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Corporate Ladder &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 HIRINGS/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PROMOTIONS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Skanska USA Inc.: Stuart E. Graham, formerly of Forty Fort, has been
appointed president. Skanska USA Inc., one of the largest construction and
real estate firms in the United States, is one of four business units of
Skanska AB, a world leader in construction and real estate headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden. Graham will oversee U.S. operations, which include
subsidiary companies in heavy civil construction, building construction and
real estate development. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He began his career at Sordoni Construction in 1969. He progressed from
field engineer to president in 1982, when he opened operations in New Jersey. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In 1987, Sordoni was split into two companies: Sordoni Construction
Services and Sordoni Construction Co., New Jersey. That company was acquired
by Skanska in 1990. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Graham, a resident of Morris County, N.J., remained with Sordoni Skanska
until he was appointed president of Slattery Skanska in 1995. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Merrill Lynch: Peter M. Butera has been appointed assistant vice president. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Butera, in his 12th year with Merrill Lynch, graduated with honors from the
University of Scranton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He practiced as a certified public accountant for three years before
joining Merrill Lynch as a financial consultant in 1986. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPA's, the Estate Planning
Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Merrill Lynch Presidents' Club. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is a Jenkins Township resident. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Penn State Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center: The health organization
announces the appointment of two emergency services co-directors, who join Dr.
Gary Batok in managing the department: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dr. Nancie Fitch, a graduate of the University of Scranton with a
bachelor's degree in Biology, earned a doctor of osteopathy degree from the
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1990. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She completed an internship program at Lewistown Hospital and a residency
program in emergency medicine at Memorial Hospital, York, where she served as
chief emergency medicine resident in 1994. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A member of the medical center's emergency department for the past 3 years,
she is board-certified in emergency medicine and serves as the hospital's
medical command facility director as well as medical director for five area
advanced life support units. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She is a member of the Luzerne County Heroin Task Force, is involved in the
regional re-design of the Luzerne County Disaster Plan, and serves as a
preceptor to physician assistant and paramedic students completing clinical
assignments in emergency medicine. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She is a Dallas resident. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dr. Keith Vrabec earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology from the
University of Michigan in 1986 and a medical degree from the Medical College
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1990. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He completed an internship in surgery at Geisinger Medical Center,
Danville, and a residency program in emergency medicine at the University of
Maryland Medical Systems, Baltimore, where he served as administrative chief
resident in 1993-94. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He has been a member of the Penn State Geisinger system since July 1994. A
fellow of the American College of Physicians, Vrabec earned Diplomat status
from the American Board of Emergency Medicine in 1995. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is certified as a medical command physician by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A White Haven resident, he serves as medical director for four ambulance
and fire services. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Attorney Frank A. Mazzeo has been appointed special trial master for
Lackawanna County by the Honorable Judge James Walsh. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton, he received a law
degree from Howard University School of Law in May 1982. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is an Old Forge resident. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 American Telnet Inc.: The company announces two new employees: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Katherine R. Borgia has been named retail accounts manager. A graduate of
Marywood University with a bachelor's degree in business administration, she
previously was associated with The Lackawanna Medical Group. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 David P. DeMarzo has been named sales manager. An honors graduate of Temple
University, Philadelphia, and Boston University, where he received a
bachelor's degree in business administration. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is the former Sales Manager of NVC, Boston. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Community Medical Center: Dr. Brian Holmes has joined the staff of
Northeastern Neurological Associates and Community Medical Center's
Shock-Trauma Center, where he will treat nervous system injuries and
disorders. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A Scranton native, he is a board-certified neurosurgeon. He returned to
Northeastern Pennsylvania after holding the position of assistant professor of
neurosurgery at the Penn State University Hospital/Children's Hospital at the
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center since 1994. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He completed a fellowship in cranial base and cerebrovascular surgery at
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., and a residency
in neurosurgery and an internship in general surgery at the
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 His training at Dartmouth-Hitchcock included a rotation at the National
Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He earned a medical degree a Hershey Medical Center and a bachelor's degree
in biology from the University of Pennsylvania. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is a Dalton resident. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BOARD &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 OF DIRECTORS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kingdom Vacations: Ross Mantione, president of Kingdom Vacations, has been
elected to the United States Tour Operators Association's board of directors. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He took office during the organization's Annual Conference in Kona, Hawaii.
