Kris Lau, communications manager at Northwest Research Group, Inc., Bellvue, Wash., won the 1996 Communicator Award from the Washington Press Association for her work on the company’s newsletter, InnerView. The firm has also welcomed Jane Alston as research assistant.
Linda Birch has joined Maritz Marketing Research Inc.’s Automotive Research Group in Southfield, Mich., as an account manager to Ford.
Charo Aguila has joined MarketDevelopment, Inc., San Diego, as qualitative project director. In addition, Everett Hernandez has joined the firm as director of business development.
The following have been appointed to the corporate executive team at Indianapolis, Ind.-based Walker Information: Philip Bounsall, senior vice president and chief financial officer; Philip Atrill, president and chief executive officer, Elliott Research Corp.; Raymond Becker, senior vice president, organizational effectiveness; Brian Lunde, senior vice president, global sales and service; Terence Reilly, senior vice president, operations. The executive team has also organized the entire company into market teams. The seven industries and their chosen team leaders are: Kimberly Graham Lee, senior vice president, commercial; Rich Newman, vice president, communications and technology; B.J. Kyzr-Sheeley, vice president, energy utilities; Mark Walker, vice president, financial services; Wade Lange, Sr., vice president, healthcare; Curt Carlson and Kathy McCarty, vice presidents, international; Bob Kizer, vice president, manufacturing & trade. In addition, the firm has appointed nine people to the new position of vice president: Paula Cooper, Amy Davidoff, Jay Fredstrom, Mike Huser, Courtney Jinks, Brad Linville, Sandy McCollum, Sonya Miske and Kathy Wendell.
Roy L. Baldassari has been promoted to senior vice president of Response Analysis Corp., Princeton, N.J. William Scott Brown has been promoted to project manager at PG Research, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.
Brian Nason has joined CB&A Market Research, Winston-Salem, N.C., as manager of administration.
Sandra Ogle has been promoted to director of quality control at ACG Research Solutions, the market research division of St. Louis-based Aragon Consulting Group. She is succeeded as manager of field services by Sarah Bell.
Edward Fielding has joined McGraw Hill as market information manager of Byte magazine.
Colle & McVoy, a Minneapolis marketing communications firm, has added Rick Greenfield as director of market research.
Sandra Thau has joined Murphy Marketing Research, Milwaukee, as an account supervisor.
Iowa Field Research has named Anthony Soares general manager, a position he previously held from 1990-1994.
Research Data Analysis, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has announced the following appointments: Allan Dix has been named a project manager in the strategic accounts group; Carol Dwyer has been named project director; Kelly Haggard has been named project director; and Michael Strong has been named project manager.
Barnes Research Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., has promoted Tommie Jo Van Order, to assistant supervisor of the phone room.
John Glazier has joined Custom Research Inc.’s San Francisco office as vice president.
Tom Hayes and Clint Schertzer have joined The Training & Development Center, the education division of Burke, Inc., Cincinnati, as senior consultants.
Charlie Ballard has joined ASI Market Research, Stamford, Conn., as vice president of marketing and sales for the company’s ASIRAS division.
Debbi Scheppard has been promoted to data collection manager at C.J. Olson Market Research, Inc., Minneapolis.
Greg Frank has joined Macro Consulting, Inc., Mountain View, Calif., as senior research analyst.
Irwin Research Services, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has formed two new divisions: The Irwin Group, Inc., and Irwin Research Associates, Inc. Kathryn Blackburn has been appointed president of The Irwin Group. Denise Henry has been appointed president of Irwin Research Associates.
Polaris Marketing Research, Atlanta, has hired Roger Phillips as a new account executive for health care research. The firm has also added Chris Vermillion to oversee the telephone interviewing center.
Names of Note May 1996

Abstract
Personnel changes in marketing and marketing research
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- Research Industry
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- Magazine Article | Names of Note