Kathryn Evenson of St. Joseph is the recipient of the McNelly Scholarship in psychology from the University of Minnesota, Morris. After graduating with a major in psychology, Rick McNelly ’69 continued his education at the University of Michigan where he earned master’s degree in 1971 and a doctorate in 1973. At Michigan, he worked in various positions doing research and assistant teaching. He also worked for the Ann Arbor Public Schools in a follow up study of Head Start students, and he volunteered at the Michigan State Children’s Receiving Center, a group treatment home for children in the state foster-care system with significant emotional and behavioral disabilities. In 1972, McNelly moved to Rockford, Ill. and began his career at a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit agency serving developmentally disabled children and their families. While there he became a foster and adoptive parent for boys with various developmental issues. In 1986, he opened a private practice which continues today. This scholarship is students majoring in psychology who have a minimum grade-point average of 3.0, intend to go on to graduate studies, and actively participates in campus and community social-service opportunities.
CentraCare Health receives national social media award
CentraCare Health received a silver Best Social Networking e-Healthcare Leadership Award at the 20th annual Healthcare Internet Conference held Nov. 7-9 in Las Vegas. The award recognizes health-care systems for excellence in blogs, chats, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Second Life and other social-networking channels.
An independent panel of individuals familiar with health care and digital communications evaluated each entry. A total of 116 individuals participated as judges.
Heartland Security acquires Tri Comm Security Services
Heartland Security of Melrose recently announced its acquisition of Tri Comm Security Services, which has served the St. Cloud area for more than 20 years.
“Tri Comm Security Services has built a great reputation for servicing their customers,” said Guy Adams, Heartland Security’s general manager, “and like Heartland Security, selling a variety of security systems including residential, large and small commercial, video surveillance and access control.”
Heartland Security has hired local technicians to assist in Heartland Security’s growth and customer service expectations in the St. Cloud area.
Heartland Security is unique to the alarm industry, as the company was created in 1999 by nine local electric cooperatives, including Stearns Electric. Heartland Security is now owned by 14 electric cooperatives and has grown to almost 8,000 customers. A smart security system from Heartland Security lets you view your cameras and control your lights, locks, garage door and thermostat all from one app on your smartphone, giving you anytime, anywhere access to your home or business.
