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Accolades & More
Tom Martin has been elected chair of the College of Charleston’s Department of Communication Advisory Council for 2008. Martin, who joined the department in August as the executive-in-residence, succeeds Michael Fanning, vice president of corporate affairs for Michelin North America, who served as chair for two years. Karen Kaplan, general manager of Fleishman-Hillard Atlanta, has been named vice chair, succeeding Martin. The council also elected four new members at its most recent on-campus meeting. The new members are Bill
Heyman, president and CEO of Heyman Associates in New York; Rob Minton, communications manager for General Motors fleet and commercial operations in Detroit; Phil Noble Jr., a former U.S. Senate policy analyst; and H. Keith Poston, managing director of corporate communications at AGL Resources.
Mount Pleasant Clerk of Court Sally Phipps was elected president of the Municipal Court Administration Association of South Carolina, following her tenure last year as vice president. Members of the Municipal Court Administration Association of South Carolina elected their 2007-2008 board of directors at their annual meeting.
SeamonWhiteside + Associates’ business development Director Warren Player was elected president of the South Carolina Tourism and Land Council for 2008. Player has been an active member of the council for more than 10 years.
Tidelands Bancshares Inc. appointed John W. Gandy, J. Louis Grant and Mary V. Propes to its board of directors.
Pam Bishop of Prudential Carolina Real Estate was named the 2007 Realtor of the Year by the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors. The award was presented during the associations annual Holiday Gala. The award recognizes Bishop’s local, state and national contributions to the community, real estate industry and association. Bishop has been a real estate agent for 18 years.
The S.C. State Park Service announced the artists-in-residence for its parks: Betty Gorman, Barnwell State Park; Susan Cato and Myrtie Cushman, Cheraw State Park; William Morris, Dreher Island State Recreation Area; Jeannine Cook, Kara Gunter and JoAnn Taylor, Givhans Ferry State Park; Barbara Duimstra, Deborah Holtzscheiter, Mary Alice Lockhart, Marcelo Novo and Jen Pepper, Hickory Knob State Resort Park; JJ Casey, John Fry and Jeanne Bradley, Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area; Sue Corcoran, Lake Wateree State Recreation Area; Jennie Branham, Paris Mountain State Park; Al Beyer, Diane Hopkins-Hughs and Stacy Morgan, Poinsett State Park; Steven Faucette and Terry Strong, Oconee State Park; Anna Barnwell-Williams, Bruce Bunch, Taylor Ilkin and Judy Riley, Santee State Park; and Mark Fletcher, Linda Koffenberger, Richard Ondrovic and Robert Urban, Table Rock State Park.
Charleston Regional Business Journal Innovator of the Year award winner iCache Inc. was featured on CNN in a segment regarding modern living for its digital wallet.
Trident Technical College recognized David Yarborough for being the college’s advocate at the biannual “Benefactors Make a Difference” dinner sponsored by the S.C. Technical College System. Yarborough, general manager of Lexus of Charleston, has served as chair of the Trident Technical College Foundation board of directors since 2006. Under his leadership, the foundation raised $692,892 in private contributions during the 2006-2007 year.
Travis Cooper of Lowcountry Tree Source has become a certified arborist from the International Society of Arboriculture.
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. Inc. (No. 12), Roper St. Francis Healthcare (No. 21) and The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties (No. 47) in the 2007 South Carolina Big 50. The Big 50 ranks companies by the number of South Carolina employees on the company’s payroll.
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named the following Lowcountry companies to The 2007 South Carolina 100: The InterTech Group Inc. and Affiliates (No. 2); Piggly Wiggly Holdings LLC (No. 5); Carolina-Eastern Inc. (No. 10); American LaFrance LLC (No. 15); Cox Industries (No. 28); The Beach Co. (No. 33); Pearlstine Distributors Inc. (No. 42); Seafox Boat Co. Inc. (No. 66); Life Cycle Engineering Inc. (No. 71); and Carolina Soya LLC (No. 76). The South Carolina 100 ranks the state’s largest privately-held companies.
