The Princeton Club of Orange County named Mission Hospital Chief Executive Officer Peter Bastone as recipient of its In the Nation’s Service award. The award honors Princeton University graduates in Orange County who illustrate public service through personal contributions. Bastone earned his bachelor’s in psychology from Princeton in 1980. He also played football at Princeton.
Los Alamitos-based Altametrics Inc., a maker of software for restaurants and gas stations, received Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Tech Evolution Award. The award recognizes companies that offer exceptional technologies.
Nine of Costa Mesa-based Rutan & Tucker LLP’s partners were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2010, a yearly publication put out by South Carolina-based Best Lawyers. The included partners: Randall Babbush, real estate law; Thomas Brockington, corporate law; Thomas Crane, corporate, corporate governance and compliance law; Michael Hornak, commercial litigation; John Hurlbut Jr., commercial litigation; David Larsen, public sector labor and employment law; Paul Marx, trusts and estates; Richard Montevideo, environmental and water law; and James Morris, labor and employment law.
New Horizons of Orange County, part of Pennsylvania-based technology training company New Horizons Worldwide Inc., received the Small Business of the Year award from the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce at the Anaheim Business Awards luncheon. New Horizons was honored for its leadership role among Anaheim businesses.
Costa Mesa-based Duraglas Inc., a maker of decorative resin panels used in offices, homes and other buildings, saw its products named to Architectural Products Magazine’s national Top 50 Architectural Products list.
Pediatric surgeon John German of Children’s Hospital of Orange County was named 2009 Person of Honor by the Orange County Ronald McDonald House for his years of service to pediatric medicine. German was honored at the group’s 20th annual High Tea and Fashion Show at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort in Newport Beach.
The California Association for Adult Day Services awarded Irma Marin a Quality Activities/Program/Services Award for her work on the Partners in Preventing Falls Project. Marin is the falls prevention coordinator with Alzheimer’s Family Services Center in Huntington Beach.
San Clemente’s Bemus Landscape Inc. recently received two awards. It received a national Merit Award from the 40th Annual Environmental Improvement Awards, sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network, for its work at Talega, a San Clemente housing development. Bemus also received the Judges Beautification Award from the California Landscape Contractors Association of Orange County for its landscape management of One Ford Road, a set of homes in Newport Beach with a community putting green, rose garden and recreation facility.
The Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure honored its volunteers and Race for the Cure team leaders at the Volunteer and Team Captain Appreciation event held at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. Jill Krum of Huntington Beach was named Volunteer of the Year. Jill Jelnick of Aliso Viejo and Daniel Angerita of West Covina were named Outstanding Youth Volunteers. Diane Swintal of Irvine was named Outstanding New Volunteer. Pat MacKenzie of Huntington Beach and James Kawakami of Costa Mesa received The Promise of One Award. Marica Pendjer was named Komen Warrior. Ed Arnold, host of the TV show “Real Orange,” was named Partner for the Cure. Cindy Thomsen, who led the seventh annual Reds, Whites and Greens Charity Golf Classic, was honored along with other volunteers.
State Sen. Lou Correa received the Senator Henry Mello Award from the California Senior Legislature. The award is given to a member of the Legislature for “distinguished legislative service.” California Senior Legislature advocates for senior citizens at the state and federal levels. Correa has introduced three legislative measures for the group.
San Juan Capistrano received two awards from the Southern California chapter of the American Public Works Association for its environmental and community projects and programs. The city received a Project of the Year Award for creating a virtual tour of San Juan Capistrano’s 40 miles of trails. The city worked with Irvine-based Digital Map Products Inc. with funding from the San Juan Equestrian Coalition to create 250 online videos. Residents also helped the Public Works department staff plant 27 donated oak trees at San Juan Creek Neighborhood Park, winning them a National Public Works Weeks Award.
