With Rachel Haug Gilbert, The Dayton Jewish Observer

At the American Advertising Federation-Dayton Hermes Awards on Feb. 14, Linda Kahn, senior vice president of media services with The Ohlmann Group, was honored with the AAF Silver Medal, in recognition of her lifelong contributions to the advertising industry. The honor marked exactly 20 years since Linda’s father, Walter Ohlmann, president and CEO of The Ohlmann Group, received the honor. In total, The Ohlmann Group received 12 awards at this year’s Hermes banquet.

Longtime Holocaust educator Renate Frydman presented the lecture A Reason for Survival: To Understand, To Educate, To Heal on Jan. 15 to The Lifelong Learning Academy of Sarasota, Fla. at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus. She recounted her family’s escape from Nazi Germany and talked about her efforts to foster understanding and education about the Holocaust for new generations of Americans.

David Pierce, a shareholder of Coolidge Wall Co. L.P.A., has been named a 2015 Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers.

App Architecture in Englewood has hired Elaina Ostrow as an architectural intern. Elaina has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Miami University. She recently participated in Walt Disney Company’s College Internship Program.

Adam Sobol’s team at Indiana University won a competition called StartUp Weekend Bloomington. The team is developing a product called CareBand, a management solution for individuals with dementia. The team is now in a global competition. Adam is the son of Jody and Dr. Todd Sobol.

At its Mardi Gras celebration on Feb. 7, The Human Race Theatre Company honored Larry Glickler as the king of Mardi Gras for his years of service to the professional theatre company. Larry has been actively involved with The Human Race since its inception.

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