Larkin Ellzey, Amy Jowers, and Chr is King have joined Nexsen Pruet as associates.

Larkin Ellzey Michael Oana has been inducted into Summit Brokerage Services' President's Club.

Municipal Association of South Carolina executive director Miriam Hair has been elected to the 2009 Board of Directors of the National League of Cities.

The Health Ethics Trust has recognized the Blue- Cross BlueShield of South Carolina Government Programs Division with a prestigious 2008 Best Practice Award for health care compliance.

Thomas E. Elliott, former Richland County Treasurer, has been appointed to serve on the Midlands Technical College Commission.

Dr. Abraham Wandersman, a psychology professor at the University of South Carolina, has been honored by the American Evaluation Association for groundbreaking work to improve evaluation of community- based prevention programs worldwide.

The South Carolina State Museum has won a Standard of Excellence Web Award from the Web Marketing Association for its recently redesigned Web site www.southcarolinastatemuseum. org.

Amy Jowers U.S. News and World

Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) ranked the BlueChoice® Health- Plan of South Carolina in the top third of America's Best Health Plans.

Chris King Michael Oana Thomas E. Elliott