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Anonymous The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Sun Sep 05, 2010, 08:30 AM CDT

MERIDIAN — Anderson welcomes new rheumatologist

   Anderson Regional Medical Center welcomes Drew M. Huffman, D.O., who will be practicing at the Anderson Arthritis and Rheumatology Center.

   Dr. Huffman's expertise is the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases, degenerative arthritis, osteoporosis and other processes that can affect the muscles, joints and bones.

   Dr. Huffman attended Des Moines University and received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1997. He then completed the University of Kansas Internal Medicine residency in 2000 and went on to complete a two-year fellowship in the field of Rheumatology at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Board Eligible in Rheumatology.

Magazine recognizes McRae as one of top

5 program managers in bank brokerage

Special to The Star

     Bank Investment Consultant Magazine, a national publication for financial advisors, has named John McRae as one of the Top 5 Program Managers in bank brokerage. He is a Senior Financial Advisor with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (Member FINRA/SIPC) which is located at Citizens National Bank in Meridian.

     McRae joined Citizens National Bank in 1992 and launched the bank’s investment program in 1993. He currently holds a Series 7 General Securities license, a Series 24 General Securities Principal license, and a Series 51 Municipal Securities Principal license. He also manages other Raymond James Financial Advisors in Meridian, Hattiesburg and Jackson, who are affiliated with Citizens National Bank

     Founded in 1962 and a public company since 1983, Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) is a Florida-based diversified financial services holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management.

     Raymond James had a total of 12 Financial Institution Division Program Managers who made Bank Investment Consultant’s list of the Top 20 program managers in the country.

    In accepting the award, John said, “I have always told our Bank President and CEO, Archie McDonnell, Jr., that Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Citizens National Bank have so much in common. Both are guided by a conservative philosophy and client-first principles. We are so fortunate to have formed a partnership in 1996 with a company that shares the same values that are so important to our Bank. After all, we view our investment program as an extension of the Bank. We’re constantly trying to build a better program every day,” he added.

     Citizens National Bank is an independent, Mississippi-owned bank which has 27 bank locations throughout the state of Mississippi in cities such as Ridgeland, Madison, Flowood, Hattiesburg, Laurel, Waynesboro, Columbus, Macon, Carthage, Philadelphia, Southaven and Olive Branch. The bank currently has assets in excess of $1 billion.

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