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Ephraim McDowell Health names new officers for board of directors

October 26, 2004 - Danville, Kentucky - Ephraim McDowell Health announces four new officers for its board of directors for the 2004-2005 fiscal year. They are Phil Osborne, chair; Joseph L. Lukins, M.D., vice chair; Evelyn Guerrant, secretary; and Walter Goggin, treasurer.

Osborne is owner and CEO of Preston-Osborne, a marketing communications and research firm located in Lexington. He has been employed with the company for 20 years and owned it for seven years. He previously served three years on the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center board of directors and was chair of the Ephraim McDowell Health Resource board for one year and of the Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation board for three years.

Osborne also serves as chair of the United Way of Kentucky board of directors and is a past chair of the Heart of Kentucky United Way. He is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church in Lexington, where he lives with his wife, Jennifer. They have four children: Matthew, who is attending Centre College; Caelin, who is attending Eastern Kentucky University; Emily, a student at Lexington Catholic High School; and Anne Ward, a student at Beaumont Middle School in Lexington.

Lukins is an orthopedic surgeon on the medical staff at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. He has practiced in Danville since 1976. He previously served six years as a member of the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center board of directors and four years as a member of the Ephraim McDowell Health Resource board of directors. He also formerly served as chief of staff at the Medical Center.

Lukins is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Danville. He and his wife, Joanie, have two children: Josh, who lives in Lexington, and Katie, who lives in Louisville.

Guerrant is owner of Guerrant Real Estate in Danville and has lived in Danville since 1976. She is chair of the Leadership Committee for Heart of Kentucky United Way and is a past chair of both Heart of Kentucky United Way and United Way of Kentucky. She previously served on the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center board of directors and is a former chair of the Ephraim McDowell Health board.

Guerrant is a past elder and current deacon at the First Christian Church. She has three sons - Brian Darnell and Ben Guerrant, both of Danville, and Eric Guerrant, who is completing a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Louisville - and two granddaughters.

Goggin, a Danville native, is a certified public accountant and partner in the Robinson, Hughes and Christopher accounting firm. He currently serves as secretary of the Boyle County Industrial Foundation and previously served as treasurer for that group. He previously served on the boards of Heart of Kentucky United Way and the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce. He also is secretary/treasurer of the Boyle County Cattlemen's Association. He previously served five years on the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center board of directors and was vice chair for two years.

Goggin is a member and deacon at Indian Hills Christian Church. He and his wife, Lea, have two daughters: Jenna, who is studying nursing at Central Kentucky Technical College, and Susanna, who is attending the University of Kentucky.