L-R: Kim Hutzell, president/CEO, Girl Scouts of South Carolina- Mountains to Midlands; Judith M. Davis, executive vice president and chief legal officer, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina; Lynn Stokes Murray, consultant and lobbyist, McNair Law Firm, P.A.; Reba Hull Campbell, deputy executive director, Municipal Association of South Carolina; S. Anne Walker, executive director, Alston Wilkes Society. The Girl Scouts of South Carolina—Mountains to Midlands honored four local women at its 17th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Dinner on Thursday evening, April 29. Selected for their exemplary commitments to family, career and community, this year’s honorees are Reba Hull Campbell, deputy executive director, Municipal Association of South Carolina; Judith M. Davis, executive vice president and chief legal officer, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina; Lynn Stokes Murray, consultant and lobbyist, McNair Law Firm, P.A.; and S. Anne Walker, executive director, Alston Wilkes Society.

Presented by Blue- Cross BlueShield of South Carolina since 2004, this year’s sold–out event was held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and attended by more than 270 guests. The emcee was former Girl Scout Hannah Horne, WIS News 10 Anchor at Midday, and the keynote speaker was Command Sergeant Major Teresa L. King, Commander of the United States Army.

Kim Hutzell, president/ CEO, Girl Scouts of South Carolina–Mountains to Midlands, said, “We applaud these women for demonstrating the very leadership characteristics our own programs and learning experiences strive to accomplish as we focus on building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. It is an honor for us to salute this year’s outstanding, purpose–driven leaders, who have reached remarkable levels of achievement, and who, like our girls, are dedicated to community service and leadership.”

For 98 years, Girl Scouting has helped girls develop positive values and become active, responsible leaders in their communities. With em-phasis on personal growth and leadership development through service to others, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands serves more than 12,300 girls, grades K5–12,and 5,200 adults in 22 counties of central and western South Carolina, including Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.