Avicom Marketing Communications
Avicom Marketing Communications, Waukesha, recently announced its sponsorship and participation in the National Alliance on Mental Health’s (NAMI) fundraiser. ‘NAMI Walks for the Mind of America’ is an annual charitable event to raise money in support of mental illness awareness and support. Avicom is a Bronze Sponsor of this year’s event, making in-kind donations to support the walk and entering a team as well. This year’s NAMI Walks Chairman is Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings. The NAMI Greater Milwaukee Walk will be held Saturday, May 17 at Veteran’s Park in Milwaukee. Check-in time for participants is 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m.. For more information or to participate in the event, visit www.namigrm.org
The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, Inc.
The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. honored Thelma Sias with the Lynde B. Uihlein Award. The award is presented to individuals who have provided ongoing financial support and served as Women’s Fund ambassadors in the greater Milwaukee community. Sias is well known for her belief in and commitment to community service. She provided critical leadership in the early years of the Women’s Fund, and was a driving force behind the launch and growth of the African American Women’s Fund Project. She is a member of many civic boards, including the African-American Women’s Fund Project, Community Advocates, Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, House of Peace Ministry Council and Milwaukee Area Workforce Development.
Froedtert Hospital
Froedtert Hospital, Wauwatosa, recently published a book about its history. The Incredible Journey: The Emergence of Froedtert Hospital and Southeastern Wisconsin’s Academic Medical Center is the story of how one of the nation’s most prestigious academic medical centers very nearly wasn’t built. The 160-page book is the story of the 30-some years it took to get the hospital built and the contributions the institution has made to the practice of medicine and the state of health care in the 25-plus years that followed. The book was written by author, James King of Mequon, Froedtert’s first public relations director. The Incredible Journey is available at the West End Shoppe at Froedtert Hospital for $10.
NOISE, Inc.
NOISE, Inc., Milwaukee, recently announced that Iverson Language Associates, Inc. in Milwaukee has become its newest client. NOISE will provide its award-winning expertise for public relations, marketing, Web development and a wide variety of advertising initiatives. Iverson is a nationally renowned, ISO and translation services company that provides strategic solutions for managing document translation. Iverson Language Associates was founded in 1986 by Steven Iverson, and has since become an expert in their industry, focusing on the highest quality translation of materials such as catalogs, technical documentation, owners and service manuals, corporate communications software and financial information for numerous clients in a variety of industries.
Business Marketing Association
The Milwaukee chapter of the Business Marketing Association held its annual Bell Awards celebration last evening at the Italian Community Center. The Bell Awards recognize area companies and creative firms that achieve excellence in the production of materials or development and execution of programs that promote products or services to a business audience. The awards banquet was attended by nearly 400 area marketers, showcased more than 315 entries comprised of brochures, videos, photography, multimedia, direct mail, advertising campaigns, and other promotional works created by Milwaukee-area companies and agencies. A total of 26 Bell awards were presented to companies whose entries placed best in each of 34 categories, and 60 Excellence awards were given to companies who exhibited outstanding work in B-to-B marketing promotions. Bader Rutter & Associates took home a total of seven Bell awards and seven Excellence awards. Nelson Schmidt won the Best of Show Bell Ringer award for the Hustler Turf Equipment golf market launch, along two Bell awards and three Excellence awards. Phoenix Marketing Group was voted the winner of the People’s Choice award. Other notable winners were Avicom Marketing Communications and Marx McClellan Thrun, who each took home eight Bell and/or Excellence awards. A complete list of winners is available on the BMA Web site at www.bma-milwaukee.org.
Angel Lithographing
Angel Lithographing, Racine, recently purchased a Presstek 34DI-X from La Crosse Litho Supply, LLC, Sussex. As a premier authorized reseller of Presstek equipment and consumables, La Crosse Litho Supply distributes, services and supports Presstek’s Direct Imaging digital offset presses in the Upper Midwest.
