At The Top

-- KENDALL MCFALL McFall, formerly plant superintendent, was named vice president of operations and a director for Fisher Mills Inc.

-- PETE HIGGINS Higgins was promoted from vice president to senior vice president of desktop applications at Microsoft Corp.

-- THOMAS BROWN Brown, president of Eldec Corp., was elected chief executive officer.

-- DEBBIE EHRI Ehri, formerly accounting manager, was named corporate controller for Unico Properties.

-- RICH WALLIS Wallis, a litigation partner and a member of the American Bar Association, was elected managing partner for Bogle & Gates law firm.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-- BROKERAGE

Glenn Powers, formerly vice president and research analyst, was named Northwest research manager for Dain Bosworth Inc.

-- COMMUNICATIONS

Gene Nelson, a member of the National Council of Social Security Management Associations, was named research director for O'Connor Communications.

-- CONSULTING

Don Torget was named senior investment management consultant for Shearson Lehman Brothers' Consulting Group.

-- DISTRIBUTORS

Ronald Amen was appointed manager of rates and special studies for Washington Natural Gas Co.

-- HEALTH

Jon Case, formerly with Centocor Inc. and a member of the Association of University Technology Managers, was appointed director of corporate development for Targeted Genetics Corp. Linda Leader was named general manager of the Home Health Plus' Seattle office, a division of In Home Health.

-- HIGH-TECH

N. Gregg Brown was promoted from director of marketing to vice president of marketing, Robert Chamberlain was promoted from director of finance to vice president of finance and operations, Joan Bateman was named marketing manager and Garrett Boge was named director of typography for ElseWare Corp.

-- INSURANCE

Philip DuMond and Kenneth Goodchild, senior vice presidents, were named deputy managers of Johnson & Higgins' Seattle office. Larry Martinson, an account executive in the commercial insurance department, was named vice president of Hurley, Atkins & Stewart Inc.

-- INVESTMENTS

Jim Grabicki, previously with Summit Bancorp Inc., was named managing director of institutional fixed-income sales at Piper Jaffray Inc.

-- LAW

Stuart Heath and Douglas Wheeler were named partners in the law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky. G. Scott Greenburg, a corporate/securities lawyer, was named chairman of the business department, and Scott Vokey was appointed chairman of the environmental/land use department at Preston Thorgrimson Shidler Gates and Ellis. Diana Carey, an attorney in the business and finance department of Karr Tuttle Campbell, was elected a shareholder of the firm. Tom Fitzpatrick, managing partner of Stafford Frey Cooper & Stewart, was elected the Washington state delegate for the American Bar Association.

-- ORGANIZATIONS

John Patton, claims manager and a member of the International Claims Association, was appointed to the Anti-Fraud Task Force established by the American Council of Life Insurance. James Westwood, partner and head of the appellate department of Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen law firm, was elected to the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

-- RETAIL

Peter Sachse was named senior vice president, general merchandise manager for men's, children's shoes and fine jewelry and Marj Turner was promoted to senior vice president, general merchandise manager at The Bon Marche.

-- TRANSPORTATION

Mary Kenison will be responsible for administration of the flight attendant corps as assistant vice president/in-flight customer service for Alaska Airlines.

-- OTHER

William Becker was named corporate vice president and managing director, international, Andre Correale was named director of business affairs and C. David Hayden was named vice president of national account sales for AEI Music Network.

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