By Pete Pillow
Three South Carolina schools are among the 62 earning national awards for outstanding achievement in school improvement and preparing more students for success in high school, college, careers and citizenship. The awards are being presented by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) at its annual High Schools That Works staff development conference later [...]
By Rosanne Davila
The Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2010 Business Excellence Awards. Awards will be presented at the Chamber’s upcoming 93rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 22, 6 p.m. at Debordieu Country Club.
The Chamber congratulates the following winners for their contributions to our community and their dedication to making [...]
By Mona Prufer
Eliza Glaze, associate professor of history at Coastal Carolina University, has been awarded a prestigious National Humanities Center (NHC) fellowship for the academic year 2010-2011. She is one of 36 leading scholars from 19 colleges and universities in 17 states and six other nations to receive the grants for individual research projects.
Glaze will [...]
By Robin McCord
The Conway National Bank has announced employee recognition for continued service to the bank: Suzette Jackson for fifteen years; and Ginny Schrader and Lori Schuessler, both for five years of continued service to the bank.
Jackson is a graduate of Myrtle Beach High School and attended Central Piedmont Community College. As branch operations manager [...]
Glenn Pemberton has worked at the information booth since 1995 and also volunteers at the MYR GA terminal. He has completed over 4,000 hours of volunteer service for the airport which qualifies him for the highest level award from the President of the United States Council on Service and Civic Participation, “The President’s Call to [...]
By Denise Blackburn
Ron McManus, of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. has been awarded an Environmental Awareness Certificate of Excellence by the State of South Carolina.
The South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award, established by the South Carolina General Assembly during the 1992 Legislative Session, recognizes outstanding contributions made toward the protection, conservation and improvement of South Carolina’s natural [...]
By Monique Newton
The Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C., was named the area’s top hotel for customer service on March 27, at the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual Incredible Customer Experience awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre. The hotel also received the award in 2008.
“It is truly an honor [...]
By Misty Moore
The South Carolina Arts Commission Board announces the 2010 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual awards recognize outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in S.C.
This year’s recipients are:
Lifetime Achievement - Pat Conroy, Fripp Island
Lifetime Achievement - [...]
By Nicole A. Aiello
Eight North Myrtle Beach students were recognized earlier this month at the City of North Myrtle Beach’s City Council meeting and each received the “Do The Right Thing” award. Students also were “knighted” by the Medieval Times king after being presented with their awards.
Recipients of the “Do The Right Thing” awards included [...]
By Kate Anderson
Free instruction from PGA Professionals, a ceremony of recognition and an amazing trick shot show will be among the many highlights of the first Carolinas PGA Play Golf America Day of the season being hosted by the Resort Club at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 1 a.m. [...]
By Bridgette Johnson
Community leaders were recognized and fiscal year 2010 strategies and goals were revealed at the Conway Chamber of Commerce President’s Gala & Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2009 in the Historic Peanut Warehouse in downtown Conway.
Kicking off with a 5:30 p.m. silent auction and reception featuring a “Taste of Conway,” the event [...]
By Nancy Gray
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for its third annual Incredible Customer Experience (ICE) Awards. Awards were presented last night during an elegant celebration at the Palace Theatre.
The ICE Awards consist of tencategories with an individual and business winner in each category, for a total of 20 winners. [...]
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber has announced that its ninth annual awards dinner, “Night of a Thousand Stars,” will be held Saturday, January 31 at Lakeside Conference Center at Barefoot Premier Resorts in North Myrtle Beach.
Awards will be presented in the following categories: “Business of the Year (small-one to ten employees), “Business of the Year” [...]
Clemson University professor of chemistry Dennis Smith received the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2008 Charles H. Stone award.
The Charles H. Stone award is given annually by the ACS Carolina-Piedmont Local Section to the most outstanding chemist in the southeastern United States. It recognizes chemists for contributions to the field through activities in the scientific community, [...]
