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Accolades & More
Thomas Hamm II, a graphic artist for the Medical University of South Carolina’s division of education and student services, won a Best of Category award from The Printing Industry of the Carolinas Inc. for his design of the division’s annual report. The awards have been the graphics industry’s symbol of excellence since 1966.
A partnership between The South Carolina African American Tobacco Control Network, Smoke-Free Action Network and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League has received a $50,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase support for local smoke-free ordinances and to reduce outdoor air pollution in South Carolina.
Thomas S. Tisdale, a partner in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, has been elected to the board of trustees of the Southern Education Foundation. Tisdale practices in the litigation and appellate groups and has been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business
Lawyers and in Best Lawyers in America for business litigation and First Amendment law.
Gene King, managing partner of Sequence Investment Partners, was appointed to the South Carolina Small Business Committee, a division of the state Chamber of Commerce that serves as a resource for South Carolina small businesses.
Gloria H. Morrison, manager of Commission Express, was named Manager of the Year at the Commission Express annual convention. She was selected from 74 franchises nationwide.
Trident Surgery Center and Trident Eye Surgery Center, freestanding outpatient ambulatory surgery centers, have received accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Olivia C. Palmer was elected vice president of the Southern District of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Palmer is an associate fellow of the academy.
Robin Grossman Poliakoff, an associate at Young Clement Rivers LLP, has received the
Charleston Jewish Federation’s 2007 Leadership Development Award. Poliakoff was appointed to the federation’s board of directors and was recognized as the founder and chair of its young adult division.
Four attorneys in the Charleston office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP have been elected partners in the firm. Jamie Bruce has joined the business law department, Nelson
Chandler has joined the litigation department, Bo Manuel has become a member of the banking and capital markets department and Bobby Mozingo has joined the real estate and commercial development department.
Richard D. Elliott, president of Maverick Southern Kitchens, has been honored as “Restaurateur of the Year” by the Hospitality Association of South Carolina. Elliott has served as an officer and board member of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce for 15 years.
Charleston County received one of 10 Sustainable Communities Awards from the National Association of Counties for 2006-2007. The award was given for the county’s Project Impact program, which aims to make the community more disaster-resistant through public education.
Charleston County’s budget office received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its 2008 budget from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The award was given based on how well the county budgets its funds and how well it communicates to the public. The county develops a Citizen’s Guide to the budget each year so residents can see where their tax dollars are going.
Charles and Celeste Patrick have been named Trident United Way’s Community Builders of the Year. Besides working as a neonatal physician at MUSC, Celeste is a past board member and fundraising chair at Charleston Stage. Charles, managing partner of the law firm Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman, has served United Way in many ways and has preserved several important Lowcountry properties.
Bob Fleming, president of Classic Remodeling & Construction of Johns Island, has been named Innovator of the Year by Professional Remodeler, the industry’s leading trade publication. Fleming has been a prime mover in helping to establish and develop the Charleston-based The American College of the Building Arts, the nation’s first four-year college dedicated to construction.
Charleston Cookie Co. received the annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon Small Business Award. Judith Moore, founder and CEO of Charleston Cookie Co., will be honored at the Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C. The Blue Ribbon Small Business Award recognizes excellence in a range of criteria, including customer service, financial and business planning and community involvement.
Lou Hammond & Associates and its clients, the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and Holliday Co.’s Peninsula Grill in Charleston, received awards from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International for public relations efforts. The Silver Award was presented to the agency for S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s winning entry for “Feature Placement Print — Consumer Magazine,” a 2007 spread in Endless Vacation. The agency received a Gold Award for “Feature Placement — Television” for the Holliday Co.’s Peninsula Grill in Charleston. The award was a result of the agency’s pitch to The Martha Stewart Show and resulting guest appearance by Executive Chef Robert Carter, during which he demonstrated the baking process behind a famed Peninsula Grill recipe.
The ChuckTownHomes.com team of Keller Williams Realty has received the Real Estate Online Marketing Award of Excellence. The award recognizes top agents who consistently provide great marketing services on behalf of their buyers and sellers.
The Medical University of South Carolina has been ranked by the University Health System Consortium as having one of the leading transplant programs in the country in terms of mortality, clinical outcomes and length of stay. Of 77 national institutions, MUSC’s kidney and pancreas transplant program has a No. 1 ranking in terms of mortality scores and shortest length of stay for the 2006-2007 year.
The Carolina Lowcountry Atlantic World program at the College of Charleston has been awarded a $1,000 mini-grant from the Humanities Council in support of two public programs associated with the upcoming conference “Ending the International Slave Trade: A Bicentenary Inquiry.” The grant will be used to support a public panel discussion and a teachers’ workshop and tour of slavery-related sites at Magnolia Plantation.
Andra L. Watkins, CPA of business advisory services firm Positus Consulting LLC, sponsored the kick-off of PILOT, Professionally Inspired Leaders of Today. PILOT exists to facilitate stewardship for young professionals living and working in and around Georgetown County. Watkins’ sponsorship provided funding for collateral materials that will be used by the program.
Two Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough associates have been recognized by the firm for their achievements: Brian Hellman received the Edward W. Mullins Jr. Client Development Award. Hellman practices in land-use planning, zoning law, real estate and corporate law.
Dan D’Alberto received the Renaissance Associate Award given to one associate who best demonstrates achievement in client service, training, pro bono, marketing, recruiting and productivity. D’Alberto practices in the areas of products liability and business litigation.
Friends, family and loyal diners came out by the hundreds to join chef Fred Neuville in celebrating the success of his newest restaurant venture, Fat Hen, on Johns Island. Guests enjoyed tables of charcuterie, marinated vegetables, cheeses, desserts and Fat Hen’s signature Shrimp & Crab Hoppin’ John.
Reed Bolton Byrum, the former national president and CEO of the Public Relations Society of America, was recently elected the president of the South Carolina chapter. Byrum previously served as the national president of the 30,000-member organization in 2003 and is the chair of the Byrum Innovation Group Inc.
The Charleston Horticultural Society has elected Sheila Wertimer as the president of the board of directors. With 25 years of practice as a registered landscape architect, Sheila served the past two as the society’s vice president.
James D. Ward, technical director of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center of Charleston, was presented with the Governor’s Order of the Palmetto Award for his extraordinary lifetime achievement and service to the state and nation. Under Ward’s leadership, SPAWAR has become the largest single cluster of computer scientists and engineers in the state and a leader in the development of technology to enable the military to fight the war on terror.
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