Rotary salutes AmpliVox Sound, CEO with ethics award

Posted December 06, 2017 10:00 pm

By Norrine Twohey

AmpliVox Sound Systems and its CEO Don Roth have been recognized with the 2017 Business Ethics Award, presented by the Rotary Club of Northbrook. The honor commends Roth for his active involvement in the community and his company's generous donation of products to a wide range of charities. The award was announced in November at the Rotary's annual Diamonds and Denim Fundraising Auction. Launched in 2016, the award is designed to honor local nonRotarian businesses who operate according to the high ethical standards supported by Rotary, including the organization's fundamental commitment to "service above self." Businesses are nominated by Northbrook Rotary members, with final review and selection made by a special committee.

• Three seniors were recently honored by the Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education as "207's Best." For the December honors, Helaine Ilacio, of Maine East; Elanor Kurutz, of Maine West; and Cole Ponsi, of Maine South, were recognized for excellence in Fine and Performing Arts.

• Park Ridge resident Marilyn Markech, an art major and 2017 summer scholar in the Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences, won second prize at the state of the Art Gallery's Juried Show for her painting, "The Splits," on Dec. 1, in Ithaca, New York. The painting uses the concept of splitting to raise awareness of borderline personality disorder.

The juried show showcased the creative work from more than 60 artists and brought together a combination of traditional and contemporary art forms in order to enhance the vitality and cultural life of the Ithaca, New York community.

The Oakton Community College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society swore in five new officers and inducted 111 new members at its November induction ceremony. The Alpha Iota Phi chapter officers include President Angelica Ramirez of Des Plaines; Co-Secretary/Treasurers Julian Zavala of Des Plaines and Anthonia Osagie of Skokie; Director of Membership Faria Ameen of Des Plaines; and Enya Mulroy of Glenview, director of the Honors in Action Project.

• Send your 'Neighbor in the News' items to Norrine Twohey at ntwohey@dailyherald.com/share.

Pictured, from left, are Helaine Ilacio, Cole Ponsi and Elanor Kurutz, District 207's Best for December. Courtesy of District 207

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