The board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority has elected David J. Posek of Greenville to serve a two-year term as chairman and approved upland site work for a new terminal in the Port of Charleston. Gov. Mark Sanford named Posek to the Authority Board in October 2005, and he has served as secretary since 2006. He has also chaired the board’s Strategic Planning Committee.
Ray Turner, a 15-year employee of Charleston County Public Library, was named 2007 Outstanding Librarian of the Year by the S.C. Library Association. The award recognizes a librarian in South Carolina who serves as a role model through outstanding professionalism, leadership and service.
Omniflight Helicopters Inc. flight paramedic Jason Hammond won first place winner for the company’s 12th annual Carolina Competition. The Carolina Competition is a regional program designed to demonstrate the skill and knowledge required to master the extremely rigorous simulations presented to participants during the competition. The competition tests paramedics in a two-day course of simulated technical scenarios, designed to assess their abilities when reacting to emergency situations and evaluate their treatments of the various injuries that are presented to them in these circumstances.
Jim Rowe, a CCIM with Landmark South LLC, has completed a course called Sustainable Development- Principals and Practices for Green Communities sponsored by the Urban Land Institute. The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit devoted to education and research with focus on the development of land in order to enhance the environment.
Dick Trammell, president of Charleston-based DestinationCarolinasUSA, has been appointed to the 2008 Leadership Team of the National Tour Association by the association’s chairman and CEO Bob Hoelscher. Trammell will chair the National Tour Association’s newly formed Selling National Tour Association Product Online Task Force.
The Charleston Battery has been named United Soccer League First Division Organization of the Year for 2007. The award is presented each year to one franchise in recognition of outstanding performances and excellence off the field during the previous season.
Lyn Mettler of Mettler Public Relations and Step Ahead Web Strategies was published in the premiere November issue of ZiNE Master, a Web-based networking quarterly magazine. The article, titled “Web PR Success Stories,” describes business owners who have successfully used Web technologies to reach out to their target audiences.
ECPI College of Technology Campus President James R. Rund, a Navy Reserve Lieutenant Commander, has been selected to command the Naval Security Force at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.
The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors has announced its officers and directors for 2008: Wil Riley of Century 21 Properties Plus will serve as president; Ralph Wetherell, broker-in-charge of AgentOwned Premier Group Inc., will serve as president elect; Lauree Bradway, broker-in-charge/owner of Lauree Bradway & Associates, will serve as vice president of administration; Jeremy Willits of Grubb & Ellis/Barkley Fraser is the vice president of finance; Ann Essig-Marconi, broker-in-charge/owner of Exit Realty, will serve a one-year term as a director; Pam Bishop of Prudential Carolina Real Estate, Ken Roe of Prudential Carolina Real Estate and Brian Crabtree of Weichert Realtors/Dean-Kelby will serve as directors for a three-year term; Cyndy Burris of John Poston & Co. will remain a board member; George “Preston” Hipp of Hipp Properties will remain a board member; Herb Koger of Keller Williams Island Realty will remain a board member; Rob Woodul of Keller Williams Charleston-West will remain a board member; and Immediate Past President David Kent of The Real Buyer’s Agent will remain a board member. The 2008 MLS President Linda Witte, of Keller Williams Charleston and Gettys Glaze of Sandlapper Real Estate Group will serve as ex-officio members on the CTAR board of directors. Mike Rose of Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic was installed as president of the Commercial Investment Division of CTAR and Chris Cunniffe of Harbor City Real Estate Advisors was installed as the vice president of the Commercial Investment Division. Both Rose and Cunniffe will serve on the 2008 CTAR board of directors as ex-officio members.
The Wentworth Mansion was named one of the Top 500 hotels in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine. In the issue, the Mansion was listed as “a quiet residential-style alternative to the city’s other properties,” and editors recommend booking room 18 on the fourth floor for a “three-sided view.”
The board of directors of the Charleston Animal Society has elected Hilton C. Smith III as a trustee. Smith is vice president of finance for East Bay Co., an active member of the Rotary Club of Charleston and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul on Coming Street.
Kirkland Thomas Watson & Dyches LLC accountant Carol T. Hand has been certified as a forensic accountant. The designation is obtained through a blend of experience and education. With her new certification, Hand can estimate economic damages, investigate fraud and provide expert testimony in legal disputes.
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