Awards• Israel G. Torres, managing partner of Torres Consulting & Law Group, LLC, has been awarded the Hispanic Leadership Institute’s Daniel R. Ortega, Jr. Public Service Award. Torres was recognized for his previous roles as a municipal and state appointed official, his volunteerism for numerous nonprofit and business associations and involvement in statewide elections.Torres served [...]

AwardsRuthe Blalock Jones, Delaware/Shawnee/Peoria, a longtime artist and educator, has been chosen as the recipient of the 5th Annual Spirit of the Heard Award. Jones, a director and associate professor of art at Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla., was chosen for her lifelong dedication to promoting American Indian Art and educating other young artists. Jones’ [...]

AwardsSteve Dunham, CEO of Canyon State Credit Union, was honored with the Arizona Credit Union League’s (ACUL) “Very Outstanding Credit Union Person” Award at the organization’s recent annual convention in Tucson. The award seeks to recognize an individual who has gone above and beyond in service to the credit union movement.“Steve Dunham is most deserving [...]

Non-Profits• Tim Delaney, an attorney who leads the Phoenix-based nonprofit Center for Leadership, Ethics & Public Service, has been chosen by the board of directors of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) as the organization’s new chief executive officer.Delaney began his career and became a partner at a large multi-state law firm. When appointed [...]

Government• Sen. Amanda Aguirre, D-Yuma, was awarded with a Walk the Talk Award at the Arizona Medical Association’s 2008 President’s Banquet June 6 at the Arizona Club in Phoenix. David Landrith, vice president of policy and political affairs for the organization, says the “award recognizes people (not just legislators) who have shown they put their [...]

Juvenile Corrections• Regina Cordova, an investigator with the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, graduated from the Central Arizona Regional Law Officers Training Academy Class #102 on May 8 at the Pence Center in Coolidge. Cordova was with the Governor’s Office prior to joining ADJC. She has a BS from ASU in Justice Studies and is [...]

BoardsDennis J. Shields, dean of the Phoenix School of Law, has been appointed chair of the Board of Directors of the Greater Phoenix Urban League.  Shields has dedicated his career to legal education and is a staunch supporter of the mission of the Urban League, which is to assist African Americans, other minorities and the [...]

CouncilsThe Arizona Insurance Council (AIC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to consumer education and partnership building on behalf of property and casualty insurers in Arizona, has promoted and elected the following people as officers for 2008:Nicole Farr has been promoted from AIC public relations assistant to manager of communicationsJavier Rey, vice president of operations for State [...]

ChambersAnnika Jackson, vice president of the Enchantment Group, has been named to the Sedona Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Jackson also serves as vice president and managing director of Enchantment Resort and Mii amo, a destination spa within the 70-acre Enchantment Resort. Her two-year term began in February.Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Jackson has 18 [...]

LegalTeams from the Phoenix School of Law took second and fourth places in the American Bar Association’s regional “Representation in Mediation” competition held at Phoenix Law.There were 10 teams competing, two each from Phoenix Law, Arizona State University (ASU), the University of Utah, Pepperdine and Cal Western. Third-year Phoenix Law students Lori Landau and Bo [...]