Business notes News-Chronicle M&I Bank Green Bay has named Jeff DeBakker assistant branch manager of the M&I office located at 2223 E. Main Street. He has 18 years of banking experience with M&I Bank. DeBakker earned an associate degree in business administration from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and has earned his accident and health and life insurance licenses as well as financial paraplanning certification. Baylake Bank recently announced that Larry Brunette has joined the company as business development trust officer based out of their downtown Green Bay Financial Center. Brunette comes to the bank with 15 years of banking, investment, and management experience. Timothy Kallies has been promoted to the position of Manager-Central Region for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation. The Central Region encompasses Public Service's local offices in Green Bay, Oshkosh, Marinette/Menominee, and Wausaukee. He is a graduate of St. Norbert College in De Pere with a B.B.A. degree in Accounting and received an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Kallies replaces Peter Van Beek, 59, who is retiring after more than 35 years with the company. Bernard E. Dahlin has been elected to the community board of directors at M&I Bank, Green Bay. Dahlin is president of Nichols Paper Products Company. His is actively involved in several community organizations, including the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix Fund, Friends of St. Mary's Hospital and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Capital Campaign. Karen T. Beckwith, president and CEO of Gelco Information Network of Eden Prairie, Minn., has been named to the board of directors of Associated Banc-Corp. She also serves on the boards of CNS Inc., makers of Breathe Right Nasal Strips, and H-G Holdings, parent company of Gelco. Her appointment is temporary until she stands for election at the 2005 Associated shareholders meeting. Three local companies are among 40 nominees for the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award given by Smith & Gesteland of Madison, Associated bank and Dewitt Ross & Stevens law firm. They include Amerhart Ltd., Maplewood Packing Inc. and Verhalen Inc. The winners will be announced next month. The Greater Green Bay YMCA has named its volunteers of the year for 2003. They include Kelly DeGrant-Vissers, Broadview YMCA; Irene Skarzynski, downtown YMCA; Geri Niedzwiecki, West Side YMCA; Richard Timmerman, Camp Wabansi and Jeff Franklin, Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya. Jay Van Zeeland, owner of Tell-My-Mom.com in Suamico, has completed training as an assistant director for Business Network International, a business referral organization. Chris L. Thelen has joined M&I Bank Green Bay as an investment representative at the downtown Green Bay location. Thelen has six years of experience in the investment field, previously serving in financial planning positions for both Edward D. Jones & Co. and Baylake Bank. James Greene of WG&R Furniture has been named winner of the family-owned small business category in the Small Business Administration's regional and state award program. His award was one of 12 state awards announced by the SBA, which will present the honors in Milwaukee May 21. Woodward Radio Group stations WAPL 105.7 FM and WKSZ 95.9 FM were honored by the Children's Miracle Network Radiothon Awards for their work on the story of a child as part of a radiothon for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in September. The stations, along with WECB 104.3 FM and WHBY 1150 AM, will carry the next radiothon Sept. 15-18. The Warren Group has been named "Agency of the Year" by the EPIC Life Insurance Company for having the company's top premium production for 2003. Green Bay Packaging has received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Environmental Performance for its use of previously un-recyclable label stock waste as supplemental fuel pellets. The system, devised by Pellet America of Appleton, cut 295 tons per month from the company's waste sent to landfill. Radisson Hotels and Resorts has presented its top honor, the President's Award, to the Oneida Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. This ranks the Oneida hotel as among the top 60 of more than 440 Radisson hotels and is the third time it has won the award. Jason Smurawa of Green Bay has been promoted to correctional sergeant at the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution in Plymouth. Kim P. Talbot, owner of Talbot's Martial Arts Center, will be inducted into the World Martial Arts League International Hall of Fame 2004 on May 14 in Frankfurt, Germany. He will receive the "American Humanitarian Award" for his teaching of self-defense for women, the disabled, blind and work with at-risk children. In addition, Kristin VanderMuss, an instructor at Talbot's, will be inducted, receiving the "American Female Tae-Kwon-Do Instructor of the Year" award for work with women and local children. Dr. John Hartman of Sobieski has been elected to a three-year term on the Wisconsin Medical Society's board of directors. The National Arbor Day Federation has named Wisconsin Public Service Corporation a "Tree Line USA" utility for the ninth year in a row. It recognizes WPS for protecting trees as part of its service. Tom Roszkowski has joined Green Bay Packaging Inc. as Mill Regional Sales Manager. He will be responsible for customers at the company's Green Bay and Arkansas Kraft divisions and will be based in Cincinnati. M&I Trust has added Camala Denman Roberts as assistant vice president. She will provide trust administration and wealth management services in the Green Bay area.