East Texas Business

KILGORE - Kilgore College announced two promotions in management, marketing and student outreach.

Trey Hat-taway was named director of enrollment management and marketing. He follows Bill Gibbs, who was marketing and enrollment director at KC from 2004-2007. A Kilgore native, Hattaway was the registrar at Tyler Junior College since 2003. He will be responsible for the college's marketing plans and supervision of admissions, public relations, advertising and printing services.

KC named Leah Gorman the assistant director of marketing and student outreach. She was previously the coordinator of student activities. She will be responsible for assisting the director of enrollment and marketing with public relations, advertising and printing services.

The Academy of General Dentistry announced Dr. Paul Latta of Tyler received the Fellowship Award during the AGD's largest convocation ceremony, a commencement celebration that recognizes AGD members' commitment to excellence in dental education.

Dr. Latta was among more than 350 other recipients accepting the award. The Fellowship Award is presented to dentists looking to provide the highest quality of dental care by remaining current in their profession. To receive it, Dr. Latta completed 500 hours of continuing dental education, passed a comprehensive written examination and fulfilled three years of continuing membership with the AGD.

LONGVIEW - John Abel, son of Frances Abel and the late bankruptcy Judge Houston Abel, was named General Manager of the Year for Jason's Deli's franchise locations.

Abel is general manager of Jason's Deli in the Marketplace Center at Loop 281 and Judson Road, and has been with the restaurant about nine years. He is a former Tyler resident and a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and Tyler Junior College.

The foundation receives most of its funding from interest on lawyers' trust accounts, and uses this money for grants to legal aid providers in Texas. Prime Partner banks, which pay higher interest rates than other participating banks, have a direct, positive impact on the amount of money available to help low-income Texans with civil legal issues, according to information from the foundation.

These conventions and sporting events are scheduled in the Tyler area, according to the Tyler Convention and Visitors Bureau information. Listed in order are the dates, organizations having the conventions, hotels/motels serving as headquarters and total room nights.

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