“In the Spotlight,” Ensign, Aug. 1998, 69
In the Spotlight
James G. Matkin has been appointed chief executive officer of the Law Society of British Columbia. He previously was a business executive and attorney. Brother Matkin serves as public affairs director of the Vancouver British Columbia Stake.
The American Dental Association presented a Golden Apple award to Robert M. Merrill, a counselor in the bishopric of the East Wenatchee First Ward, Wenatchee Washington Stake. Brother Merrill received the award for his dedication to organized dentistry, new dentists, and the community.
Maren Norton has been elected student-body president of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. A member of the Stanford First Ward, Menlo Park California Stake, Maren grew up in the Richmond Beach Ward, Seattle Washington Shoreline Stake. She is a political science major and plans on teaching high school after graduating.