JOB CHANGES

Don Melendez has been named Idaho regional president of Wells Fargo Bank.

Ian Johnson has re-joined Kituku & Associates as motivational speaker.

David Philbrook has joined DataTel Communications as an account executive.

RECOGNITION

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in Idaho and St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center as No. 2.

Geoffrey J. McConnell, of Meuleman Mollerup LLP, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.

United Water Idaho was recognized by the recent Pacific Northwest Section–American Water Works Association for its communications and customer education. Stephanie Raddatz received the association’s Pioneer Award.

Dr. Ted Epperly, program director and CEO of the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, has written a book, “Fractured: America's Broken Health Care System and What We Must Do to Heal It.”