Gainesville HR risk manager to head national organization

Gainesville Human Resources and Risk Manager Cindy Mallett was sworn in June 8 as the 2011-2012 Public Risk Management Association president at the association's annual membership luncheon in Portland, Ore.

Mallett, who has been with the city for 10 years, will lead the association of more than 1,000 public entities and oversee its nine-person board of directors until June 2012.

Gainesville City Manager Kip Padgett said PRIMA is very fortunate to have someone of Mallett's caliber serve in such a leadership role.

"Cindy has always been an excellent role model for the City of Gainesville. She demonstrates a level of integrity that is unsurpassed and now the rest of the country will witness this as well," Padgett said.

One of Mallett's goals for the coming year is to reach out to those that may not be called risk managers in the public sector but who are shouldered with the responsibility of purchasing insurance, administering safety programs or any of the various components of risk management.

 Industry safety council cites Wayne Farms poultry plants

Nine Wayne Farms' facilities were recently honored by the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council for outstanding safety performance by implementing innovative and effective safety and health programs at the 2011 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Savannah.

Three of the Oakwood-based company's facilities, including the processing plants in Pendergrass, received Awards of Distinction, the highest accolade offered.

"I am extremely proud of the safety programs in place across Wayne Farms and I credit the hard work and consistent attention offered by our dedicated safety teams," Reggie McLee, Director of Safety for Wayne Farms said. "Our teams always keep workplace safety top of mind and are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to improve our already solid programs."

Award consideration was based on injury statistics over a three-year period and an evaluation of written applications by three judges.

The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council is comprised of members from the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation.

Wayne Farms LLC is the sixth-largest vertically integrated poultry producer in the United States with annual sales exceeding $1 billion and employs more than 8,900 workers.

Carroll Daniel earns award for work on Brenau facility

Carroll Daniel Construction Co. was awarded a 2011 Build Georgia Award for the Brenau Occupational Therapy Facility recently completed at the Gainesville university.

This Design Build project for Brenau University employed sustainable design to maximize the energy efficiency of the building. The facility houses Brenau's Department of Occupational Therapy within the College of Health and Science and includes instructional, office and laboratory space.

The Build Georgia Awards began in 1989 to recognize general contractor members and their construction teams for outstanding performances on some of Georgia's most remarkable projects.

 Longstreet doctor Jacobson recognized for training work

Ross L. Jacobson, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., a physician with The Center for Women's Health at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, recently was recognized by the South University Physician Assistant program for his dedication to training their students.

"We are fortunate to have preceptors who give of their time and talents to help mold these students into the skillful clinicians they will be at the completion of their training," said Rachelle Dye, clinical coordinator of South University's Physician Assistant Program.

An obstetrician and gynecologist with the Center for Women's Health since 2006, Jacobson joined The Longstreet Clinic after practicing in New Orleans from 1983 until 2005.

In the past year, TLC provided training to 30 medical students and 24 mid-level providers.