Whitney Jones Inc. has named Terri Dillon vice president of client services. Dillon was a Whitney Jones consultant on the $27 million Comprehensive Campaign for the Arts when she joined The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County as vice president of development in 2009. She is now resuming her relationship with Whitney Jones Inc. In addition to consulting with nonprofit clients, she will be responsible for marketing the firm.Bill Rouse, a Realtor, has joined Leonard Ryden Burr as a real-estate sales associate specializing in residential sales. He has more than 25 years of experience in the real-estate business as a former custom-home builder and land developer with expertise in green/sustainable building and energy solutions. Dana McCormick-Nommsen, a Realtor, also has joined Leonard Ryden Burr as a real-estate agent specializing in residential sales. A transplant from California, she has moved with her family seven times.Beverly “Bev” Sanford, president and chief executive of SciWorks since 1996, will retire from the nonprofit organization at the end of June. Before coming to SciWorks, Sanford was vice president of programs and education at Discovery Place in Charlotte. The SciWorks board of directors has retained the executive search firm of Baker and Associates LLC for a nationwide search to find Sanford’s replacement. The board hopes to have a replacement by July 1.George K. Walker Florist was recently awarded an FTD Quality Star rating for all of 2011. The rating is re-evaluated each four-month directory cycle, and George K. Walker Florist met this designation’s criteria. The award means that a flower shop fulfilled and delivered its FTD orders in a timely manner during each four-month cycle. Plus, the quality of the orders filled resulted in a low refund rate.Elizabeth Albertson, a urological surgeon with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, was honored with the February Service Spotlight Award presented by Edgepark Medical Supplies. She will have $500 donated in her name to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. The award recognizes health care professionals across the United States who have exhibited uncommon dedication to ensure their patients’ care, comfort and peace of mind.Robert P. Stowe was recently inducted into the International College of Dentists based on his contributions to the art and science and general welfare of the dental profession. Stowe is a partner in the dental practice of Drs. Pruitt Miller Stowe Steinbicker and Taylor DDS in Winston-Salem.Jerry Hardesty of Winston-Salem recently received the Lois G. Britt Service Award, presented by the N.C. Pork Council, at the N.C. Pork Conference. He was an extension director in Currituck County for 23 years and in Forsyth County for seven years. After his retirement, Hardesty worked with the N.C. Pork Council as an educational liaison.P. Gregory “Greg” Wilson of Winston-Salem has earned the title of Top Overall Producer for the Triad office of CBRE, a commercial real-estate services firm, for 2011. The award is based on highest dollar volume generated in commercial real estate transactions. The Triad office of CBRE covers Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point and surrounding areas. Wilson also was recognized as the Second Top Overall Producer for the CBRE Mid-South region. The CBRE Mid-South region consists of the Triad and Raleigh offices in North Carolina, as well as Hampton Roads, Richmond and Charlottesville offices in Virginia.Tim Ebert of Ebert Financial has qualified for membership in the 2012 Million-Dollar Round Table. Attaining membership in MDRT is achieved by less than 1 percent of the world’s life insurance and financial services professionals. It requires Ebert to adhere to a strict code of ethics, focus on providing top-notch client service and continue to grow professionally through involvement in at least one other industry association.Attorney Paul Foley has been named one of the “Triad’s 40 Leaders Under 40″ by the Triad Business Journal. The award honors the “best and brightest leaders” in the Triad. Foley was chosen for being a rising leader at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and in Winston-Salem. He focuses on corporate and securities law, including the representation of corporations, limited-liability companies and limited partnerships.Thomas H. Hughes/Architecture P.C. was recently hired by EDENS of Columbia, S.C., to provide the design and construction documents for the new Sally Beauty tenant upfit at Festival Centre in Hilton Head, S.C. The work for the 1,475-square-foot tenant space includes reconfiguration of the interior to suit the needs of Sally Beauty. Construction will be completed by the spring of this year.

