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Duane W. Acklie, chairman of the board of Bank First and Crete Carrier, was appointed by President George W. Bush to be the new chairman of the board of directors of Sallie Mae's Student Loan Marketing Association subsidiary. (08/12/03, PR Newswire)

Payerpath Inc. of Richmond, a provider of Internet-based financial transaction solutions, announced that Troy Burns, senior vice president and chief information officer, was elected to the Board of Commissioners for The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a nonprofit, independent accrediting agency. (08/12/03, Business Wire)

Emily Mayhew, an employee of the global nuclear power company, Framatome ANP, was selected as one of the 2004 Top Ten Business Women of American Business Women's Association. (07/31/03, PR Newswire)

Thomas J. Inzana, a bacteriologist, and his research team at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg were awarded a $1.06 million grant from the U.S. Army to develop a vaccine for tularemia, classified as a Category A bioterrorism agent by the Centers for Disease Control. (07/22/03, Press release)