Apr 21, 1998

Gonzaga taps SU Jesuit as president

SPOKANE (AP) -- The founder of a Seattle ethics institute has been chosen to be the next president of Gonzaga University. The Rev. Robert Spitzer, founder and director of Seattle University's Institute of Professional Ethics, will become the 25th president of the 111-year-old Roman Catholic university, Jim Jundt, chairman of Gonzaga' Board of Trustees, announced. He succeeds the Rev. Edward Glynn, who resigned as president last May after differing with the trustees on how the university should be governed. Spitzer, 45, is a Gonzaga alumnus and member of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit order of priests that runs both Gonzaga and Seattle University. Prior to forming the ethics institute, Spitzer taught at St. Louis University, Seattle University and Georgetown University. He has been an associate professor of philosophy at Seattle University since 1990.

Sherman Homes

Marc Cunningham, division manager and vice president of Sherman Homes of Oregon, has been promoted to president of Sherman Homes of Washington and Oregon. William Sherman, the former president, will become a chairman. Patricia Sherman has been promoted from division president of Custom Homes Northwest and Sherman-Hodges Fine Homebuilding to vice chairman of Sherman Homes of Washington and Oregon. Sherman Homes is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading homebuilders handling site planning, engineering, home design, material selection and all other aspects of home construction.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Foster Pepper & Shefelman, a Seattle-based law firm, has expanded its services to include a Telecommunications Practice Group. For more information on the firm's telecommunications practice, contact Kent Whiteley, the Group Chair, at (425) 646-3715 or visit the firm's website at http://www.foster.com.

Simpson Door Company

Simpson Door Company has promoted Jeanette Bartholet to the newly created position of inside sales supervisor. Bartholet, who has been with Simpson since 1987, will help raise the level of efficiency and support for the outside field sales people. Simpson Door Company is a McCleary-based wood panel door manufacturer.

PacMed Clinics

Darin Morrow, PA-C/OTC, has recently joined the medical staff at Pacmed-Beacon Hill, located at 1200 12th Ave. South in Seattle. Glen Tamura, M.D., recently joined the medical staff at Broadway Pediatrics, located at 801 Broadway in Seattle.

McKnight & Company, Inc.

McKnight & Company, Inc., a Bellevue-based issues management and integrated marketing firm, has added Pro Sports Club, Cegelec ESCA Corporation, and Pacific Financial Services Corporation to its list of Eastside clients.

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe recently added Elaine S. Llewelyn and Brian J. Todd to the Seattle office. Llewelyn practices corporate law and formerly worked at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in Silicon Valley. Todd practices tax law and formerly worked in the tax department at Stoel Rives.

GLY

Four new employees have been hired at GLY Construction to meet growing demands. Jerry Cochrun Sr. is a superintendent, Anne Hall an estimator, Jim Burbridge a project engineer, and John Walsh a project engineer. Cochrun is a 35-year construction veteran and is working with REI to build a new store in Redmond Town Center. Hall has 25 years of cost estimating experience and will provide preconstruction services to GLY clients. Burbridge is a Central Washington University graduate and is providing engineering support for the first of four buildings at Quadrant I-5 Corporate Park in Snohomish County. Walsh has 20 years of construction experience and is providing engineering support for The Pavilion project in Bainbridge Island.

APAW

The Asphalt Paving Association of Washington Inc. has appointed David Spivey as executive vice president. Spivey joins the association after spending 27 years in the highway construction industry. He spent the last 17 years at CSR Associated, where he was vice president of construction. Spivey also is a former president of APAW.

Roel

Eddie Miles has joined Roel Construction Co. Inc. as a superintendent. He is working on the company's Homewood Suites Elliott Bay Hotel project in Seattle. Miles has been active in the construction industry for 20 years, and recently ran his own contracting business.

AGC of Oregon

The Oregon-Columbia Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America Inc. has named Craig Honeyman as its new executive director. Honeyman was most recently senior vice president of the 1998 Nike World Masters Games. He replaces Bill Supak, who is retiring.

Pacific Rim Env'l acquires Fairbanks firm

TUKWILA -- Tukwila-based Pacific Rim Environmental Inc. (PRE) has acquired RJLee/Alaska, a small firm in Fairbanks that provides environmental monitoring and laboratory services for Alaska's asbestos and lead abatement markets. PRE President Jeff Lewis would not disclose financial terms of the deal. He described the acquisition as a friendly one, explaining that RJLee/Alaska's owners Bill and Jean Carter wanted to sell their business so they could move to Aruba. Lewis and the Carters have known each other for 10 years and have worked together on projects in Alaska, Washington and Idaho. The Carters are starting a new environmental firm in Aruba called Caribe Alaska Inc. In a written statement, the Carters said: "Because of our past working relationship and PRE's familiarity with the industry in Alaska, we wanted to work with PRE on this transaction. Our clients should see immediate benefits from the resources and experience PRE will bring to the local area." Melissa G. Littell, who has been with RJLee/Alaska since 1994, will remain on board as PRE's new Alaska regional manager. Established in 1990, PRE specializes in quality-assurance air monitoring, air-sample analysis, employee-awareness training, and asbestos, lead and PCB project management. Last year PRE acquired Precision Environmental Services Inc., a bulk sampling laboratory in Tukwila. PRE now has 15 employees, including Littell. The company recently hired Nicole Rangel, who has spent the past two years working for environmental firms in North Carolina and Washington state. She earned a bachelor's degree in environmental, ecological and organismal biology from Tulane University in 1996.

