Awards and Honors

CARSON, Calif., May 10, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- International Trade Education Programs (ITEP), a nonprofit focused on connecting high school students to careers, was recently honored with the 2016 Bob Kleist Leadership Award by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Recipients of the prestigious award demonstrate inspirational and visionary leadership in the development of world trade in Southern California.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 3, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Janet L. Pulliam, attorney at law and of counsel with Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon and Marshall of Little Rock, Ark. has been recently appointed the Chair of the American Bar Association's National Breast Cancer Initiatives Executive Committee for 2016/2017.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., May 3, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It is a great privilege for Eagle Transport Corporation to announce Darryl Nowell as the 'Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year - Grand Champion' for 2015-2016. The prestigious award was announced on April 25, 2016 at the National Tank Truck Carrier's Annual Conference in San Diego, Calif. This honor exemplifies Darryl's incomparable trucking career.

MIAMI, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -- Rational Spirits' new Santeria Rum made in Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a Gold medal for Premium Aged Rum from the prestigious RumXP International Tasting Panel at the world's top rum festival in Miami, Florida: The Miami Rum Renaissance. The festival is held once a year and brings together the most respected and experienced experts in the industry, as well as enthusiasts, to sample and judge hundreds of rums from around the world.

MIAMI, Fla., May 2, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Rational Spirits' new Santeria Rum made in Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a Gold medal for Premium Aged Rum from the prestigious RumXP International Tasting Panel at the world's top rum festival in Miami, Florida: The Miami Rum Renaissance. The festival is held once a year and brings together the most respected and experienced experts in the industry, as well as enthusiasts, to sample and judge hundreds of rums from around the world.

TIPP CITY, Ohio, April 14, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Optimizers, USA, has been selected as a Dayton Power and Light Channel Partner of the Year for 2015. Founded in 2009, Energy Optimizers, USA, specializes in helping schools and government agencies identify, finance and implement energy saving projects.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 29, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Daniel P. Douglas announces his script, 'Richter's War,' has won best short screenplay at the February 2016 Los Angeles CineFest. The science fiction World War II hardboiled detective story has previously won or placed in multiple contests during 2015 and 2016.

NEW YORK, N.Y., March 11, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Super Lawyers revealed that eight Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C. attorneys have been named by the magazine as 2016 'Rising Stars' of the profession, Weitz and Luxenberg today announced.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and HOUSTON, Texas, March 10, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For the third time in a row, Ascende Wealth Advisers, Inc. (AWAI) has been named one of PLANADVISER'S Top 100 Adviser Teams in America. Nominated by several clients, vendors and peers, AWAI now qualifies for the PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser Team of the Year award - a prestigious recognition the team almost brought home in 2014 when placing as a finalist just three years into AWAI's existence.

SARASOTA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — John Cannon Homes was the most recognized home builder in this year's Parade of Homes 2016, sweeping the competition with sixteen awards including four in the category of "Best Overall," in a presentation held Thursday by the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association.

SARASOTA, Fla., March 4, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- John Cannon Homes was the most recognized home builder in this year's Parade of Homes, sweeping the competition with sixteen awards including four in the category of 'Best Overall,' in a presentation held Thursday by the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association.

SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 29, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Reader's Choice Awards, an annual event presented by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, was held last Thursday evening. John Cannon Homes once again received the first place award for Best Residential Builder in both Sarasota and Manatee Counties for the 24th consecutive year.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 29, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Better Life Technologies Group is pleased to announce that it has selected Fallbrook Engineering in Escondido, Calif. to work on the prototyping of its patent-pending, non-invasive wireless-wearable, Glucose Diagnostic Sensor (GDS), US Patent Pending # 14/933985. In 2014, Better Life Technologies Group received a US Patent Grant under US 8,659,435 B2 for a swim safety system device.

ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mr. Cabinet Care of Anaheim has won 'Best Of Houzz' in Customer Service by Houzz(R), the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The 29-year-old kitchen remodeling company was chosen by the more than 35 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 5, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Massey Consulting, a leading accounting software consulting firm, announces that it has been named to Bob Scott's Insights 2015 VAR Stars. Progressive Media Group's annual feature of Bob Scott's Insights VAR Stars, honors a select group of mid-market accounting software resellers.

TIPP CITY, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On December 2, 2015 Bash Foo was acknowledged by the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce as the 2015 Small Business of the Year at their annual Holiday Gala. The awards program recognizes Tipp City-area companies and its leaders who have proven themselves in the business community.

TIPP CITY, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On December 2, 2015, Proto Plastics was acknowledged by the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce as the 2015 Business of the Year at their annual Holiday Gala.

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Filmmakers Dylan and Melanie Trivette of Trivette Images were recently recognized as bronze winners of the 36th Annual Telly Awards for their documentary 'A Unified Presence' in the non-profit organization category, Four Seasons Compassion For Life announced today.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Estate Planning Council of Cleveland will be recognized as a 5 Star Council by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils as a part of the Leonard H. Neiman and Walter Lee Davis, Jr. Council of Excellence Award program.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Nov. 13, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) announced Grant Hier, Chair of Liberal Arts and Art History, has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize. Hier was nominated as an author and will choose which works he wishes to submit to Pushcart judges for consideration for inclusion in their revered annual anthology.