People on the move 8/6/07

Financial representative wins planning award

D. Joseph McKeon, a financial representative for 27 years with Northwestern Mutual Financial Networks, received the 2007 Missouri Insurance and Financial Planner of the Year award at the annual convention of the Missouri Association of Insurance and Financial Planners in Columbia, Mo. The award recognizes McKeon both for his work in the community and his accomplishments in his industry. McKeon is a member of the Foundation Board of Southeast Missouri Hospital and the board of the St. Louis Council Boy Scouts of America. He received the financial adviser of the year award three times from his local association, most recently in 2006.

Sales director earns diamond, amethyst ring

Future executive senior sales director Jana Jateff of Cape Girardeau was honored in Dallas by Mary Kay Cosmetics with inclusion in the national queens court of sales. Jateff earned a diamond and amethyst ring for selling more than $47,000 worth of retail cosmetics for the year. Jateff has been a sales representative for Mary Kay Cosmetics for more than 25 years; this year's recognition marks her 12th appearance in the national court of sales.

Two SEMO grads join mentoring partnership

D. Joseph McKeon

Two new youth specialists joined the Missouri Mentoring Partnership's Young Parent Program serving Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties. Danielle Bellew, who holds a bachelor's degree in social work, works with young mothers and their mentors. David Hines is developing a father-focused program to encourage young fathers to be positive influences in their children's lives. Bellew and Hines are graduates of Southeast Missouri State University.

Woodmen of America name top rookie

Bruce Qualls, Jackson district representative with Modern Woodmen of America, was named Rookie of the Month for July. The award is given to full-time representatives who have been with Modern Woodmen of America for less than three years and are leading the agency in production. Qualls became full time with the Modern Woodmen's Rainwater Agency in Farmington, Mo., in October 2005.

Two join Sensations salon in Fruitland

Sensations, a hair, nail and massage salon in Fruitland, added two new staff last week. Lindsey Kielas, who was employed at Just Teasin' in Cape Girardeau, and Carrie O'Connell, who was previously employed at J.C. Penney, will be providing hair care at the salon owned by Tina Burger. They join massage therapist Alisa Vangennit, Melanie Penrod and Kristen Deck, who left the Style Shop in Jackson in April to move to Sensations, offering services from hair coloring to manicures to massages. Sensations opened in January.

Rural Development staff attend training

The Jackson office personnel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program recently attended a training session on the Community Facility Guaranteed Loan program at the Missouri state office in Columbia, Mo. Randal D. Friend, rural development manager, Debra Baker, rural development assistant and Randy L. Flowers, rural development technician took part in the training to provide better service in the program that provides guaranteed financing through private lenders for rural communities to meet the basic needs of residents.

-- From staff reports