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LINCOLN - Dawn Rockey was re-elected chair Friday (1/15) of the Lincoln Electric System (LES) Administrative Board.

Rockey served as chair in 2009. She is executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA for Lancaster County). This year starts the third year of her second, three-year term on the Administrative Board.

Pat Beans also was re-elected vice chair, a position he held last year. He is chief financial officer for National Research Corp., and is in the third year of his first term.

Richard Evnen was elected secretary of the Administrative Board. He is chief executive of Lincoln Poultry and is in the third year of his second term.

Shelley Sahling-Zart, LES vice president and assistant counsel, was re-elected assistant secretary.