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Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

Tamera Larsen-Engelkes

Tamera Larsen-Engelkes has been named chief nursing officer at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. She previously served as Avera Health’s vice president of informatics. Larsen-Engelkes started her career at a critical access hospital for two years before coming to Avera McKennan in 1996 as a bedside nurse in the burn unit and ICU. Since then, she has been a resource nurse, unit supervisor and nurse manager in the Women’s Center. In 2013, she was named nursing director for inpatient orthopedics, brain and spine, short stay, inpatient rehabilitation and rehab therapy departments. She succeeds Lori Popkes, who has resigned to spend more time helping her family.

Lucas Lorenzen

TSP

Lucas Lorenzen, a structural engineer with TSP Inc., has been named one of Prairie Business magazine’s 40 Under 40. The annual list recognizes top business professionals younger than 40 from South Dakota, North Dakota and western Minnesota. Honorees have made significant impacts in their chosen professions and continue to help make the region a better place to work and live.

Heather Olson

Hegg Realtors

Heather Olson has joined Hegg Realtors. Olson has been a licensed Realtor for 25 years.

Maguire Iron

Maguire Iron has promoted two leaders.

Jamie Mays

Brian Cooper

Brian Cooper is vice president of business development. He has been with the company for five years and previously served as director of business development.

Jamie Mays is vice president of sales. He has been with the company for four years and previously served as director of sales.

Sioux Empire Society for Human Resource Management

The Sioux Empire Society for Human Resource Management has presented its annual awards.

Alyssa Bainbridge

Kerry Bamsey

Distinguished Professional of the Year: Kerry Bamsey, director, senior human resources business partner at The Bancorp.

Emerging Human Resource Professional of the Year: Alyssa Bainbridge, human resource specialist at Voyage Federal Credit Union.

Workplace Excellence Award – Culture: The First National Bank in Sioux Falls.

Workplace Excellence Award – Community Impact: East River Electric.

Workplace Excellence Award – Diversity: Gage Brothers.