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Heidi Johnson was named executive director of Keep the Midlands Beautiful, a volunteer organization.

Jami Jordan
Woodcreek Farms Country Club donated $19,000 to the National Kidney Foundation of S.C., which will pay in part for life- saving programs for the nearly half million South Carolinians the Foundation serves.

The S.C. Arts Commissions 2007- 2008 artist fellows are Philip C. Hutgren, crafts alternate; Marcelo Novo, visual arts alternate; Laura Kissel, media production fellow; Howard Kingkade, screenwriting fellow.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has appointed six local community leaders to its Columbia Community Advisory Committee: Mac Bennett, James A. Bennett, Henry B. Haitz III, Barbara J. Hamilton, Joel A. Smith III, and Inez Moore Tenenbaum.

Stephen Morrison
The Richland County Recreation Commission received the Business of the Year award for 2007.

USC's Walker Institute for International and Area Studies was selected by the American Association of University Administrators to receive the 2007 Nikolai Khaladjan International Award for Innovation in Higher Education.

David L. Cull, MD at USC's Medical School, was elected to Distinguished Fellows Status, Society for Vascular Surgery.

ETV's South Carolina Channel received its third Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in set design.

Gus Dixon
WLTX- TV was awarded the EMMY for Best Newscast by the Southeastern Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Ric Luber was named the new president and CEO for the Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports and Tourism.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough was nationally recognized by legal publisher Chambers and Partners in its recently released Chambers USA 2007. Chambers and Partners also singled out seven Columbia attorneys: Gus Dixon, Mason Hogue, Daniel Fritze, Sue Erwin Harper, David Dukes, Stephen Morrison, and Joel Smith.

Susie Watson, RN, has been named Employee of the Year for the Midlands Regional Center of the S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

Bruce Stockwell
Jeffrey Roberts, who operates Kirby Distributorship in West Columbia, was recognized for reaching business goals by Kirby World Headquarters.

Jennifer Mallini Lauer was recently honored with the Practitioner Award of Excellence by the International Public Managers Association.

Bruce Stockwell, Jami Jordan, Susan Murphy, Jerry Kilgo, Tiffany Moss, and Michael Neal have joined Coldwell Banker United, Realtors.

The South Carolina Society of Association Executives (SCSAE) named E. Sims Floyd Jr., CAE, Executive of the Year.
Michael Neal
Daniel Fritze
E. Sims Floyd Jr.
Joel Smith
David Dukes
Susan Murphy
Sue Erwin Harper
Tiffany Moss
Mason Hogue
Jennifer Mallini Lauer


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