Dr. Jerrold Griggs has been named a 2009 fellow by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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Anne Ellefson has been appointed to the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center Board of Directors. (photo)

L. Michelle Dhunjishah has been named Young Lawyer of the Year by the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been honored with the 2009 Robert D. Spencer Volunteer Award from Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. Providence Hospitals nurse Laura Herbert has received statewide recognition as a Palmetto Gold winner.

Andrenette F. Hudley has been appointed executive director of YWCA of the Upper Lowland, Inc.

The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) has been awarded a $2,000 grant from Mead- Westvaco (MWV) Specialty Chemicals Division, to support funding scientific research opportunities for its students.