Sue Glatz recently completed a recertification course to practice cosmetology in Kansas. She is employed at Rejuvene Salon & Day Spa, 2108 W. 27th St.

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Troy Roberts has joined Wakarusa Valley Development Inc. as a loan officer. Roberts previously worked three years at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washburn University and a master’s degree in education from Kansas University.

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Drs. Ken Wertzberger and Jeff Randall, Lawrence orthopedic surgeons and Kansas University team physicians from the Kansas Center for Athletic Medicine, recently attended the Big 12 team physicians conference in Phoenix. Wertzberger provided a presentation on instability of the shoulder treated arthroscopically with rotator cuff interval closure only. He also did a case presentation about posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Randall spoke on recurrent instability of the shoulder.

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Matthew Heckler has joined Realty Executives, 1037 Vt. Heckler, who has lived in the Lawrence area for nearly 30 years, will provide services such as comparable market analysis and custom marketing plans.

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Lori Carnahan, Lawrence, has been reappointed to a second, two-year term on the state advisory committee of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. Members of the committee advise BCBSKS on issues relevant to members. Carnahan is personnel manager for the City of Lawrence.

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Karen Mueller, head teller at Emprise Bank, recently completed the 2003/2004 Advanced School of Banking from June 27 to July 2 in Grand Island, Neb. The course is sponsored by the Kansas and Nebraska Bankers Assns. The course is designed to assist bankers in developing operational and managerial skills to better serve the needs of their banks and communities.

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Brenda Lehman, Lawrence, recently completed 80 hours of training in body wraps with VMM Enterprises in Clearwater, Fla. She learned about the Slender Inch Loss Body Wrap Program Technology, which offers opportunities to detoxify, tighten, tone, define and contour the physical body. Lehman, a licensed esthetician and pedicurist, is the owner of Body and Soles in Lawrence, a company that specializes in therapeutic or corrective skin care, hair removal, manicures, pedicures, massage and Reiki Energy Balancing. Body and Soles offers the following body wraps: slenderizing, hard fat reduction and anti-aging properties.

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Logan Rutherford, a 17-year-old senior at Shawnee Mission East High School, will be featured in the upcoming issue of Frappier Acceleration Magazine in the Fantastic Athletes section. Rutherford, a senior linebacker for the high school football team, has participated in the TherapyWorks Sports Acceleration program in Lawrence since 2002. The Acceleration program is designed to increase athletes’ strength, speed, balance and overall athletic performance. During his two years participating in the TherapyWorks Sports Acceleration program, Rutherford has set numerous program records.

TherapyWorks is an outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinic in Lawrence that also includes a full-service Wellness Center and TherapyWorks Sports Acceleration program.

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Courtney Schmitt has been named a child and family services case manager for the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Lawrence. She will be providing case management services, resource acquisition, crisis intervention and outreach activities to youth and their families. Schmitt previously worked as a milieu treatment counselor at the Orchard Place Child Guidance Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She has bachelor’s degrees in psychology and sociology from Iowa State University.

E. Sue Hummer has been named senior therapist in the Intensive Adult Outpatient Services for the Bert Nash center. Hummer previously worked in Albuquerque Public Schools as a social worker and as a substance abuse therapist in the Alcohol and Substance Abuse program for the University of New Mexico-University Hospital. She has a master’s degree in social welfare from Kansas University.

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Marcia Epstein, director of Headquarters Counseling Center, has been appointed to an advisory board for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Epstein will be a member of the administration’s “expert panel” on crisis center networking and evaluation. The appointment was given in recognition of the center’s long record of service and the director’s active involvement in national and regional suicide prevention organizations.

Honors and awards

Cottonwood Inc. recently was honored by the Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., as one of the government’s best suppliers at an Automated Best Value System award ceremony during the center’s annual business conference.

Cottonwood received the Gold Medal Award for its outstanding performance in supplying the government with military cargo tie-down straps. The award is the highest award achievable and represents Cottonwood’s excellent performance in supplying quality products and meeting delivery schedules.

Coming events

In honor of National Ice Cream Month, Cold Stone Creamery, 647 Mass., is launching a monthlong fund-raising effort nationwide on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

A portion of all ice cream and ice cream cake sales during July will benefit the foundation. In addition, for a $1 donation, Cold Stone will invite customers to invent their own signature ice cream and have their name and recipe inscribed on a special Make-A-Wish star to be posted on the store walls.

The third annual “World’s Largest Ice Cream Cake Social” will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 29. Customers will be treated to a free slice of the ice cream cake and will be encouraged to make a donation in return.

Cold Stone Creamery will sponsor an 11-year-old girl’s wish to travel to Greece for the international games in Athens this summer with her family.