In the Spotlight

• Jonathan Gardner, chief executive officer at the Tucson, Arizona, Veterans Administration Medical Center, was selected by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States to receive the 1997 Ray E. Brown Award. The national award was given in recognition of his achievements in health-care management. Brother Gardner is second counselor in the Vail Ward bishopric, Tucson Arizona Rincon Stake.

• Rollin Hotchkiss, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the recipient of the national James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award. He was honored by Chi Epsilon, a civil engineering student honorary society. Brother Hotchkiss is a member of the Lincoln Fourth Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake.