FOLKS

Francesca Macchiaverna has become an associate of the firm Cooper Coffas Moore & Gray, P.A.

Elizabeth A. Shuffler has become an associate with Finkel & Altman, L.L.C.

Frederick F. Fisher and Christopher M. Drury have become associates of the Hood Law Firm, L.L.C.

Bobby J. Long has joined Morris, Schneider & Prior, L.L.C.

Daniel C. Leonardi has become an associate of Nexsen Pruet, L.L.C.

The Columbia Police Department has recognized Corporal Chris S. White as the 2004 Officer of the Year and Ruby Hampton was recognized as the 2004 Civilian Employee of the Year.

South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance recently contracted with James Braun to serve as an agent in the Richland County branch office

USC music professor Dr. Dorothy Payne has been awarded the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship, considered the highest award in the profession of music education.

Brian Thurmond joined Nexsen Pruet, LLC as an associate.

J. Thornton Kirby, executive secretary to the Board of Trustees of Clemson University and executive assistant to Clemson President James Barker, has been named president and chief executive officer of the SC Hospital Association.

Michael Greene , an inspector with RPC Home Inspections, received continuing education credits at the American Institute of Inspectors (AII) annual meeting in Burlingame, CA. AII, a non-profit corporation certifies qualified individuals as inspectors through approved training.

Mark Brittman, mortgage loan originator for SC Bank and Trust, has been nominated for the National Association of Home Builder’s Associate of the Year Award.

Richland County Public Library announced that Larry Freeman has joined the main library as a Film and Sound librarian.

Palmetto Architects, Contractors &Engineers Awards presented Holy Spirit Catholic Church with a Merit Award for Institutional Design. This award honors the team relationship during and after a project. The team was Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Father Parker, and David Johnson (client), The Boudreaux Group (architecture and interior designers), Gulf Stream Construction (contractor), Forsberg Engineering Associates & Surveying, Inc (civil), Johnson & King (structural), Belka Engineering Associates (electrical), Swygert Associates (mechanical), Egan Acoustics (acoustics), and John Kedzierski (sound).

The Columbia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects awarded the 2004 Public Supporters of Design Excellence Citation Award to Fred M. Delk of the Columbia Development Corporation.

Michael S. McMurphy , AIA and Jessica S. Koumas, IIDA, of the Boudreaux Group, have completed all necessary requirements to become LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professionals.

Aaron B. Compton , AIA, of the Boudreaux Group has joined the group as Manager/Project Architect.

The SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership has won a Marcom Creative Award for its 2003 Annual Impact Report. The Marcom Creative Awards is an international awards competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communications practitioners.

The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia Charitable Foundation, Inc. has contributed $27,900 to local and state charities and students during 2004. Members serving on the Board of Trustees are Ernie Magaro, Rymarc Homes; Rex Thompson, Rex Thompson Builders; Earl McLeod , Home Builders Association; Frank Clark, Clark’s Construction Company; Johnette Jeffcoat, Boral Bricks Guignard Division; Van McAlister, VIP Developers Inc., Steven Mungo, The Mungo Company, Inc./Mungo Homes; H.B. “Chuck” Munn, Lake Carolina Development, Inc.; Kenneth Ormand , Ormand, Ashley and Gibbons Law Firm; Hal Von Nessen, RESH Marketing; Lou Westphal , Solid Surfaces Inc.; George Delk, Delk Construction; and, Edmund Monteith , The Mungo Co./Mungo Homes.

USC’s School of Law recently named Harry W. Davis Jr , former director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, director of Children’s Law Office.

The SC Department of Consumer Affairs announced the appointment of Donna DeMichael as Director of the Consumer Services Division.

Thomas M. Rhodes has joined the Boudreaux Group as an architectural intern.

Bob Pulliam of Pulliam Motor Company was chosen as one of nine dealer principals across the country to receive the prestigious Salute To Dealers award.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has hired Don Murphy to coordinate homeland security for the county.

The law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Managing Director, Steve A. Matthews, was elected to the SC Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Board of Trustees.