Dr. G. Ross Roy has received the Order of the Palmetto.

Bill Tindall Edmund Chinners has received the American Culi- nary Federation's Chef Professionalism Award for the Southeast region.

State Senator Brad Hutto (D- SC District 40) has been elected as council president of the Indian Waters Council.

Spectra Integration has been chosen as a winner in the prestigious PICA Awards given by The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc.

Bill Tindall has been awarded the Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to volunteering in the community.

Nancy L. Smith has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Babcock Center Foundation.

W. Dale Dyches, CPA has completed the Forensic Accounting/Investigation Methodology course sponsored by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Bryant N. Blakeslee Jr. of Blakeslee & Associates, an office of MetLife, has been awarded one of the life insurance industry's premier professional credentials, the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College.

The Columbia College Alumnae Association has recognized four distinguished alumnae during the College's annual Alumnae Weekend event, Saturday, April 18. The recipients included Nell Williams Overton '43, Distinguished Service Award; Betty Boozer Dalton '56, Wil Lou Gray Outstanding Educator Award; Deidre Buice Crow '72, Career Achievement Award; and Ciona Rouse '01, Young Alumna Service Award. Nell Williams Overton.

Nancy L. Smith Bryant N. Blakeslee Jr. Nell Williams Overton Betty Boozer Dalton Deidre Buice Crow Ciona Rouse