New Hires
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC announced that Emily M. Dorisio has returned to the firm after leaving in December 2007 to accept an in-house tax counsel position with Ashland Inc. Dorisio resides in the firm's Lexington office as senior tax counsel and is a member of the Tax and Finance Practice Group.
Geoff White, a senior associate in both the real estate and construction service groups at Frost Brown Todd, has been accredited a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate (LEED GA) in accordance with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). White is the first LEED GA in Kentucky.
Kudos
Matthew Choyce and Ryan Hayes from the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics took first place in the first-ever Michigan State University Undergraduate Supply Chain Challenge. This first-place finish comes just a few months after a three-person team from Gatton, including Hayes, placed fourth nationally as a team in a Wall Street Journal-sponsored business quiz competition held at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business. UK sophomore Jeffrey Howard won the individual title at that event, beating out 71 students from 23 other schools.
The Kentucky/West Virginia Chapter 104 of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) has received the highest honors in IREM's Chapter Star Recognition program, Five Star Status, which recognizes chapters for providing valuable member services and programs.
Ron Allen, senior account executive for Commerce Lexington, has been recognized by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) with a Silver Level Lifetime Achievement Award for recruiting over 750 new members for Commerce Lexington.
The Pivot fan by Big Ass Fans was awarded silver status in the HVAC category as part of Plant Engineering's annual Product of the Year Award, as selected by the magazine's readers.
Former Kentucky Transportation Secretary Calvin Grayson; Brigadier Gen. Timothy A. Byers; one of UK's longest serving faculty members, Bobby O. Hardin; and company executives Joseph D. Hicks Jr. and L. Stanley Pigman have been inducted into the University of Kentucky College of Engineering's Hall of Distinction.
Bella Rose will be recognized at the Capital Rotunda in Frankfort on May 13 for their impact on Kentucky's economy and community as one of ten high-performing second-stage businesses through the Pacesetter Business Recognition Program.
Hampton Scurlock, CFP and president of Retirement Tax Advisory Group, was recently chosen as one of America's Top Financial Planners for 2009 by the Consumer's Research Council of America. This recognition is given to Financial Planners who meet their value system criteria based on experience, training, professional associations and certifications.