Mar 26, 2004

Icos Corp.

Bothell biotechnology company Icos Corp. appointed Teresa Beck and Vaughn D. Bryson to its board of directors. Beck was president and chief financial officer of American Stores Co. Bryson worked as chief executive officer and president of Eli Lilly and Co. and has 30 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

StressWave

The Kent-based intellectual property development firm StressWave said it's been awarded a $100,000 business research contract by the U.S. Air Force. StressWave's technology is used to enhance fatigue life of metallic and composite structures. StressWave will work with professor Brian Flinn of the University of Washington Department of Material Science and Engineering, and Seattle-based Caliber Inspection.

Washington Mutual

Washington Mutual named current chief investment officer David Beck executive vice president of the Capital Markets group. Beck will continue to report to chief financial officer Tom Casey. Richard "Dick" Fisher has been promoted to executive vice president of Commercial Capital Markets. Fisher will direct loan product pricing and development, securitization and portfolio management.

NetReflector

William Derrick joins Seattle company NetReflector as chief technology officer. Former officer Colin Prior remains on staff in an advisory position as board chairman. Derrick heads software development teams in Seattle and Moscow who will develop InstantSurvey, an online survey application.

Port Person of the Year

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) received the American Association of Port Authorities' Port Person of the Year award. The ports of Kalama, Longview, Portland, St. Helens, Vancouver and Woodland joined the Port of Seattle, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the Port of Tacoma to nominate Senator Murray. The Port of Portland said Murray has supported increased funding for energy and water development projects and fought cuts to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget for dredging projects.

Mar 25, 2004

Alexis Hotel

The Alexis Hotel in Seattle appointed Barbara Shaiman art curator. Shaiman is director of the Seattle Art Museum's sales gallery and owned Shaiman Gallery in Seattle. Shaiman's first exhibit on the Alexis Art Walk April 8 will feature photography works by Carolyn Krieg and sculpture by Steve Jensen.

(Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Shaiman is no longer director of the Seattle Art Museum's sales gallery.)

iSECUREtrac

Omaha-based information services and technology company iSECUREtrac Corp. said its subsidiary Tracking Systems Corp. has placed 120 Global Positioning System units with the Geiger Corrections Center in Spokane. The center will use the equipment to track offenders through electronic home monitoring.

Oxford Round Table

Central Washington University economics professor Dr. Robert J. Carbaugh will be part of the Oxford Round Table at the University of Oxford, England. Carbaugh joins academics, lawyers and policy makers to review developments in international trade and the environment.

Riddell Williams

Seattle law firm Riddell Williams named Maria Ann Milano a principal. Milano is also an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law where she teaches sales and secured transactions. She is a regular speaker on secured lending and bankruptcy.

Frause Group

The Frause Group, a Seattle-based public relations and marketing communications firm, promoted Erika Schmidt to executive vice president, Richard Kendall to vice president and Christian Anderson to senior account executive. They will continue to manage their current client accounts and also work on operations and business development.