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Accolades & More
RMF Engineering Inc.’s Beth A. Crutchfield and Wesley W. Lawton have received their Professional Engineering License in electrical engineering.
Staffmark Staffing Services relocated to 5070 International Blvd., Suite 126, in the new McCall Center.
Vigorous Mind, a provider of brain fitness software, announced that Charleston’s Dr. Jacobo Mintzer, a nationally respected expert in the areas of psychiatry and neurology, has joined the company’s Scientific Advisory Board, which includes leading researchers in the areas of cognitive reserve, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and aging.
PDES Inc. appointed Jack Harris as general manager. Harris will serve in this capacity as an executive-on-loan from Rockwell Collins, where he serves as director of advanced manufacturing technology. Managed by the Advanced Technology Institute at the Trident Research Center in North Charleston, PDES is an international consortium of industry, government and academic organizations working to accelerate development and use of standards for electronic exchange of technical product data between proprietary software systems.
Ted’s Butcherblock at 334 East Bay St. was featured in the January 2007 issue of Food & Wine as one of “3 Great New Butcher Shops.” The article entitled “Best of Beef” featured recipes from eight top chefs who were asked to share their best meat recipes and tips. Ted’s Butcherblock was credited with reviving the “nearly lost craft of butchering.”
Timmy Mallard of Colliers Keenan of Charleston has been appointed to the Small Business Regulatory Review Committee. Mallard was appointed by S.C. Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell.
The Charleston Garden Festival at Middleton Place appointed Nancy Rowe Abercrombie as the festival’s executive director. Abercrombie has served as operations coordinator for the festival since its inception in October 2005.
The South Carolina Bar Foundation board of directors announced Julian J. Nexsen of Nexsen Pruet LLC will be named as the 28th recipient of the DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award.
The 21 East Battery Bed & Breakfast was named among the best undiscovered inns for romance, according to BedandBreakfast.com. The 21 East Battery Bed & Breakfast was the only inn in South Carolina to make the list, and one of only five in the South that were honored.
The officers for the 2007 board of directors for the Center for Women are: President Susan Romaine, owner, Studio Romaine; Vice President of Development Virginia Hinnant, CEO, BizTrek Marketing and Bacchus Marketing; Vice President of Membership Shari Schleis, CEO, Splash Marketing; Secretary Doretha Walker, DAK Americas LLC; and Treasurer DeAnna R. Moss, CPA, Dixon-Hughes PLLC. The 2007 board of directors members are: Denise Barto, Cathryn Cato, Charlene Harris; Ann G. Kulze, Dorothy P. Moore, Alison Piepmeier, Darcy Shankland, Jamin Marlow Slone, Alison Standard and Colleen Troy.
The award winners for the 2006 Sport Awards, presented by the Charleston Metro Sports Council, are: Summerville High School football coach John McKissick, Lifetime Achievement Award; Marc Buoniconti, Metro Sports Moment Award; College of Charleston Basketball, Metro Sports Moment Award; Post and Courier reporter Larry Williams, Metro Sports Moment Award for feature story producing national awareness; College of Charleston Baseball, Metro Sports Moment Award for advancing to an NCAA super regional; Cooper River Bridge Run Committee, Metro Sports Moment Award for event organization leadership. Sports Business Achievement Awards went to: Charleston RiverDogs, for sports promotion of the year and record-breaking attendance; Family Circle Cup, for sponsor fulfillment excellence; South Carolina Stingrays, for record-breaking opening night; Citadel Baseball, for premier collegiate event; Citadel Football, for facilities enhancement; and Saturn of Charleston, for corporate leadership. Sports Achievement Awards went to: Everett Jones and Jim Jeffery, volunteer champions; Carl Kilpatrick, sports volunteer of the year; Richard C. Davis, for sports community leadership; Citadel baseball coach Fred Jordan, for 500 career wins; Charleston Battery coach Michael Anhaeuser, for professional coach of the year; PGA Tour player D.J. Trahan, for professional athlete of the year; College of Charleston baseball player Phillip Coker, for collegiate athlete excellence; Citadel track and field athlete Stephanie McNeill, for collegiate athlete excellence; Charleston Southern quarterback Collin Drafts, for collegiate athlete excellence; College of Charleston tennis player Or Dekel, for collegiate athlete excellence; North Charleston Dixie Majors All-Star Team, for recreational team excellence; Michael Christ, for amateur athlete excellence; Special Olympics of the Lowcountry, for recreational organization of the year; Sam Hazeltine, for recreational athlete-advocate; Jeanne Cordes, for recreational coach-advocate; Amy Plebanek, for recreational volunteer; Dragon Boat Charleston, for advocacy through sports program; Teresa Wallace, for recreational player-coach; Phil Whitesell and Chris Henderson, for new sport athlete-advocate; and Mark Rutledge, for masters amateur athlete of the year.
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