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May 9
EaRN Leads/Speed Networking Program 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, 303 W. Kirby Ave., Champaign The Exchange and Referral Network is the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce's version of a combination Leads/Speed Networking program. Registration opens at 3 p.m. May 2 for this session. Only one person per industry may participate per week. Registration is first-come, first-served. If your industry category is already filled when you register, your name will be kept on the waiting list. If the first registration is unable to attend the following week's session, the person next on the waiting list according to the time stamp will be contacted. If you are unable to attend the session, notify the chamber as soon as possible so that it may fill the seat. Failure to do so may prevent you from participating in future sessions.

May 15
May 15, 23 Coaching: Developing Others 8 a.m. to noon, May 15 and 23; 1 to 5 p.m. May 23
Parkland College Business Training, 1315 N. Mattis Ave., Champaign Individual contributors face regular challenges in performing their work, and a supervisor's job is to help them work through these challenges. Learn how to recognize the challenges faced in developing others; demonstrate a variety of listening and asking techniques to help others feel confident making decisions; and conduct focused development conversations that result in professional development and growth. Fee: $135. Registration deadline: May 8 for May 15 session; May 16 for May 23 sessions.

May 21
May 21, 23 Communications Skills for Managers 1 to 5 p.m.
Parkland College Business Training, 1315 N. Mattis Ave., Champaign Increase your reading, writing, speaking and listening proficiency with real-life scenarios and interactive exercises from Cindy Guthrie. Learn proven practical concepts and techniques that will help you communicate more effectively with others, deliver your messages clearly, ask questions and make successful presentations. Fee: $265. Registration deadline: May 14.

ACHIEVEMENTS April 2013

EDITOR'S NOTE: Have you been promoted? Has a colleague completed an intensive education program, or is one celebrating a well-earned retirement? Others in the business community will want to know it. Send milestone employment news and photos to cibm@news-gazette.com, or contact Greta Weiderman at 217-351-5695.

Kolluru joins Decatur Memorial Hospital

Cardiologist Anuradha Kolluru has joined Decatur Memorial Hospital through Illinois Heart Specialists, the cardiovascular division of the DMH Medical Group. Kolluru’s special interests include trans-esophageal echocardiography, stress imaging, nuclear cardiology, preventative cardiology and women’s heart care.
She completed both a clinical cardiovascular fellowship and an internal medicine residency at St. John Hospital in Detroit. Kolluru is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians for Internal Medicine, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography and the American Heart Association.

Schultz promoted at First Mid Illinois Bank and Trust

Calvin Schultz has been promoted to ag and commercial loan officer at First Mid Illinois Bank and Trust. He’ll be part of the Coles County commercial lending team at the bank.
Schultz began work at First Mid as a credit analyst in 2010. He is a native of Shelby County and has an associate degree in agriculture from Lake Land College and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Eastern Illinois University. He will begin at the Southwest Graduate School of Banking in May.
Schultz is a Navy veteran and lives with his family in Sullivan.

Salen is president of local realtor group

Todd Salen , a licensed real estate broker with Sperry Van Ness Ramshaw Real Estate in Champaign, has been installed as the president of the Champaign County Association of Realtors.
Salen joined the organization in 2005 and has served as chairman of the Commercial Multiple Listing Service Committee, a member of the Grievance Committee, a member of the board of directors, as secretary-treasurer and as president-elect.
As president, he’ll represent the organization on the board of directors of the Illinois Association of Realtors and as a voting delegate of the National Association of Realtors.
Other Champaign County Association of Realtors officers that were installed last fall include president-elect Phil Trautman, managing broker-appraiser with Champaign County Realty; secretary-treasurer Jeffrey Barkstall, a broker with Century 21 Heartland; and directors Kay Bird of Keller Williams Realty, Kimberly Krisman of RE/MAX Realty Associates and Martha Leary of Prudential Landmark.

Relay for Life of Champaign County wins awards

Relay for Life of Champaign County received numerous awards from the American Cancer Society, including the Terry Zahn Award for Excellence in Communication at both the state and national levels. The award is given to relay events and teams that have successfully publicized their events, and the Champaign County event was one of three events in the country recognized with this award.
Relay For Life of Champaign County also received state and national recognition and honorable recognition for the Heart of Relay awards. Champaign County was recognized at the state and national level in both mission delivery and survivorship.
The All Star Award honors events that achieve significant fundraising and participant growth, while the All American Award honors excellence through growth, retention of volunteers, increased public awareness, diversity of participants and strong volunteer leadership. Relay For Life of Champaign County was given the All American Relay and the All Star Relay Awards at the state level for growth in all six categories.

Wilken is Realtor of the Year

Pam Wilken was named 2012 Realtor of the Year for the Champaign County Association of Realtors. The award is based on involvement in the Realtor association and the real estate industry and contributions to the community.
Wilken has been a Realtor since 1992. She is a past president of the Champaign County Association of Realtors and has volunteered for many of the organization’s committees. She has also volunteered as a member of several working groups of the Illinois Association of Realtors.
She’ll be recognized in April at the Illinois Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year banquet.
Also recognized by the Champaign County Association of Realtors were:
• Jeffrey Gibbens , a broker with RE/MAX Realty Associates in Champaign, who received the Rookie of the Year award, presented to a Realtor who has been in the industry no more than two years but has been actively involved with the association.
• Becky Crane , a broker with Keller Williams Realty in Champaign, who received the Affiliate Choice Award, presented to a Realtor for contributions to the local real estate industry.
• Troy Doehring , a licensed home inspector with Tech Spec Home Inspection Service in Champaign, who received the Affiliate of the Year award, presented to an affiliate member of the association for contributions to the local real estate industry.
• Janis Redman , a broker with Twin City Realty in Champaign, who received the Helen Stafford scholarship, presented to an agent who has been a Realtor no more than five years.

Date joins Provena United Samaritans Medical Center

Dr. Amit Date is now seeing patients at Christie Clinic and at the ACCESS outpatient surgery center in Danville. He’ll also be performing surgeries and other procedures at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center as well as the ACCESS surgery center.
Date treats disorders or illnesses of the ears, nose, throat and neck. He has experience with adult and pediatric surgery specializing in general otolaryngology, otology, laryngology, head and neck cancer, endocrine surgery, allergy and rhinology.
Date received his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical Scholars Program. He completed his internship and residency at Southern Illinois University College of Medicine in Springfield. He is board-certified in otolaryngology.

Reardanz completes Leadership Academy

Deb Reardanz , president and CEO of Clark-Lindsey, was named a Leadership Academy Fellow after completing the Leading Age Leadership Academy. The academy is a yearlong program to develop aging services leaders.
Reardanz has been at Clark-Lindsey for 15 years. She has a master’s in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. She is a licensed certified public sccountant and a licensed nursing home administrator.

The new year will bring some changes to Central Illinois Business magazine.

The magazine will now be printed bimonthly. You won't see an issue in January; the next issue will cover February and March.

In 2013, we'll launch an improved Central Illinois Business website, at www.centralillinoisbusiness.com, that will allow us to provide more timely updates of many of the economic indicators we publish in the magazine, as well as other current business news and event information that you won't see in the printed publication.

We are working on stories on a variety of business issues we think you'll want to read about. And if you have an idea of a story or issue you'd like to read about in Central Illinois Business -- either in the printed magazine or online -- please let me know.

The magazine will again be printed on glossy paper, as the Forty Under 40 issue was in November.

We hope you continue to enjoy the printed magazine, and that you also look at the improved website once it's launched for more news about the local business community.