Nelson Mul lins Riley & Scarborough has received three national recognitions this month: Legal directory

Jeannie Butler publisher Chambers and

Partners has recognized Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a national leader in products

liability litigation; The

American Health Lawyers

Association has ranked Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as having the fifth largest healthcare practice in the United States; and the 2010 U.S.

edition of The Legal 500

calls Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s product liability and mass tort defense practices in automotive/ transport and pharmaceuticals and medical devices “excellent” and “cost–effective” and highlights the work of partners David Dukes, Steve Morrison, Richard Hines, Michael Cole, and Marvin Quattlebaum for their litigation skills.

Glen Lott Marguerite McClam, PE, of Irmo, has been recognized as “Engineer of the Year” by the SC Society of Professional Engineers.

Jeannie Butler of RE/MAX Real Estate Services has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance with a particular emphasis on short sales. The SC Society of Professional Engineers has installed its 2010–2011 officers and directors during its annual meeting at the 2010 SC Engineering Conference. Michael F. Sheu, PE, Columbia, is president; Michael A. Beckman, PE, Charleston, is vice president; and Michael V. Jolly, PE, Rock Hill, is secretary/ treasurer. Board of directors are Brian A. Bendt, PE, Rock Hill; Steven Grant, PE, Spartanburg; Angela Musselwhite, PE, Charles-ton; Josh Fowler, PE, Anderson; Ismail Ozbek, PE, Columbia; and Mark Showalter, PE, Florence.

Ed Parrish R. Glen Lott, and Arthur E. (Ed) Parrish, founders of The LPA Group, Inc. received the American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina Service to Profession award for the numerous contributions they and their company have made to the consulting engineering industry.

Arthur “Artie” E. White III has joined the firm of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC.

Governor David Beasley has joined the Columbia International University Board of trustees.

Jody Bedenbaugh has received Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Renaissance Associate Award.

Richland County has recieved three National Association of Counties (NACo) 2010 Achievement Awards including Business Rules & Online Tools Workshop, The R.E.A.D.Y. (Richland County, Educating, and Deterring Youth) Program, and “Talking Trash” and Recycling Initiatives.

Artie White Ann Cameron, director of external relations for the University of South Carolina’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named president of the South Carolina Association of Alumni Directors (SCAAD).

Jack D. Griffeth of Collins & Lacy, PC has been elected secretary/treasurer of the South Carolina Bar Foundation Board of Directors.

John L. McCants of Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims PA has been selected as vice chair for the national DRI Construction Law Seminar.

Octavia Harris was recently a special guest at a New York Life reception for participants in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Internship program. Toyya Brawley Gray has been named president of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. Palmetto Health has been selected by IDG’s Computerworld as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals.
Jody Bedenbaugh
Jack D. Griffeth
John L. McCants
Toyya Brawley Gray
(L–R) Ervin Johnson, program coordinator, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Octavia Harris, intern in the Office of Rep. James E. Clyburn (SC–6); and Linda Hazan, corporate vice president, Diversity, New York Life.
Gov. David Beasley (r) with CIU president Dr. Bill Jones