T. Bruce Harper , NAI Avant, was appointed to the Clemson University Board of Visitors.

Daniel Edward Collins has received the Charles W. Laffin Jr. Memorial Award from Excelsior College, a world leader in distance education.

Dr. Ana Lpez-De Fede , director of health and family studies at the University of South Carolina Institute for Families in Society, has been appointed to the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The new officers and board members of the Zonta Club of Columbia are Doris Cheek , president; Melodie Hunnicutt , vice president; M.J. Hassell, secretary; Alisa Mosley , treasurer; Dale Myers , board member; Libba Patterson , board member; Dena Feagin , past president; Doris Clevenger , fellowship chair, Kim Neel , fundraising chair; Liz Krejci , membership chair; Jo Anne Wessinger Hill , public relations chair; and Judy Barnes, service chair.

Cathy Hearn , of Hearn Auction Services in Columbia, S.C., has been awarded the designation of "Certified Estate Specialist" by The National Auctioneers Association Education Institute.