Michael Mayernik has joined the Security Benefit Group of Companies, a Topeka, Kan., life insurance provider, as market research director.
Dianne Flock will serve as branch manager of Quality Conttrolled Services’ new Farmington Hills, Mich., telephone survey center.
M/A/R/C Research, Dallas, has promoted Maureen Keeting to project manager and Mark Johnson to account executive. The Chicago office of M/A/R/C Research has added Dan Stults as vice president and Cathy Noji as senior analyst.
Richard W. Tobin, president of Strategy Research Corp., Miami, was inducted into the Hispanic Business magazine Se Habla Español Hall of Fame for his "outstanding contributions to the Hispanic market."
Microtab, Inc., Atlanta, has promoted Lisa Lesser to director of client services.
Linda Goulder has joined Behavioral Analysis Inc. (BAI), Tarrytown, N.Y., as assistant vice president at BAI International. Sandra Kluttz has joined BAI as senior research associate in the qualitative research department. Glenda Auerbach has been named vice president in the company’s product development division.
Edmund Kelley has joined C.J. Olson Market Research, Minneapolis, as research analyst. The firm also promoted Debbi Scheppard to data collection associate manager.
The Society of Insurance Research has established a home page on the World Wide Web. The home page contains jump links to membership information, officers, upcoming events, publications, the S.I.R. Research Award and the Associate in Research and Planning professional designation. The non-profit organization has also elected new officers and directors, including: president - Patricia Saporito; president-elect - Wendell Larson; secretary - Peter Delucchi; treasurer - Russell Bingham.
Debbie Harsha has joined CB&A MarketResearch, Winston-Salem, N.C., as local field manager. The firm has also promoted Scott Bryant to local field manager.
Naomi Brody has joined Langer Associates, New York, as research director.
Market Directions, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has added Anthony Blum to its staff as vice president.