Folks about town

John Tudor Local magician John Tudor has been named regional vice president of The Society of American Magicians for the South Atlantic states (N.C., S.C., GA, FL, AL, MS).

Deloris White has been awarded the Mary L. Duffie Service to Others Award at the Babcock Center's Annual Awards Banquet.

Carl Hoefel and Cable Best, both of BOSE Corporation, have been named co- chairs of the American Heart Association's 2009 Start! Midlands Heart Walk. Barbara Webb, administrative assistant at the Northeast office of Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc., has been recognized for 25 years of service.

Sterling W Beckman, Darryl C. Caldwell, Jack W. Carter Jr., James R. Courie, Samual Dozier, T. Bruce Harper, John M.S. Hoefer, Anne Lucius Kleitches, R. Sims Tompkins, Marshall White Jr., and Kim Wilkerson will serve on Clemson University's Board of Visitors for 2008- 2009.

Joseph "Joe" Walker, III has joined NAI Avant's Columbia office as a business development associate and commercial real estate broker.

Leslie Aiken, Susanne Brown, Barbara Burns, Brian Chatelain, Grant Jackson, Barbara Iaquinto, Jim Masek, and Fred R. Sheheen have been named as members of Columbia City Ballet Board of Directors.

Carl Hoefel Elizabeth Tuck has been honored as the inaugural recipient of the Babcock Center Volunteer of the Year Award.

Carl Hoefel