SIKESTON -- Do you have a "dirty job?" Or know someone who does?
To mark Labor Day, the Standard Democrat will feature some of the dirtiest jobs in the area in its business section.
Suggestions can be made to Business Editor Michelle Felter by calling 471-6980 or e-mailing them to michellef@standard-democrat.com. Deadline is Aug. 20.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Geoff Parker, vice president of First Missouri State Bank of Cape Girardeau, was among the 219 bankers receiving graduation diplomas on May 30 from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. This three-year program provides courses covering all aspects of banking, economics and related subjects.
Sponsored by 15 southern state bankers associations in cooperation with the Division of Continuing Education at LSU, the banking school requires attendance on campus for three years, with extensive bank study assignments between sessions. The faculty consists of bankers, business and professional leaders and educators from all parts of the U.S.
During their three years at the Graduate School of Banking, students receive 180 hours of classroom instruction, 30 hours of reviews, planned evening study and written final examinations at the end of each session.
Parker is a 1988 graduate of Sikeston High School and a 1992 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mike and Dawn Parker of Sikeston.
POPLAR BLUFF -- Captain Stephen J. Hinesly, director of the Crime Laboratory Division, retired effective Aug. 1 after more than 32 years of dedicated service. The retirement was announced in a news release by Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Hinesly was appointed to the Patrol on Nov. 1, 1975, as a member of the 45th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol's Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop I, Zone 3, in Cuba, Mo. He worked the road in Troop I and Troop E in Poplar Bluff. On June 1, 1990, Hinesly was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor for Troop E, Zone 6 in Sikeston. In 1991, he transferred to the Division of Drug and Crime Control and was assigned to the Troop E
Investigative Unit. He was promoted to sergeant on June 1, 1993. Hinesly was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to General Headquarters, Gaming Division in Jefferson City in August 1997. He became a captain on May 1, 2002, and was designated director of the Crime Laboratory Division.
Hinesly was born in Kennett and graduated from Senath-Hornersville High School before attending Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Ark. He earned a bachelor's of science degree in zoology with a minor in chemistry in 1973. While an active member of the Patrol, Hinesly attended the Northwestern University Traffic Institute School of Police Staff and Command, in 1999.
Hinesly and his wife, Margie (Shuburte), have four grown children: Allison, Jonathan, Sarah, and Kathryn.
SIKESTON -- Carol Clark was chosen as May employee of the month at Sikeston Health Care.
She has been involved in the medical profession since 1968 when she started working for A.D. Martin, M.D., followed by Jennifer Swiney, M.D. and Stephen Welton, M.D. She has been an employee of Systems Services for 12 years with the last three years being the business office manager at Sikeston Health Care. She also does medical records and assists with social services.
She lives in Bell City with her husband Jim. They have two sons and three wonderful grandchildren. Her mother taught her a job worth doing is worth doing right. She tries to live her life by the Serenity Prayer and stated working at Sikeston Health Care has been a very rewarding experience and each and every resident has a special place in her heart