Apr 02, 2013

Hacker Group

Seattle-based Hacker Group hired Scott Fasser as digital account director. Fasser was director of digital marketing solutions at Optify. Hacker is a digital and direct marketing agency.

Wine Industry Foundation

The Washington Wine Industry Foundation will offer scholarships for students interested in viticulture or enology for the 2013-2014 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by June 1. The program is open to high school seniors or graduates and college students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a college or university viticulture and/or enology program. Scholarships are the Horse Heaven Hills Wine Growers Scholarship, Walter J. Clore Scholarship and the S.W. (Bill) Preston Scholarship.

Washington Department of Revenue

The Washington D.C.-based Federation of Tax Administrators said Janet Shimabukuro, assistant director of the Washington State Department of Revenue Taxpayer Services Division, won the 2013 Harley T. Duncan Award for leadership and service. The federation is an association of tax and revenue departments in 50 states, the District of Columbia and New York City.

Andersen Construction

Hackett

Sprague

Kessler

Graves

Andersen Construction promoted Thomas Graves, Ryan Kessler and Eric Sprague to project managers and Paul Hackett to preconstruction manager/estimator in the Seattle office. Graves has spent his entire six-year construction career at Andersen, and is experienced in mixed-use housing projects. Kessler has focused on medical and health-care projects throughout his six years with the company. He is a LEED Accredited Professional. Sprague has been with the company for seven years, and has built a LEED platinum and two LEED gold projects. He also is a LEED Accredited Professional. Hackett has 13 years of construction experience, including four with Andersen. He has worked on a variety of commercial projects.

Walsh Pacific

Curran

Michael Curran joined Walsh Pacific as senior project manager. Curran has more than 30 years of construction experience and is leading Walsh's team on the $60 million Marriott Hotel in downtown Bellevue. He has spent most of his career in the Puget Sound area working on school, hospital, hotel, office, industrial and other commercial projects. Walsh Pacific is part of the Walsh Group, which has annual revenues of $3.5 billion.

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker partners Samuel Baker, Douglas Oles, James Nagle and Robert Leslie made the annual list of Super Lawyers. Baker, Oles and Nagle have been named “Washington Super Lawyers” several times in the past, and Leslie repeats as a “Northern California Super Lawyer.” Additionally, attorney Meghan Douris, a construction law expert in the Seattle office, was named a 2013 “Washington Rising Star.” Super Lawyers make up the top 5 percent of the Bar Association membership.

Mar 29, 2013

Short Cressman & Burgess

Seattled-based law firm Short Cressman & Burgess hired Marjan F. Disler as associate in its environmental and litigation practice. Disler worked as a law clerk for the honorable David F. Bauman on the New Jersey Superior Court.

Washington State University

The Washington State University board of regents said it will rename a building, The Murrow College of Communication Addition, after Kathi Goertzen in honor of the late KOMO television anchor and WSU alumnus. She passed away last year at the age of 54. The building will now be named the Kathi Goertzen Communication Addition. Goertzen spent her career at KOMO-TV in Seattle earning a number of top honors including the Edward R. Murrow Award.

Cornish College of the Arts

Cornish College of the Arts President Nancy J. Uscher appointed Moira Scott Payne as provost and vice president of academic affairs effective Oct. 1. Payne is program director of art and media at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland.