Names in the news.

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* BERNICE BRADIN (Boston Chapter) was named Vice President and CFO for Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. She also serves on the board of directors for Vallent, a sofware company for monitoring wireless networks.

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LAURIE BRIAS was named Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., in Cleveland. (See Gallagher item at right.)

* CHUCK CROFT (Wisconsin Chapter) has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Kalmbach Publishing Co., in Waukesha, Wis. Kalmbach publishes hobby and leisure-time magazines, books and more and promotes related information on 20 Internet sites.

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* NICK S. CYPRUS (New York City Chapter) has been appointed Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for General Motors Corp. GM, the world's largest automaker, has its global headquarters in Detroit. Cyprus serves on FEI's Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR).

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* WILLIAM H. FLORES (Houston Chapter) was elected President of the Association of Former Students of Texas A & M University for 2007. Flores is President and CEO of Phoenix Exploration Co., a Houston-based exploration and production company.

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* DONALD J. GALLAGHER (Northeast Ohio Chapter) was promoted to President, North American Iron Ore for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., in Cleveland, where he was previously CFO. Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest North American producer of iron ore, and sells the majority of its pellets to integrated steel companies in the U.S. and Canada.

EDWARD GRAU was named Managing Director in the Business-Risk practice of Protiviti Inc., in New York.

* ANDY KAPLAN (Westchester/Connecticut Chapter) has joined DonorsChoose as CFO. DonorsChoose, in New York City, allows individuals to fund projects that provide students with resources that the public schools often lack.

* CHARLES D. MCLANE...