Grubb & Ellis Co. named Ryan Gallagher a member of its President’s Council. The designation is given to employees for their commitment to service excellence, their personal and professional development and their dedication to Grubb & Ellis’ growth. Gallagher is a senior vice president in the Newport Beach office.
The Child Guidance Center received the Community Excellence Agency Award 2006 from Orange County United Way. The award was for the center’s Parent Child Interaction Therapy program. Parent Child Interaction offers a coaching approach to enhancing parenting skills, decreasing child behavior problems and improving the quality of the relationship between parents and children.
Bella Terra mall in Huntington Beach was honored with the 2006 Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging Award by Retail Traffic magazine. It won in the category of renovation/expanded community/power center. Bella Terra formerly was Huntington Beach Mall. The award recognizes innovation in design and architecture. The project was designed by the Costa Mesa office of Perkowitz+Ruth Architects, with early design work done by Jerde Partnership International in Venice.
Jennifer Mathis, a partner at the Irvine office of Ross, Dixon & Bell LLP, was named a 2006 Rising Star by Law & Politics magazine. Rising Stars are chosen by top lawyers in Southern California through a peer survey. They are age 40 or younger, or have been practicing 10 years or less. Only 2.5% of lawyers in Southern California have earned the honor.
The Woodbury neighborhood in Irvine received the Gold Nugget Award for Best Master Planned Community of the Year at the Pacific Coast Building Conference. Entries for the award are evaluated on how excellence and innovation are addressed in designing and building of a project.
John Murphy and Robert Thornton, partners at the Irvine office of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott LLP, made the 2007 Best Lawyers in America listing. The list, an annual book, is based on evaluations by top peers and is compiled by research company Woodward/White Inc.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. honored three financial representatives from the Waltos Group of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Newport Beach. Ira Hermann was recognized as one of the company’s 20 finest representatives, ranking No. 13 in policy sales among more than 7,000 representatives nationwide. Paul Glowienke was a Platinum Award runner-up for his sales achievements during his first two years a financial representative. Joshua Buttrey was honored as a Top 10 College Unit Director for developing the intern program.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California recognized six Anaheim businesses at the 2006 Water Conservation Champions Awards: Fairfield Inn, Desert Palm Suites, Desert Inn, Econolodge, Alstyle Apparel and Precision Anodizing and Plating. The hotels significantly saved water by installing high-efficiency toilets. Alstyle Apparel reused water in its fabric dyeing as part of a five-year program with the water and utilities district. Precision Anodizing and Plating uses a closed-loop water recycling system.
Janet Dukes, a teacher at Newport Harbor High School, received the Inspirational Leader Award by the California Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The award is given to instructors of the ProStart program, which offers industry-recognized certificates in food service. Dukes’ program won two first-place titles in the California ProStart Competition.
Commercial printer Westamerica Graphics Corp. in Foothill Ranch won a Benny award in the category of Stationery, Four or More Colors at the 2006 Premier Print Awards. The Benny is the highest honor given. The awards are given by the Printing Industries of America and the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. Westamerica also received four additional awards: a Certificate of Merit for its Jaguar Concept Car Brochure; a Certificate of Merit for its 2005 Jaguar Media Kit; and an Award of Recognition as well as a Certificate of Merit for the Westamerica Say More Promotion Kit.
