Allstate Insurance Company is recognizing Jim Wilson of Moore with its Agency Affiliation award for reaching a milestone as an exclusive Allstate insurance agency owner.

Wilson is celebrating 25 years of helping area residents protect their property and prepare for the future through the Wilson Insurance agency, 721 NW 12th St. in Moore.

Price College of Business recenlty announced the appointment of Cindy Lopez as director of the JCPenney Leadership Center.

Lopez holds a bachelor's of arts degree in international relations from Mount Vernon College and a master's of arts degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She has studied abroad in Paris and worked in Boliva, Mexico, Colombia and Washington, D.C.

The JCPenney Leadership Center is a program that provides intellectually-gifted and high-performing undergraduate business students with the opportunity to develop their leadership potential through interaction with corporate and campus leaders.

-- Transcript Staff