Whitney Jones Inc. has named Terri Dillon vice president of client services. Dillon was a Whitney Jones consultant on the $27 million Comprehensive Campaign for the Arts when she joined The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County as vice president of development in 2009. She is now resuming her relationship with Whitney Jones Inc. In addition to consulting with nonprofit clients, she will be responsible for marketing the firm.Bill Rouse, a Realtor, has joined Leonard Ryden Burr as a real-estate sales associate specializing in residential sales. He has more than 25 years of experience in the real-estate business as a former custom-home builder and land developer with expertise in green/sustainable building and energy solutions. Dana McCormick-Nommsen, a Realtor, also has joined Leonard Ryden Burr as a real-estate agent specializing in residential sales. A transplant from California, she has moved with her family seven times.Beverly “Bev” Sanford, president and chief executive of SciWorks since 1996, will retire from the nonprofit organization at the end of June. Before coming to SciWorks, Sanford was vice president of programs and education at Discovery Place in Charlotte. The SciWorks board of directors has retained the executive search firm of Baker and Associates LLC for a nationwide search to find Sanford’s replacement. The board hopes to have a replacement by July 1.George K. Walker Florist was recently awarded an FTD Quality Star rating for all of 2011. The rating is re-evaluated each four-month directory cycle, and George K. Walker Florist met this designation’s criteria. The award means that a flower shop fulfilled and delivered its FTD orders in a timely manner during each four-month cycle. Plus, the quality of the orders filled resulted in a low refund rate.Elizabeth Albertson, a urological surgeon with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, was honored with the February Service Spotlight Award presented by Edgepark Medical Supplies. She will have $500 donated in her name to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. The award recognizes health care professionals across the United States who have exhibited uncommon dedication to ensure their patients’ care, comfort and peace of mind.Robert P. Stowe was recently inducted into the International College of Dentists based on his contributions to the art and science and general welfare of the dental profession. Stowe is a partner in the dental practice of Drs. Pruitt Miller Stowe Steinbicker and Taylor DDS in Winston-Salem.Jerry Hardesty of Winston-Salem recently received the Lois G. Britt Service Award, presented by the N.C. Pork Council, at the N.C. Pork Conference. He was an extension director in Currituck County for 23 years and in Forsyth County for seven years. After his retirement, Hardesty worked with the N.C. Pork Council as an educational liaison.P. Gregory “Greg” Wilson of Winston-Salem has earned the title of Top Overall Producer for the Triad office of CBRE, a commercial real-estate services firm, for 2011. The award is based on highest dollar volume generated in commercial real estate transactions. The Triad office of CBRE covers Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point and surrounding areas. Wilson also was recognized as the Second Top Overall Producer for the CBRE Mid-South region. The CBRE Mid-South region consists of the Triad and Raleigh offices in North Carolina, as well as Hampton Roads, Richmond and Charlottesville offices in Virginia.Tim Ebert of Ebert Financial has qualified for membership in the 2012 Million-Dollar Round Table. Attaining membership in MDRT is achieved by less than 1 percent of the world’s life insurance and financial services professionals. It requires Ebert to adhere to a strict code of ethics, focus on providing top-notch client service and continue to grow professionally through involvement in at least one other industry association.Attorney Paul Foley has been named one of the “Triad’s 40 Leaders Under 40″ by the Triad Business Journal. The award honors the “best and brightest leaders” in the Triad. Foley was chosen for being a rising leader at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and in Winston-Salem. He focuses on corporate and securities law, including the representation of corporations, limited-liability companies and limited partnerships.Thomas H. Hughes/Architecture P.C. was recently hired by EDENS of Columbia, S.C., to provide the design and construction documents for the new Sally Beauty tenant upfit at Festival Centre in Hilton Head, S.C. The work for the 1,475-square-foot tenant space includes reconfiguration of the interior to suit the needs of Sally Beauty. Construction will be completed by the spring of this year.

The ballroom at Embassy Suites was filled with world-class talent on Friday night during a tribute dinner for Robert Ward. Ward, an internationally recognized composer, won the Pulitzer Prize for “The Crucible” and served as chancellor at UNC School of the Arts from 1967 to 1974. He was named a Lifetime Honors recipient by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2011.