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STAN DIXON
New job title: Vice president, sustaining and government programs
Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Duties: Dixon manages entry-into-service programs and leads the reliability, quality and availability action team and the production change management team.
Related Experience: Dixon served as vice president, Mid-Cabin Programs, overseeing all activities relating to Gulfstream’s mid-cabin aircraft, including the G150 and G280 programs.
Education: He earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station and is a commercial, instrument-rated pilot.
HOLLY MUHLHAN
New job title: Summer intern
Company: Cecilia Russo Marketing LLC
Duties: Muhlhan’s tasks will include social media management, media relations, writing press releases, blogging, creating and managing websites, search engine optimization and event planning.
Related Experience: At Georgia Southern University, she was a member of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Epsilon Iota and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Muhlhan also wrote for Eagle PRide, PRSSA’s monthly newsletter, and served as secretary for the Bateman campaign.
Education: Muhlhan graduated from Georgia Southern University in May 2014 with a bachelor of science degree in public relations and a minor in marketing.
CINDY HILL
New job title: Station Manager for GPB Savannah
Company: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Duties: Hill will interact with local businesses and organizations to build collaborative relationships with the station. She will also assist with fundraising and marketing efforts.
Related Experience: Hill served as arts marketing coordinator for Mercer University in her hometown of Macon. Her duties included projects with The Grand Opera House, Townsend School of Music, the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, Mercer Theatre and the new Tattnall Square Center for the Arts.
LORENZO MCDONALD
New job title: Agent
Company: Rawls Realty
Related Experience: McDonald worked in new home sales with Fred Williams Homebuilder, Inc. selling new homes in Pooler, Richmond Hill, Savannah, Rincon and Portwentworth. He became a licensed Georgia Realtor in 2006 and is a certified new home sales specialist through the National Association of Home Builders.
Education: McDonald is a Member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR), National Home Builders Association (NAHB) and Savannah Area Realtors (SAR).
LT.COL. FRANCISCO ORELLANA
New job title: Commander of the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron
Company: 165th Airlift Wing, Ga. Air National Guard
Duties: Orellana serves as the base civil engineer
Education: Orellana started his military career in 1987 with the United States Army. He received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in 1990. After graduation, he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In 1994, he was commissioned as an engineer officer.
CAPTAIN ROY L. FOUNTAIN, JR.
New job title: Commander of the 165th Security Forces Squadron
Company: 165th Airlift Wing, Ga. Air National Guard
Related Experience: Fountain initiated his military career in 1995 as an Airman First Class graduate from the Basic Military Training Course in San Antonio, Texas. His career has been in the security forces field. After 13 years in the enlisted ranks, Fountain earned his commission through the Academy of Military Science. Upon graduation, he returned to the 165th Airlift Wing, continuing his service in the 165th Security Forces Squadron including a seven-month deployment as the sector officer.
Retired general joins Savannah Tech board
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William Glenn Webster, Jr. has become a member of the Savannah Technical College Board of Directors. He was appointed by the Technical College System of Georgia state board.
Webster, a 37-year Army veteran, is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army War College, and he earned a master of arts degree from the School of Advanced Military Studies.
Armstrong’s Goeser receives engineering award
Priya Goeser, an associate professor of engineering studies at Armstrong Atlantic State University recently received the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2014 Outstanding Mid-Career Teaching Award-Southeastern Section. The award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to engineering or engineering technology education through outstanding classroom performance.
Public reations exec presents lecture at conference
Jennifer Abshire, founder and CEO of Savannah-based Abshire Public Relations, was selected to speak at the Public Relations Society of America’s National Counselors Academy Conference in Key West, Fla., on May 7. Abshire led a session titled “Planning Ahead: The Art of Succession.”
Memorial’s Gordon receives award
Jimmy Gordon, safety manager and emergency preparedness coordinator at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, has been named the top honoree statewide among the Georgia Hospital Association’s Regional Coordinating Hospitals. Gordon received the state award at the Emergency Management Association of Georgia’s 2014 Emergency Management Summit and Training Session at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
Georgia Public Health nurse makes presentation
Betty Dixon, nursing and clinical director for District 9-1, was recently selected to present original research on the HPV vaccine, Gardasil at the National Institute of Health during their national nurses’ recognition ceremony on May 5.
Chatham County Association of the Deaf recognized
Chatham County Association of the Deaf (CCAD) received the “Kentucky Colonel” award from the fovernor of Kentucky for the work of their first CCAD president, Kelly Joseph Faust, in recognition of his work in the deaf community. Kelly was presented with the award on May 17 at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Heap recognized for her work with Elder Abuse
Chatham County District Attorney Meg Heap was awarded the Doris H. Thomas Award at the 15th Annual Consumer College. The award is given in recognition of an individual’s dedication to advocating for senior issues and serving the senior community.
LETR & Co. win web design awards
LETR & Co. has won two American Web Design Awards. The annual awards, sponsored by Graphic Design, USA, recognize design excellence of websites and online communications to attract audiences, disseminate ideas and information, generate response and promote products, services and ideas.