Folks about town
John D. Hudson Jr. has been named shareholder of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, P.A., attorneys at law.

J. Calhoun Watson

Members of the Richland County Sheriff's Department were given promotions at the annual Richland County Sheriff's Department Christmas Awards Banquet. Lieutenant Lancy Weeks was promoted to captain in victim's services, Sergeant Heidi Scott was promoted to lieutenant in victim's services, Investigator Maria Yturria was promoted to sergeant of victim's services, and Senior Deputy Kim Myers was promoted to sergeant in youth arbitration and public information.

Cindi Callaham has joined First Citizens as senior vice president and strategic consulting services manager.

Rabbi Philip Silverstein will be presented the Jewish Community Centers Association's Frank L. Weil Award for distinguished contribution to the advancement of Jewish culture in the U.S. The 2007 Treasured Tree Individual Award winners are water oak, 4231 Wire Road, Batesburg; northern sugar maple, 1432 Berkely Road, Columbia; live oak, USC School of Medicine; holly at the Caring House, Palmetto Health; turkey oak, Clemson Sandhills Research Center; willow oak, 729 Olive Street, Columbia; live oak, Arsenal Hill; red oak, Rosewood Park; deordora cedar, Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens; and laurel oak, Celia Saxon.

Cindi Callaham

Arthur Wozniak, chief of the State Department of Health and Environmental Control's Bureau of Laboratories was presented with the FBI's Director's Community Leadership Award.

J. Calhoun Watson of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC has been elected president of the board of trustees and has been appointed one of the 26 inaugural members of the South Carolina access to Justice Commission.