* The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts presented awards for 2008: Philanthropy Award, GE Johnson Construction Co.; Innovation Award, Kaiser Permanente; Workforce Award, ripcord LLC; and Workspace Award, Anchor Center for Blind Children.
* The Hospice of Saint John in Lakewood named Marty Arizumi as executive vice president.
* The Colorado Rural Housing Development Corp. received $116,404 to support foreclosure-prevention counseling efforts. Information: 719-633- 0535.
* Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins was named one of the nation's 100 top hospitals by Thomson Healthcare for the fifth consecutive year.
* PEAK Resources Inc., headquartered in Denver, and Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group signed a distributor agreement.
* Roger P. Thomasch, W. Mi chael Clowdus, Beverly J. Quail and Kevin Shea, of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, will be published as "Leaders in Their Field" in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
* Colorado Health Facilities Authority appointed Ann C. Kiley and George "Skip" Gray III to serve on the board of directors of COHFA.
* Constance D. Smith, of Denver, was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She is the first female fellow in RJ&L's 105-year history.
* The Denver Office of Economic Development hired Terrance Ware as its director of housing and neighborhood development.
* ProStor Systems of Boulder named Buzz Walker as vice president of product management.
* Chardell Steves joined Continuum Partners LLC as director of retail leasing.
* The University of Colorado Denver named Daniel J. Howard as dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences.
* Key National Finance appointed Michael J. Swartz as managing director of its lease advisory and distribution services business.
* Key Equipment Finance appointed Susan Taldone as vice president and director of the construction and industrial group.
* AlphaSniffer LLC of Boulder appointed Dr. J. William Freytag as chairman of the board of directors.
* Sarah Evans joined Arment Dietrich Inc. as a senior account executive.
* Land Architects International hired Peter J. Bichler as director of planning and design for the firm's Fort Collins office.
* Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck hired David G. Scott as an associate in its Denver office and James M. Ralph as an associate in the San Diego office.
* Fidelity Reverse Mortgage named John Neumeier as executive vice president.
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