Adolfson Associates has new owners, staff

SEATTLE -- Lloyd Skinner and Lynnda Laurie have been added to the ownership group of Adolfson Associates Inc., a Seattle environmental firm that specializes in wetlands, wildlife and fisheries consulting, habitat conservation plans, land-use planning and environmental studies. Founded in 1987 by Molly Adolfson, the company now has a total of seven owners. Skinner, Adolfson's director of environmental services, oversees the firm's contract with the Regional Transit Authority for the Tacoma-to-Seattle environmental assessment. He also is project manager for the Des Moines Comprehensive Plan supplemental environmental impact statement that will evaluate the impact of using a conveyor belt to transport millions of cubic yards of fill material to Sea-Tac Airport's third runway site. Laurie has been Adolfson's chief financial officer for 11 years. She also is the office manager for the firm's Seattle office. Dawn Neely Cutts has joined Adolfson as a senior environmental planner, and Sheri Dahl is the firm's new marketing manager. Cutts has more than 20 years of experience in environmental planning, land use and development. She specializes in historic and aesthetic resources. Dahl manages marketing for Adolfson's Portland and Seattle offices. She has 10 years of marketing experience in the environmental industry. Adolfson Associates employs 28 people in offices in Seattle, Portland and Cle Elum.

7th annual conference on water law

SEATTLE -- "The Confluence of Water Rights and Water Quality," a seventh annual conference on Washington water law, is set for May 7 and 8 at Cavanaugh's Inn on Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. Tom Fitzsimmons, director of the Department of Ecology, will give a luncheon address May 7 on "Water Supply and Watershed Plans." Other speakers include: Greg Wingard, an environmental activist who will discuss citizen lawsuits; Mike Depew of cement-manufacturer Holnam Inc., who will discuss industry's role in mitigation and conservation programs; and Kristine Holm of the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association, who will talk about watershed planning and water quality. A panel discussion on Friday afternoon will focus on the Endangered Species Act. William Chapman and James McDevitt of Seattle law firm Preston Gates & Ellis are co-chairmen of the conference, which is being sponsored by Law Seminars International. To register or receive more information, call (206) 621-1938 or (800) 854-8009, or send e-mail to: registrar@lawseminars.com

Mary Burg to speak at PEMA luncheon

SEATTLE -- Mary E. Burg, manager of the Department of Ecology's Toxics Cleanup Program, will be the featured speaker at the next Professional Environmental Marketing Association (PEMA) luncheon. The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at the Latitude 47 restaurant on West Lake Union in Seattle. Burg will speak on "Life After 1998 and Other Tales." During the 1998 legislative session, the state's Underground Storage Tank Act was reauthorized to the year 2009, trustees were provided a safe harbor under the Model Toxics Control Act, and cleanup activities at contaminated sites statewide were exempted from sales tax. Burg will describe what these changes might mean for the environmental industry. Burg's responsibilities include administration of the Model Toxics Control Act, the Underground Storage Tank Act and state obligations under federal Superfund law. She received the 1996 Governor's Distinguished Management Leadership Award for her accomplishments as manager of Ecology's Toxics Cleanup Program, a position she has held since October 1994. From 1988 to 1994, Burg managed Ecology's wetlands section. Cost of the luncheon is $20 for PEMA members and $30 for non-members. For reservations or information, call (425) 455-3680.

Firms honored for protecting marine life

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Princess Cruises Inc. was among several companies that received U.S. Coast Guard awards Friday for outstanding marine environmental protection programs. Princess Cruises, based in Los Angeles, received the 1997 William M. Benkert Award in the large vessel category for its nine-course environmental training program required of all crew members. Also receiving an award in that category was Maritrans Inc. of Philadelphia, one of the largest independent petroleum transporters in the world. The Benkert award in the small-vessel category went to American Electric Power, of Lakin, W.Va., for its mandatory training program and creation of its "Fast Response" training video. In the large facility category, Florida Power & Light Co., of Juno Beach, Fla., was the award winner. It has made environmental awareness a top corporate priority, the Coast Guard said. The small facility award went to CARCO Savannah Asphalt Refinery in Georgia, which has spent $6.5 million over the past three years for environmental upgrades. The awards are named after the late Rear Adm. William M. Benkert, a Coast Guard officer who had a passion for marine environmental protection.