Advanced Healthcare
Twenty-one Advanced Healthcare, Milwaukee, physicians were recognized by the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program for providing quality care to their patients with diabetes. The national recognition comes from the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the American Diabetes Association. The Advanced Healthcare (AH) physicians who have received this national recognition include: Dr. Melinda Bonilla-Puetz, internal medicine; Dr. Mark Bostwick, internal medicine; Dr. Patrick Brody, internal medicine; Dr. Kristine Bruno, internal medicine; Dr. John Bryant, internal medicine; Dr. Bruce Camilleri, internal medicine; Dr. Andrew Catanzaro, internal medicine; Dr. Mark Chelmowski, internal medicine; Dr. Laura Duncan, internal medicine/pediatrics; Dr. Daniel Heyrman, family practice; Dr. Jennifer Johnson, internal medicine; Dr. Jeffrey Katt, internal medicine; Dr. Holly Leider, internal medicine; Dr. Anne Mattson, family practice; Dr. Douglas McManus, internal medicine; Dr. Mary Ellen Mitchanis, internal medicine; Dr. Beverly Ness, internal medicine; Dr. Marc Olsen, family practice; Dr. Kanak Shah, internal medicine; Dr. Leonard Weistrop, internal medicine; and Dr. John Yang, family practice.
Medical Associates
For the first time the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recognized all of the 23 eligible Medical Associates Health Centers’ physicians for their excellence in diabetes care. The 23 recognized physicians are internal medicine or family practice physicians. They see patients at Medical Associates Health Centers in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Germantown, Sussex and Hartford. Recognition status is based on data which demonstrates that each physician’s performance at Medical Associates meets or exceed the program’s key diabetes care measures, including eye exams, blood pressure tests, nutrition therapy and patient satisfaction, among others. When people with diabetes receive quality care as outlined by these measures, they are less likely to suffer complications such as heart attacks, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and amputations. Medical Associates physicians who have been awarded recognition for diabetes care are:
Menomonee Falls: Dr. James Buck, Dr. Paul Flink, Dr. Robert Gershan, Dr. Thomas Gvora, Dr. Elizabeth Hallerman, Dr. Donald Hennessy, Dr. Charles Holmburg, Dr. Thomas Steinmetz and Dr. Malini Sims. Waukesha: Dr. William Boehm, Dr. Wendy Cooper, Dr. Thomas Gallagher, Dr. Paul O’Neil, Dr. Mark Roznik, Dr. Uma Thiru, Dr. Christine Wahmhoff and Dr. Chris Yiannias. Sussex: Dr. Kenneth Urlakis and Dr. Jennifer Weisgerber. Germantown; Dr. David Imse, Dr. Andrew Knoernschild and Dr. Douglas Marx. Hartford: Dr. Richard Lewis.
Milwaukee Center for Independence
For the second consecutive year, a Milwaukee Center For Independence (MCFI) official has been named the recipient of the Rehabilitation Leadership Award by the Wisconsin Rehabilitation Association and Rehabilitation for Wisconsin, Inc. Tom Lutzow, vice president of employment services at MCFI, accepted the 2008 award at Rehabilitation for Wisconsin’s state convention in Kohler. Lutzow received the statewide honor in part for his work in developing the Business Tax Credit for Wisconsin, legislation that encourages state employers to include workers with severe disabilities in the workforce. Lutzow was instrumental in drafting the legislation and in working with the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to get the bill adopted. Lutzow chairs Rehabilitation for Wisconsin’s Legislative Committee and, in that capacity, is currently working on LifeVEST, a program which would provide incentives for families to begin saving for the long-term care costs of a child with severe disability.
Boelter + Lincoln Marketing Communications
Boelter + Lincoln Marketing Communications, Milwaukee, has been named agency of record for the village of Elkhart Lake. Boelter + Lincoln will provide a range of marketing communications services for the Elkhart Lake Tourism Commission, including strategic planning, advertising creative, media planning and buying, and public relations.
