, including new high schools in Kent, Auburn, Sumner and Bethel.

Stauffer is manager in charge of the expanding Seattle office. Current and recent projects include the Central Washington University Music Education Center, Central Washington University Black Hall, University of Washington Tacoma Campus Science Building, Truman High School, the Tulalip Health Center and Assisted Living Facilities in Studio City and Pacific Beach, Calif.

Oehmcke has served as project manager on many of the firm's educational and other projects including Mount Tahoma High School, Pioneer Motorcycle Museum, Redmond Junior High School, The Bear Creek School, Tacoma Public Utilities Additions/Seismic Upgrades, and numerous assisted living facilities in Washington, California, and Arizona.

Phair's recently completed and current projects include Phase 1B-University of Washington Tacoma Campus, Redmond High School, Denney Juvenile Justice Center, Arlington High School, Kitsap Fire Training Tower, Ballou Junior High, Pierce County Jail and the new Mount Tahoma Stadium

University of Washington

Dr. Christina M. Surawicz has been named to the newly created position of assistant dean for faculty development at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Surawicz is a professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and chief gastroenterology at Harborview Medical Center. As assistant dean she will design, implement and coordinate faculty development programs for the School of Medicine.

Jun 25, 2002

Washington State University

 The Washington State University Board of Regents has designated its 70-year-old Hotel and Restaurant Administration program as the School of Hospitality Business Management. The hospitality program is the fifth oldest in the United States. The program also offers a degree in hospitality in Europe, through a sister program in Brig, Switzerland.