A line of children’s picture books from Mount Pleasant-based Sylvan Dell Publishing has been selected for the Accelerated Reader Program. The program is a progress-monitoring tool in which children read books and then take quizzes to test their reading comprehension.

The South Carolina Arts Commission announced the 2006-2007 South Carolina Fiction Project honorees from Charleston: Jecca Hutcheson, Liz Scarborough and Anthony Varallo. The project supports the growth and development of writers in South Carolina and each honoree receives $500 for first-publication rights from The Post and Courier.

The law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA was ranked first among bond counsel in South Carolina based on the total amount of municipal bonds issued, according to The Bond Buyer, a daily newspaper serving the municipal bond industry. The firm is also a leader in the Southeast, serving as bond counsel for more than $1.5 billion in bonds. Charleston’s team is comprised of: Carol L. Clark, Charlton deSaussure Jr., Jeremy L. Cook, Thomas A. Hutcheson and F. Mitchell Johnson Jr.

The South Atlantic League named the Charleston RiverDogs baseball club and the Greensboro Grasshoppers as co-recipients of the league’s Club Merit Award for outstanding overall operation by an organization.

Coastal Empire Exteriors joined the Inc. 500 and received the Good Housekeeping Seal. CEE specializes in sunrooms, siding and replacement windows. Inc. 500 celebrates the fastest-growing, privately held businesses in America; CEE is No. 212 on the list. The Good Housekeeping seal was granted for CEE’s Four Seasons Sunrooms, Aluminum Rooms, the entire Series 230 product line and the System 4E and System 5 product lines.

Elaine J. Amella, associate dean for research and evaluation at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing, and Marilyn P. Laken, director of special initiatives at MUSC’s College of Nursing, were inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.

The National Glass Association announced that Jeff Olive of Glasspro Inc. was named U.S. Champion Auto Glass Technician in a competition held in Washington, D.C. Olive will represent the United States in the International Master Fitter Competition in D sseldorf, Germany.

Lawyers from several Charleston firms were honored by their inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2007. The journal selects lawyer based on an independent peer-reviewed survey. Among those selected were: Mathew J. Norton and Susan Taylor Wall of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP; J. Marshall Allen, Charles J. Baker III and Henry E. Grimball of Buist Moore Smythe McGee PA; Paul Dominick, David Hawkins, Harold Jacobs, Neil Robinson, Tom Tisdale and Brad Waring of Nexsen Pruet LLC; Eric C. Schweitzer of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C.; and Amy Jenkins, Cherie Blackburn, Wade Logan, Jack Smith and John von Lehe of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

Ashley Bakery received two first-place awards at the Southeastern Retail Bakery Association’s annual convention. Its pumpkin pecan torte won the torte and cake division and its loggerhead sea turtle-shaped cake won the custom-designed cake division. Owner Eileen Ferri created the torte recipe and designer Hayden Campbell fabricated the loggerhead cake.

Charleston writer Scott Yarbough is one of six South Carolina artists awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship by the S.C. Arts Commission. Yarbough will receive $2,500 in recognition for his prose.

Coastal Glass Distributors LLC was nationally ranked as one of the industry’s top three “Best Companies To Work For” by U.S. Glass, Metal & Glazing Magazine. The rankings were based on, among other factors, turnover rate, medical and dental benefits, retirement and pension plans, profit sharing, life insurance, vacation time and educational opportunities.

Christopher W. Nickels, a litigation attorney with Clawson & Staubes LLC, graduated from Leadership Charleston. Leadership Charleston is a professional year-long program that analyzes issues that impact the region while focusing on fundamental leadership principles.

Teachers from Bishop England High School, Trident Academy and Academic Magnet High School were named finalists in The Citadel’s annual Lowcountry Spanish Teacher of the Year program. The finalists were Chad Everett Allan of Bishop England High School, Keri Peterson of Trident Academy and Eileen Hilera Shields of Academic Magnet High School. The three teachers were selected from nominees from Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.

Morco Refrigeration Service Inc. of Summerville won Carrier Marine System Group’s Marine Dealer of the Year award for its outstanding performance in air-conditioning and refrigeration sales and service. The award is based on the Carrier Navigator Program, a dealer development program recognizing sales performance and outstanding operational evaluations.

82 Queen celebrated its 25th anniversary at its location in downtown Charleston. In honor of the event, owners Joe Sliker and Steve Kish sold 25th anniversary merchandise to raise money for the Hollings Cancer Center to support its research and life-saving efforts.

Two “Guinness Book of World Records” marks for “fastest rounds of golf” were set at Patriots Point Links on Charleston Harbor by 35 golfers, who are all employed as caddies at the Kiawah Island Club. The first record of 8 minutes, 46 seconds bettered the previous Guinness record by one second. The time for “fastest round of golf” allows for golfers on the subsequent hole to start once the previous hole is complete, eliminating the need to physically transfer the same golf ball. The second record of 14 minutes, 4 seconds for “one-ball continuous play,” is the first of its kind to be recognized by “Guinness Book of World Records.” For the second record, the same ball must be played through all 18 holes, even though multiple players on each hole may play the ball.

The United States Tennis Association has chose Daniel Island’s Family Circle Tennis Center to host a “Welcome Back to Tennis” national training session. The goal of this training session is to educate certified USTA instructors and volunteers on the proper way to hold USTA “Welcome Back to Tennis” programs at their home facilities across the country, further growing the game of tennis within the baby boomer generation.

The Advertising Federation Of Charleston announced the induction of 12 new board members. The new board members are: Susan Z. Spearman, Nelson Printing Corp., chair of the board; Shannon R. Smith, ASA, president; Jennifer Dease, Kiawah Development Partners Inc., vice president and membership; Amy Pastre, Gil Shuler Graphic Design, secretary and fundraising; Lisa Webb, treasurer; Tish Lynn, Coastal Community Foundation, special projects; Robby Robinson, Kirkman Broadcasting, student chapters; Annie Byrd, ByrdHouse Public Relations, public relations; Tom Jeffrey, HOOK, programs; Eric Shea, Blackbaud Inc., electronic communications; Hazel Devera, Musicorp, diversity; and Mandy Denaux, South Carolina Aquarium, Ad Fed University.

June Bradham, founder, owner and president of Mount Pleasant’s Corporate DevelopMint, was named chair-elect of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations during its election of new board of directors.

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