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Dr. Caroline Whitson became the 17th president of Columbia College in July
2001. Since then she has spearheaded a public-private partnership to form The
Alliance for Women. In 2006, she incorporated leadership development across the
4-year curriculum in every academic major. In 2010, after an extensive strategic
planning process, Columbia College is positioned for growth. Read
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Effective leadership is a quality desperately needed in many
arenas—for-profit businesses and private non-profits, government organizations
and faith community, volunteer organizations…the list goes on. Read
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has promoted William R. Shrader to
senior vice president over actuarial services, economics and health care
regulation. Read
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Columbia lawyer I.S. Leevy Johnson will speak at the University of South
Carolina summer commencement exercises for baccalaureate, master’s and
professional-degree recipients from all eight campuses at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
Aug. 7, in the Colonial Life Arena. Read
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The Weathers Group, a business consultancy group based in Columbia, S.C., has
been selected to lead post-Katrina capacity-building efforts in the Gulf Coast,
including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles, La. Read
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Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) is partnering with the West Metro,
Cayce/West-Columbia and Vista Nights Rotary clubs to put on “Pour on the Tour,”
a pub-golf bar crawl to raise funds and awareness for the Dickerson Center for
Children (DCC). Read
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The SC Technical College System has promoted Ann Marie Stieritz to Vice
President of the newly established Division of Economic and Workforce
Competitiveness. Read
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United Way of the Midlands has announced that it has released 22 new grants
for 2010 totaling $998,722. This is in addition to more than $2.2 million in
grants United Way will continue to fund that were awarded in previous years. Read
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As part of the final phase of Trenholm Plaza's redevelopment, Edens &
Avant announces the addition of Garner's Natural Life, slated to open on the
memorable date of 8-9-10 (August 9, 2010). Read
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Janna McMahan, an award-winning fiction writer located in Columbia, SC,
recently saw the rerelease of her novel, THE OCEAN INSIDE, in mass market
paperback. Read
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Embassy Suites Columbia–Greystone’s Joy Bryant was named Outstanding
Associate Member of the Year by the South Carolina Society of Association
Executives (SCSAE) at the trade organization’s recent 5th annual conference. Read
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As part of their ongoing support of America's service members, Kid Rock and
Jim Beam® Bourbon will host a concert on Patriot Day, Sept. 11, in Columbia,
S.C., to honor our nation's heroes. Read
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Angela Pierce, M.D., and Payam Yousefian, M.D., and are two of the newest
physicians to join the staff at Providence Northeast Family Care on the campus
of Providence Hospital Northeast. Read
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