May 02, 1997

Bogle & Gates

Bogle & Gates has named the following as members of its firm: Gregg Barton practices in the Bellevue office focusing on the state and local tax field. In the Seattle office Colleen Christensen, focuses on complex commercial litigation, and Mark Carlson, has a litigation practice involving intellectual property, oil and gas, product liability, personal injury and general civil litigation.

Pacific Medical Clinics

Betsy Plotkin, MD, has been named regional medical director for Pacific Medical Clinics (PMC). She will be responsible for providing the administrative medical leadership at the PMC clinics in the north region, including PMC-Northgate and PMC-Lynnwood. Plotkin also will continue to serve internal medicine patients at PMC-Northgate. Mary Farrington, MD, has expanded her allergy medical practice to 1102 Madison and PMC-Northgate. Tom Hamilton, MD, has expanded his endocrinology medical practice to the Renton and Northgate clinics. His medical interests include management of thyroid disease and diabetes.

May 01, 1997

LeisureCare

LeisureCare, Inc., a Bellevue-based provider of retirement housing, has promoted Terry Raisio and Dan Madsen to executive vice presidents of Leisure Care Retirement Communities. Raisio will be responsible for the development of new business and third party management contracts, as well as supervising operations directors, and the corporate food service and purchasing department. Madsen will be responsible for overseeing operations directors as well as the Marketing and Assisted Living Services departments.

Davis Wright Tremaine

Rhys Farren and Lynn Manolopoulos have been named partners of the Bellevue office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Farren practices in the areas of creditor's rights, real and personal property financing and leasing litigation, and general civil litigation. Manolopoulos practices environmental law, concentrating on regulatory compliance, cost recovery litigation, and hazardous waste management.

The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times received the 1996 Worth Bingham Prize for "Safety at issue: the 737" by aerospace reporter Byron Acohido. The annual competition honors newspaper or magazine reporting on a situation of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served. It was established in 1966 in memory of writer/editor Robert Worth Bingham. The prize recognizes investigations which involve violations or ineffective administration or enforcement, conflicts of interest, secrecy or otherwise raise questions of impropriety. In the five-part Seattle Times series, Acohido linked several deadly air crashes to the possible rudder defects in the Boeing 737 airplane. Within 24 hours after the last story was published, Boeing acknowledged a serious 737 rudder problem for the first time and the FAA ordered world-wide inspections.

University of Washington

The University of Washington has ranked second in the country among public universities that receive private support, and ninth among all public and private universities. The UW received $154.6 million in private gifts and grants during the 1995-96 fiscal year.

Passion Afire

The Pilchuck Glass School, City Centre, and Metropolitan Home Magazine present, Passion Afire, a benefit for the student scholarship program at Pilchuck Glass School. The benefit will be held May 1st at City Centre, 1420 5th Ave, Seattle, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets cost $35 per person. All proceeds benefit Pilchuck Glass School. For reservations, call the school at (206) 621-8422, Ext. 44 or Ticket/Ticket at (206) 324-2744.

American Urological Association

Roy Correa, M.D. as staff urologist at the Virginia Mason Clinic in Seattle and clinical professor of urology at the University of Washington, has been named president of the American Urological Association (AUA) for 1997-98. The AUA is the largest medical organization dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of genitourinary disorders.