David Balaban, a long-term care insurance specialist
with The Frieden Agency of Virginia Beach, was
awarded the National LTCi Sales Achievement Award from Long-Term
Care Insurance Sales Strategies magazine. The award
recognizes the top 100 long-term care salesmen in the
country. Balaban was 35th in the rankings. (Press
release)
Bill Barrett, a shareholder in the Richmond
accounting firm Barrett PC, was elected to a
three-year term on the Ethics Oversight Board of the
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. (Press
release)
Eva S. Hardy, a senior vice president for external
affairs and corporate communications at Dominion
Inc., was named recipient of the 2005 Wilder
School Public Service Award from the L. Douglas
Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia
Commonwealth University. Hardy was secretary of Health
and Human Resources in the administration of Gov. Gerald
L. Baliles from 1986 to 1990. (Press release)
Smithfield Foods Inc., a Smithfield-based producer
of hog and meat products, was honored by the Environmental
Protection Agency as the first company in its industry
to achieve IS) 14001 certification at all of its hog
and livestock operations in the U.S. The 14001 level
represents the international standard for high quality
environmental management. (PRNewswire)
Virginia Commonwealth University of
Richmond became the first major research university
in the country
to offer a bachelor's degree in homeland security and
emergency preparedness. The program is designed to
prepare students for careers in the private and public
sectors dealing with emergency preparedness, law enforcement
and intelligence. (Press release)