His two-year term will expire Dec., 31, 1999. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 APPOINTMENTS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 American Red Cross: Dr. William V. Lewis, Jr. has been named regional
liaison to oversee Red Cross services in the state of New Jersey. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lewis, an assistant vice president and registered investment adviser with
Merrill Lynch, Wilkes-Barre, was named to the volunteer post by American Red
Cross President Elizabeth Dole and Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair Rocky Jacobs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He serves as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Board of the American
Red Cross and served in 1997 as the liaison for the Virginia/District of
Columbia Red Cross operations. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is a past chairman of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Red Cross and
serves as a vice chair of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional Red Cross
Blood Center. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 RETIREMENT &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Community Banks: Thomas L. Miller, chairman and chief executive officer of
Community Banks Inc., and chairman, president and chief executive officer of
Community Banks, N.A., retired Dec. 31. He will continue to serve on the board
of directors of both entities. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ernest L. Lowe, president and CEO of Community Banks, Inc. has assumed
Miller's positions with the holding company and the bank. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lowe, who has 40 years of banking experience, has been with Community Banks
for 13 years. Previously, he was executive vice president of a bank with
assets in excess of $1.5 billion. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 AWARDS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania: The
organization was selected as the recipient of the Innovative Education
Presentation Award in the National Foundation for Consumer Credit's Pace
Awards. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The award recognizes the agency with the most innovative, unique and
appropriate education presentation in money management from among 200 member
agencies throughout the United States and Canada. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 CCCS teamed up with PP&amp;L to create the REWARDS program, designed to help
low and moderate income consumers avoid electric bill delinquencies and
termination of service through better money management and efficient energy
usage. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Valley Chevrolet: The dealership has received a plaque for completing 100
percent of the Chevrolet Service Training Standards requirements. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Completion of the required training qualified the dealership for the STS
Hall of Fame. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Blue Ridge Truck Parts: The Dorrance firm has been honored for outstanding
ATV sales as a Polaris dealer. The Century 100 Club award was presented during
a recent national Polaris dealer sales convention. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Trion Industries: David R. Thalenfeld, founder and chief executive officer
of Trion Industries Inc., was named to the Hall of Fame by the
Point-Of-Purchase Advertising Institute. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The announcement was made this month at POPAI's Annual Industry Conference
in San Francisco. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Inclusion as a Hall of Fame member is based upon recognized life-long
contributions and service to the advertising industry, impact upon the
industry through an idea or invention, integrity in business affairs, and
local community service. His contributions have earned him a total of 37
patents for innovations in the display field. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Thalenfeld's earliest contribution to the field was the 1965 patenting of
the first straight-entry display hook, a pegboard hook design which didn't
have to be tilted up to insert or remove it. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The design revolutionized the industry, making it dramatically easier to
merchandise and update displays by moving hooks filled with cards of product. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Thalenfeld's company started out with 16 employees. Trion Industries now
employs 340 people. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Trion is the world's leading manufacturer of display and scanning hooks.
The Wilkes-Barre plant features the greatest number of automated wire forming
machines of any "Point of Purchase" manufacturing facility in the world. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He is a Bear Creek resident. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 GRANT &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 King's College: Brian Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at
King's College, has received a $10,000 grant from the Camille and Henry
Dreyfus Foundation under the Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate
Institutions. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The grant will support research efforts involving the synthesis and
characterization of novel nitrogen containing organic compounds. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, he earned a doctorate
from Montana State University. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Previously, he taught at Juniata College under the Camille and Henry
Dreyfus Fellowship Program. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 CERTIFICATIONS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Matthew A. Cartwright is now board-certified in civil law by the National
Board of Trial Advocacy. The certification indicates measured experience and
expertise within the legal profession. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Screening for the certification included documentation of experience,
judicial and peer references and a day-long exam. Board-certified attorneys
also agree to report any disciplinary matters presented before any official
body, whether public or confidential, for scrutiny by the board's Standards
Committee. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Walter R. Webster Jr. has been named a certified internal auditor by the
Institute of Internal Auditors. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The designation is awarded to professionals who have passed a four-part
examination and met high standards of character, educ

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Skanska Usa Inc.: Stuart E. Graham, Formerly Of Forty Fort, Has Been Appointed 
President. Skanska Usa Inc., One Of The Largest Construction And Real Estate 
Firms In The United States, Is One Of Four Business Units Of Skanska Ab, A 
World Leader In Construction And Real Estate Headquartered In Stockholm,