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.