Folks about town

Edmund Monteith

Abacus Planning Group, Inc. has been included for the
sixth consecutive year on Wealth Manager Magazine's
annual list of top wealth managers in the country. Abacus
ranks 87th on Wealth Manager'slist of the top 464 wealth managers in the country.

Dr.Ron Miles, who served as Richland One's interim guidance coordinator during the 2006- 07 school year, was
recently named the 2007 Barbara H. James Outstanding Counselor of the Year by the S.C. Department of Education.

Edmund Monteith has joined Coldwell Banker United,
Realtors as senior vice president.

Keith Postal has joined Coldwell Banker United, Realtors as vice president of new homes marketing.

Shannon Heath Statkus has joined Richardson Plowden's Litigation Practice Group.

The S.C.Department of Consumer Affairs was recently awarded the ACE Award for its monthly publication, Consumer Alert.

Keith Postal

Arianna Sims Derrick of Abacus Planning Group, Inc.
has successfully completed all requirements for the Certified Planner Planner credential, CFP®.

May Peach and Louise Slater have purchased The Price
Group, Inc., Educational Planning Services, from Ann
Carol Price.

Gregory Charlton will serve as account executive for
Amedisys Home Health Care's West Columbia agency.

Love Collins III has been named the new executive vice
president for Institutional Advancement at Benedict
College.

Roy H. Barnette completed his two- year term as international director of Lions Clubs International at the Association's 90th Convention.

Tom Haycox won the Corner Pantry Match Play Championship.

Jay Moskowitz, PhD, has been named the first president for Health Sciences South Carolina.

May Peach

Markilo Anderson, Jason Bane,Casha Calloway,Robert Ginn, John Grant, Austin Harvel,Dustin Smith, and Damian White joined the Columbia Police Department.

Officer Dustin C. Smith was honored with the J.P. Strom
Award for academic excellence during the graduation
ceremony from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy.

Bruce Pope was named one of the top volunteers in the
country for his work with Recording for Blind and
Dyslexic.

Donna Heilman, Alberto Molina, Lori Frye, Phillip Carter,Wendy Smith, Kevin Harmon, Brianne Conner, and Bruce Bar, have joined Coldwell Banker United, Realtors.

Lori Frye Gregory Charlton Roy H. Barnette Bruce Pope Wendy Smith Alberto Molina Donna Heilman Phillip Carter Kevin Harmon Bruce Bar Brianne Conner