Dr. David Novick’s company, Digestive Specialists, received a 2014 Better Business Bureau Eclipse Integrity Award for companies with 75 or more employees, at the Sinclair Ponitz Center on May 13. The Eclipse Integrity Awards are presented to businesses “demonstrating significant, unique and continuous commitment to exceptional customer service, trust and fair play in the marketplace and day-to-day living.” So far this year, Digestive Specialists has committed to more than 35 health fairs, expos and presentations. It also serves on the American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Task Force, supports The Greene Goes Red for the American Heart Association and is a member of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

Beth Guttman, daughter of Dottie Englehardt, has been named president of the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati. She will be installed in October.

Franklin T. Cohn won a bronze medal in tennis singles at the 2014 Senior Olympics in Cincinnati.

Natalie Carne graduated from The University of Michigan on May 2 with her MBA. She is currently employed at Johnson & Johnson as an associate marketing manager. Her parents are Rick and Cheryl Carne.

Staci Harris received her master’s degree in nursing from Wright State on May 3. She specialized as a pediatric primary care nurse practitioner and will take her certification test in a few months. Staci is the mother of Josh and Noah, the wife of Garrison Harris, and the daughter of Lisa Jennings.

Ethan Zappin was the youngest competitor at the Midwest Junior Rowing Championships at East Fork Lake, held May 16-18. His team placed third against 32 teams from 28 cities in nine states. Ethan was seated bowman as his novice quad placed sixth out of 13 boats in a varsity race. Ethan just graduated sixth grade from Hillel Academy and will attend Oakwood Junior High. Cheering him on are great-grandmother Hannah “Sugar” Zappin and parents Hilary Zappin and Jamy Holliday.

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