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Friday, July 3, 2009

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Local dentist eceives fellowship

Dr. George N. Dimitri of Waldorf received a fellowship award from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, the world's largest dental implant organization and the largest provider of continuing dental implant education, according to its Web site.

Dimitri received the award May 9 during the ICOI symposium in Philadelphia.

A La Plata resident, Dimitri has been practicing in Waldorf since 2001.

Edward Jones' Jilek earns certification

John Jilek of the financial services firm Edward Jones in La Plata has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to use the certification marks CFP.

Jilek completed the CFP Board's initial certification requirements, which include completion of financial planning coursework and passing a comprehensive examination.

Individuals who hold CFP certification must agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and uphold CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Financial Planning Practice Standards.

Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliates, in Canada and the United Kingdom.

VNS Group celebrates seven years in business

VNS Group, a La Plata-based library services firm, is celebrating its seventh year in business with a new office in Washington, D.C.

VNS Group specializes in library support and information management services. It is owned and managed by Vesselina Stoytcheva, a librarian who earned a master of science degree in library science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is an active member of the library community, according to a company press release.

The company has federal government and commercial clients. It provides onsite and offsite library services, management, cataloging with authority control for materials in all formats, print and electronic, in English and in foreign languages, reference, collection development, acquisitions, interlibrary loan, circulation, serials maintenance and routing, inventory, physical processing, shelving and loose-leaf filing.

Purchasing, procurement expo set for July 16

The second Southern Maryland Regional Purchasing and Procurement Expo will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. July 16 at the College of Southern Maryland's La Plata campus.

The expo will offer government entities, educational institutions, private industry and other contracting bodies the chance to meet and talk with regional small, women-, veteran-, disabled- and minority-owned businesses regarding contracting opportunities.

There also will be workshops. John Kennedy of Kennedy Consulting will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon where minority business awards will be presented.

Admission is $25 per person prior to July 10. Late registration and walk-in registration will be taken from July 13 until the opening of the expo for $40 per person. On-site registration for attendees will begin at 8 a.m. Call Michelle Francino at 301-274-1922 for information.

Real estate notes

Dennis C. Burks, Mary Claire Stanish and Jeff Sutten recently earned the Maryland Association of Realtors' workforce housing designation. They are agents with Century 21 Comstock Earnest Inc. in Waldorf. The designation is a certification program that teaches financing options for first-time homebuyers and critical workforce employees such as police, firefighters, teachers and medical personnel, as well as programs targeted at disabled people and aging citizens.

Burks also recently added the "Green Designation" to his professional offerings. According to the National Association of Realtors, the designation will help home buyers and sellers who care about energy efficiency and environmentally sound building practices identify real estate agents who can help them meet their green home goals.