The Grandview Foundation has presented Dr. Judith O’Connell with its Distinguished Service Award. Judith began her work with Kettering Health Dayton/Kettering Health Washington Township in 1980. She’s served as chair of the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine section and as a member of the medical executive committee. She’s a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy, a member of its board of governors, and a recipient of its highest award — the A.T. Still Medallion of Honor.

Judith says the biggest accomplishment of her career came in 1994 when she led the American Osteopathic Association delegation to successfully advocate for the inclusion of osteopathic manipulative treatment codes in the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology code set. This preserved the ability of osteopathic physicians to provide osteopathic manipulative care.

Among the recipients of The Contemporary Dayton’s first Dayton Art Champion awards will be longtime Dayton Daily News columnist and reporter Meredith Moss Levinson. She’ll receive her award on Friday, Feb. 14 in The Tank at the Dayton Arcade just before the start of The Contemporary’s annual Prelude fundraiser.

Courtney Cummings, founder and owner of The Stylish Organizer, contributed to an article at CNN Underscored online about how to choose the best clothing hangers for a tidy closet.

The Max & Lydia May Memorial Holocaust Art & Writing Contest has put out its 2025 call for submissions. Each year, students in grades five through 12 attending public, parochial, or homeschool in the Miami Valley are invited to submit their entries. The annual contest is named after the grandparents of Renate Frydman, director of the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center. This year’s theme is: Eighty years after the Holocaust, the Second Generation shares the history of their families. Never again, never forget! The submission deadline is March 28. Winners will be honored at the Dayton Area Yom Hashoah Observance, April 27 at Beth Abraham Synagogue. For contest entry forms, go to daytonholocaust.org or jewishdayton.org.

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