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APPOINTED
Laurens C. Nicholson
Named SIOR Carolina’s chapter president. Nicholson is currently employed with Lee & Associates-Greenville and has been in the field since 1993. He also serves on the faculty of the CCIM Institute, where he is a senior instructor.
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Lou Merkt
Named president of the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO). Merkt is the vice president of finance administration at Furman University and also serves with the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
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APPOINTED
Thomas R. (Tom) Dobbins
Named director of Clemson University’s Cooperative Extension Service. Dobbins currently serves as professor and coordinator for the undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as chairman of the agriculture division in Clemson’s School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences.
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ELECTED
Louis Smith
Elected as president of the American Gem Society and will also serve as a member of the executive board of the American Gem Society’s laboratory. Smith is jeweler at Smithworks Fine Jewelry.
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HONORED
Kacie Jackson
Recognized as the “Young Careerist of the State of South Carolina” by the Business and Professional Women’s Foundation of South Carolina. Jackson is an industrial real estate broker for Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer.
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
The Greenville Chamber of Commerce and the Riley Institute at Furman, in partnership with the Anderson, Greer, and Spartanburg Chambers of Commerce, recently hosted the Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner. The honorees were: Brittany Gilliland of Brashier Middle College Charter High School, who received the Outstanding High School Student Award; Darien Smith of Clemson University, who received the Outstanding College Student Award; Janet Krupka, director of recruiting at Michelin North America, who received the Outstanding Contribution to International Diversity Award; Kinneil Coltman, chief diversity officer for the Greenville Health System, who received the Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award; and David Taylor of Momentum Bike Clubs, who received an honorable mention in the Outstanding Individual category.
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CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
ECS Carolinas LLP recently announced that Brittany Barnes has been hired as an environmental professional in the Greenville office.
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EDUCATION
Upstate AHEC recently announced that Pam Bartley has been named the 2014 SC AHEC Outstanding Educator. Bartley has served as a professional trainer for Upstate AHEC for more than five years.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
BNC Bank announced that Ryan A. Earwaker has joined as senior vice president and commercial relationship manager. Earwaker has more than 17 years of banking experience in the Greenville market and is a graduate of The Citadel. Most recently, he served in a senior relationship manager position for CertusBank and previously held positions at Carolina First Bank and First South.
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HOSPITALITY
Rhino Concessions announced that Danny Watson has been promoted to regional operations manager. Watson has been a part of Rhino Concessions since the company began in 1994 and has since been responsible for expanding the company’s concessions services to recreational baseball locations, including the Conestee, Lakeside and Heritage Park baseball complexes.
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MEDICAL
The Greenwood Genetic Center’s Cytogenics Laboratory recently announced that Barbara DuPont, Ph.D., senior director, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Cytogenetics Conference (ACC). The ACC is an educational organization composed of over 300 cytogeneticists from the U.S., Canada and Europe.
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MOTORSPORTS
Jackson Motorsports Group (JMG) promoted Frank DeAngelo to executive director of motorsports, Matt Caldwell to executive director of motorsports sales and operations, and Todd Steen to director of business development. DeAngelo began his career in motorsports more than 35 years ago as a truck driver providing on-site tire service to race teams. He also managed his own motorsports firm, the DeAngelo Group. Caldwell joined JMG in 2004 as motorsports activation specialist and most recently served as account director. Steen is keeping his title of director of business development but is taking on new responsibilities. In addition to motorsports and marketing business development, he will lead all the product sales teams and training programs for automotive clients.
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STAFFING
HTI Employment Solutions has hired April Bridges as the branch coordinator and Keenya Glover as industrial recruiter for the Spartanburg branch, Jessica Weaver as a recruiter to support Greenville’s Professional Division, and Haley Gaston as account coordinator for BorgWarner out of the Seneca office. Bridges is a graduate of Fayetteville State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in communication with a concentration in mass communication. Glover brings with her five years of recruiting experience. She is a graduate of Spartanburg Community College and has a degree in business management. Weaver brings with her several years of recruiting experience. Gaston is a graduate of Clemson University where she received a degree in business management.
