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Link Wachter, jewelry designer of
David Wachter & Sons Jewellers in
Birmingham, took a third place in the
North American division of the
Tahitian Pearl
Trophy design
competition, an •
official promo-
tion of the
French
Polynesia pearl
industry. The
winning piece is
a 14-karat white
Wachter
gold ring set
with a 12-millimeter, black, faceted
Tahitian pearl accented with diamonds
and rubies. It will be on display in the
family's jewelry store.

Mort Meisner, president of Huntington
Woods-based Mort Meisner Associates,
has been selected by Epoch Restaurant
Group of Novi to handle its public rela-
tions and marketing.

The Detroit-based Barbara Ann
Karmanos Cancer Institute has created
a new board of directors to oversee
patient care facilities. Arhong the new
members are Kenneth Eisenberg of
Bloomfield Hills, chairman and CEO of
Kenwal Steel Corp. in Dearborn; Dr.
Robert R. Frank of Bloomfield Hills,
interim dean of Wayne State University
School of Medicine in Detroit; Dr.
Melvin Lester of Franklin, former
senior vice president of Harper
University Hospital in Detroit.

Jonathan Liebman, president of Specs
Howard School of Broadcast Arts in
Southfield, has been appointed to the
16-member board of the Higher
Education Authority, which helps pro-
vide Michigan students with optimum
access to the financial support to pur-
sue a higher education.

Lon Grossman, president of
Technihouse Inspections Inc. of
Bloomfield Hills, recently earned the
Certified Real Estate Inspector (CRI)
designation by passing the required
examination and meeting the require-
ments set forth by the board of direc-
tors of the National Association of
Home Inspectors (NAHI). The desig-
nation is bestowed upon home inspec-
tors who demonstrate their knowledge
and proficiency in all aspects of home
inspection. A Certified Real Estate
Inspector must maintain continuing
education credits to remain in the pro-
gram. Grossman is also a Detroit Free
Press columnist, licensed builder,

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Barbara Rom of Bloomfield Hills,
attorney and partner in charge of the
Detroit office of
the law firm of
Pepper
Hamilton LLP,
was recently
appointed to
the board of
directors for
the American
Board of
Rom
Certification.
She is a designated life delegate by the
Federal Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit and chair of the Merit
Selection Panel for Bankruptcy Judges.

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David M. Lipson of West Bloomfield
has joined Paragon Underwriters Inc.,
an independent insurance agency spe-
cializing in comprehensive insurance
coverage for professionals. Lipson iS a
recentsraduate of Michigan State
University's Eli Broad College of
Business. At Paragon, he is an account
executive focused on selling profes-
sional liability insurance.

Fran Victor of West Bloomfield was
inducted into the Silver Circle of the
National Academy of television arts
and sciences. The achievement award
recognizes television professionals
who began their careers at least 25
years ago and who have made substan-
tial contributions to the industry and
the community over the course of their
careers. Victor, of Victor/Harder
Productions Inc., has created pro-
grams for many Jewish organizations
in and around Metro Detroit, including
JARC and JVS among others.

Dr. Sanford Vieder of West
Bloomfield has been named chief of
staff of Botsford General Hospital,
Farmington Hills. His responsibilities
include main-
taining commu-
nications
between the
medical staff
and serving as
president of the
hospital's execu-
tive committee.
Dr. Vieder is a
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cian in the Department of Emergency
Medicine and is a clinical professor of
medicine at Michigan State University.

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