Doctor wins Hospital Hero Award
ATLANTA – Dr. Seth Borquaye, with Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, is among 10 winners of the Georgia Hospital Association’s annual Hospital Hero Awards announced during a Dec. 4 luncheon.
Borquaye and the others were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the hospital and health care field. A lifetime achievement award was presented to James W. Mooney, of Willingway Hospital in Statesboro.
“The 11 winners of these esteemed awards represent some of the most compassionate and devoted health care workers in our state,” said Joseph Parker, president of the hospital association.
Tourism council schedules awards dinner
The Tourism Leadership Council wil1 hold its fifth annual tourism awards and scholarship dinner Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah, 2 W. Bay St.
The cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and the awards program from 7-9 p.m.
The organization will hold its 2013 membership luncheon on Jan. 17 at the ANdaZ, 14 Barnard St.
The event will begin at 11:30 a.m., and the speaker will be Savannah Mayor Pro Tem Van Johnson.
For more information, call 912-232-1223 or email tlc@tourismleadershipcouncil.com.
Georgia Chamber to feature former education secretary
Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and current senior adviser to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and president of its U.S. Forum for Policy Innovation, will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce 2013 annual meeting on Jan. 15.
Spellings served as education secretary under former President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009, launching initiatives focused on enhancing education accountability and quality K-12 and promoting accessibility and affordability in higher education.
The Chamber’s meeting and dinner will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center and will be followed by the annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast on Jan. 16, which will feature Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston.
For more information or to buy tickets, go to www.gachamber.com/events or call 404-223-2264.
Donation aids teen program
Xerox Corporation and the local chapter of Omega Psi Phi have teamed up to support the Teen Success Program at the West Broad Street YMCA.
On Friday, representatives of Xerox and Omega Psi Phi presented the West Broad Street YMCA with a check for $3,300. The money will help support the organization’s Teen Success Club, a program that helps teens stay in school, develop a career plan, and be involved in community service, character development, education and healthy living.
