memos

Robyn (Lebow) Weiss, sixth/sev-
enth-grade counselor at Norup
International School in the Berkley
School District, has been named
Educator of the Year by the PTSA
organization at Norup. The award
stated in part that Weiss "serves
an invaluable role in supporting the
educational and emotional needs of
our middle school students every
day. Her daily commitment to serve
her students is unparalleled. She
was also instrumental in bringing
Challenge Day to Norup this past
December."

Mitchell K. Simon and Lawrence
S. Russman have merged their

accounting practices under the
firm name Simon, Russman &
Associates P.C. The offices are
located at 7115 Orchard Lake Rd.,
suite 410, in West Bloomfield.

Larry R. Shulman, was one of 12

Bodman LLP attorneys included
in the January/February Corporate
Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers.
He serves in the banking division of
the Detroit office.

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Lena Epstein,

general manager of
marketing at Vesco
Oil Corporation
in Southfield, has
been accepted
into the 2009 class
of Leadership
Epstein
Michigan, a
program of the
Michigan Chamber Foundation.
She is one of 28 professionals
from across the state that received
admittance into this year's pro-
gram, which will be held through-
out Michigan from April through
October.

Before

Nancy M. Schlichting of Bloomfield

Hills, president and chief execu-
tive officer of Henry Ford Health
System, was honored by B'nai B'rith
international for her commitment
to "developing clinical excellence,
a fabulous patient experience and
a great environment for all Henry
Ford Health System professionals to
advance their careers."

Andrew Farbman, president and

CEO of NAI Farbman in Detroit, was
recognized by NAI Global, corn-
mercial real estate services, with its
Chairman's Award for performance
in 2008.

Joseph Ostrow,

a 10th-grader
at Berkley
High School in
Huntington Woods
and a member
of the symphony
orchestra there,
Ostrow
will participate un
the 2009 Blue Lake
International Exchange Program.
Groups will tour European coun-
tries from the Mediterranean to the
North Sea, visiting and presenting
concerts.

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MSU Hillel Dinner

The Lester and Jewell Morris Hillel
Jewish Student Center at Michigan
State University in East Lansing
will hold its fourth annual "Inspiring
Future Leaders" dinner on Sunday,
April 19, at the University Club.
MSU Hillel will honor MSU Trustee
Faylene Owen and Ambassador
Larry Owen. Speakers will include
MSU coaches Tom Izzo, Mark
Dantonio and Suzy Merchant.
Faylene Owen, who serves on
the MSU Hillel board, was elected
statewide to an eight-year term on
the MSU Board of Trustees, where
she is chair of the finance commit-
tee.
Attorney Larry Owen was a prin-
cipal in the law firm Miller Canfield
and was elected to the East Lansing

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City Council and later served as
mayor. As an adviser to Gov. James
Blanchard, he led projects that cre-
ated the Michigan Education Trust
and the Michigan Strategic Fund.
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