Congressman Joe Wilson has received the American Conservative Union Ratings Award for 2009.

Joe Wilson Denise Corpening of Providence Hospital has received statewide recognition as a Palmetto Gold recipient.

Dr. George Scouten has been named Upper School Teacher of the Year by the S.C. Independent School Association.

Carol J. Pardun, director of and professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications and associate dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina, has been presented with 2010 Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Lee Palms has joined Keenan & Suggs, Inc. as Broker and Business Development Leader.

Colonel C.E. Burke, a native of Hopkins and Eau Claire High School graduate, has been named inter- im City of Columbia police chief. He served in the Air Force before enlisting in the Columbia Police Department in 1979. He has risen throughout his career with the City of Columbia from a beat officer, on up through the ranks. He was promoted to corporal in 1981, sergeant in 1984, lieutenant in 1986, captain in 1991, Major in 2005, and colonel in 2007. Burke is a graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy; the School of Justice Administration, Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Louisville; Southern Police Institute, V.I.P. Intelligence, at Glynco, Georgia; the F.B.I. National Academy at Quantico, Va.; and the Tactical Training Center at Fort Jackson. He also has participated in additional law enforcement training and educational programs. He has received numerous awards of appreciation including his nomination as one of the outstanding young men in

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Historic Columbia Foundation has recognized the commendable efforts of Columbia’s citizens, architects, developers, and others whose preservation projects provide the distinctive character of Columbia’s cultural landscape. Given annually, this year’s Preservation Awards were presented on Monday, May 3. Recipients included the following: Restoration/Preservation, Woodlands, 409 Old Woodlands Road, owner: Mardie Faucette, architect: Dale Mar shal l – Archit rave, contractor: Lee Wil lm –Willm Construction; Adaptive Use, Abacus Planning Group, 2500 Devine Street, owner: Cheryl Holland – Abacus Planning Group, architect: Doug Quackenbush Architects + Planners, contractor: Weathers Contracting Company; Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel, 1400 Main Street, owner: Rick Patel, architect: Craig Otto, Craig A. Otto Architect, contractor: Meybohm & Associates; New Construction in a Historic Context, Residence of Steven and Kathy Moon, 1842 Heyward Street, owner: Steve and Kathy Moon, architect: Robbie McClam, contractor: Dwight Williams; Lincoln Street Parking Garage, owner: City of Columbia, architect: Quackenbush Architects + Planners and LPA Group, contractor: M.B. Kahn Construction; and Preservation Leadership Award, Dr. Michael Stout, president and CEO, UCI Medical Af fil iates, 1818 Henderson Street.

Dr. Alden Sweatman; Ylida Clark Roberson, Dr.James Roland Clark’s daughter who accepted the medallion for her late father; and Dr. Hal H. Crosswell Jr. were recognized at Providence Hospitals Society of St. Luke induction ceremony at Leaside. Petty Officer Second Class Angelo Moore, a volunteer Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, has been named South Carolina’s Big of the Year.

UCI Medical Providence Hospitals has inducted Dr. James Roland Clark, Dr. Hal H. Crosswell Jr., and Dr. Alden Sweatman into the Society of St. Luke, a program that celebrates and honors selected members of the Providence medical staff.