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Accolades & More
P.J. Johnson, CEO of Summerville Medical Center, and Deborah Pasch, chief nursing officer of Trident Medical Center, have been elected to serve on the 437th Airlift Wing Honorary Commanders’ Program. Johnson served in the program last year.
Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. celebrated 60 years of business in the Carolinas and coastal Georgia.
Sundae Johnson, senior sales executive for Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems in Charleston, was recently recognized as a top sales award winner by the franchise. Johnson had Jan-Pro’s highest monthly sales average for the third quarter.
The College of Charleston Alumni Association honored seven graduates during the annual College of Charleston Alumni Awards and Scholars Banquet Program. The winners are Christine Breves, recipient of the Howard Rudd Jr. Business Person of the Year Award; Dr. Peter Gazes, recipient of the Pre-Medical Society’s Outstanding Service Award in Medicine; Stephanie Rice Jones, recipient of the Young Alumna of the Year award; Jeffery Kinard, recipient of the Alumnus of the Year honor; Joseph Cabaniss, recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award; and Daniel Dukes, recipient of the Alumni Award of Honor.
The YWCA of Greater Charleston Inc. celebrated its 100th anniversary.
American Automobile Association honored The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, the Wentworth Mansion and the Dining Room at Woodlands with its Five Diamond Award. The AAA Diamond Rated hotel and restaurant properties are determined by a professionally trained evaluator who inspects each property and rates amenities, housekeeping, customer service and ambiance.
Goose Creek City Council has appointed two members to the city’s Architectural Review Board and two members to the city’s Planning Commission. Architectural Review Board members are Jeri Haga and Nancy Hellstrom. Planning Commission members are Joel Arenson and Cathleen Milne.
Robert Dodenhoff, president of American Drug Testing, has been appointed to the Standards Committee of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association. The Washington, D.C.-based association represents the drug and alcohol testing industry on key legislative and regulatory issues.
The Charleston chapter of the Les Dames d’Escoffier has four new members: Julia Arnold, Frankie Miller, Caroline Jackson, and Susan Wigley.
Lyn Mettler, president of Step Ahead Web Strategies and owner of Mettler Public Relations, was the keynote speaker at South Carolina’s Public Relations Society of America’s 2007 Professional Development Conference. She addressed how public relations professionals can incorporate Web 2.0 tools into public relations campaigns.
Amy Lutz, news anchor for Live 5 News, hosted the 2008 Women of Distinction event to benefit Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina. The event honored women for their personal and professional accomplishments, their community involvement and their stature as role models for young girls.
The Charleston Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association handed out its annual “Subby” Awards to NBM Construction for General Contractor of the Year, Forsberg Engineering for Architect/Engineering Firm of the Year and Louis Limehouse of Banks Construction Co. for Superintendent of the Year. Candidates were nominated by the subcontractors and trades that work for them, and the winners were chosen by the board of directors.
FirstCoast Homes has received National Housing Quality Certification by the National Association of Home Builders Research Center. The company is one of two builders in Charleston to hold the distinction, which recognizes the company for its exceptional quality and customer satisfaction standards.
SCANA Corp. has been recognized for its efforts in support of economic development in South Carolina. Site Selection magazine named SCANA the winner of its “Top Utilities 2006” award.
Dr. Neil W. Draisin of Charleston is among 160 optometrists in the United States who have received the American Optometric Association’s 2007 Continuing Optometric Recognition Award. The award is given to doctors of optometry who have completed 50 credit hours of continuing education in their field over a one-year period and who have previously received the Initial Optometric Recognition Award.
PURE Theatre has announced its 2007-2008 board of directors: Harvey D. Friedman, president; Lester G. Detterbeck, treasurer; and Robert S. Wood, secretary.
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