On the Move

Craig Barker was promoted to project manager at Tyler 2 Construction.

Dr. Scott Davenport has been elected secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Dental Society.

Mark D. Dimoff joined the Clark Nexsen firm as a mechanical designer.

Christopher Fernandez joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton's capital markets team in the corporate, finance and real estate department as an associate.

Toni Freeman, Gary Langford, Cyndee Patterson, John Pesavento, Brian Scott, Dianne Scott and Vance Stine were inducted into the second NPower hall of fame class. Inductees were chosen based on their long-term commitment to furthering technology innovation for nonprofits.

Dave Hanna has joined Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer as a commercial sales and leasing specialist.

Christina Howard has been named senior manager, risk advisory services, for the Charlotte region headquarters of Dixon Hughes Goodman.

Elizabeth Lipscomb was hired as sales manager for corporate education partnerships at Discovery Education.

David Martin was promoted to director of management services at Collett & Associates.

Richard Palma was promoted to vice president sales and development for Globe Express Services for the Latin America division. Bill Smith was promoted to vice president sales and marketing for the United States division.

Terry Prince has achieved the honor of junior stylist level at Folicle Salon and Spa.

Steve Smith was named senior lead consultant for Univers Workplace Solutions' North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia regions.

Mark Spagnolo was promoted to president and chief executive officer of Iverify.

Nelia A. Van Goor has been appointed director of development and membership at The Mint Museum.

Notable Names

Sara Abrams passed the LEED green associate exam from Clark Nexsen.

Katie Boone earned the designation of certified professional services marketer at Clark Nexsen.

Bob Brantley received the Betty Jo Rhea Tourism Award by the city of Rock Hill parks, recreation and tourism department for assisting Rock Hill in securing two State Cup championships for Manchester Meadows in 2010.

Mark Caddell and Keith Davis of National Renewable Energy Corp. earned the industry's leading recognition of expertise as certified installers of solar electric systems from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners.

Carolinas Medical Center, CMC-Mercy, CMC-Pineville and CMC-University received the outstanding achievement award from the American College of Surgeons. The award recognizes CoC-accredited cancer programs that demonstrate a continued level of commitment to providing excellence in cancer care.

Eric Dudley, founder of digital marketing agency WebsiteBiz, was chosen as a Charlotte representative for Chicago's Global Leadership Conference in May hosted by Entrepreneurs' Organization.

Eaton Corp. was certified by the N.C. Department of Labor with a Carolina Star safety recognition award.

Garrett Gossett earned his professional engineer license from Clark Nexsen and is now licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Tammy Keller was awarded the Mayor's Volunteer award by the city of Rock Hill parks, recreation and tourism department for continuous community support of leisure services.

L.A. Management Company won two Bronze Telly Awards for the driver safety video it produced for the AAA Carolinas Foundation for Traffic Safety. The video won in the categories of Safety and Social Responsibility.

John McDaniel was awarded the Hiram Hutchinson Therapeutic award by the city of Rock Hill parks, recreation and tourism department for dedication to providing recreation services to Rock Hill.

Teal Michel was awarded an honorable award for her furniture design in the Transitional Design category by Grabill Cabinets. She was also the only N.C. designer to have her interior design work included in the coffee table book "Shore Design."

David Miller was recognized by Allstate Insurance Co. with the president's conference award for high standards in customer satisfaction and financial services sales.

Arl Van Moore was awarded the ACR Gold Medal by the American College of Radiology.

Michael Penny received the G.C. Ray Athletic award by the city of Rock Hill parks, recreation and tourism department for seven years of coaching and working with youth through Rock Hill's youth soccer program.

Bethany Platt passed both the model law structural engineer and the LEED green associate exam at Clark Nexsen.

Ricky Potts was awarded the David Boone Advisory award by the city of Rock Hill parks, recreation and tourism department for assisting with special events at the Northside Recreation Center.

The Rock Hill Youth Council was awarded the Julia H. Post Programming award by the city of Rock Hill parks, recreation and tourism department for dedication to the social and cultural well-being of the community.

Tracy Randazzo earned her project management professional certification from Clark Nexsen.

James Smith, a business litigation attorney for Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, will be recognized in the 2011 Super Lawyers Business Edition.

Nicholas Vaughn passed the architectural registration exam from Clark Nexsen and is now licensed to practice architecture in North Carolina.

This week

Tuesday

Economic Outlook: Bridge to Sustained Expansion, by John Silvia, SouthPark Chapter Luncheon

The event will be held at Maggiano's Little Italy from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Guests will gather for lunch and hear John Silvia, managing director and the chief economist for Wells Fargo, give his economic insights.

Thursday

Business After Hours

The event will be held at the Hotel Sierra-Charlotte Center City from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Participants can network and build business contacts. Guests are encouraged to bring business cards and contact information. Complimentary appetizers and two drinks will also be provided.