North Ga. College president named to Who's Who
David L. Potter, president of North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega, has been named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Who's Who in Education list.
The second annual listing includes education leaders who are shaping Georgia's K-12 and higher education systems to enhance skill levels, quality of life and economic development in the state. Potter was recognized for his efforts to internationalize the curriculum and campus at North Georgia to prepare students for work and service in a global economy.
Potter became the 16th president of NGCSU in 2005. He previously served as the chief executive officer for the Board of Trustees overseeing the eight public universities in Mississippi since 2003. He earlier served as president of Delta State University, in Cleveland, Miss., and held a number of teaching and administrative positions at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Va.
Potter earned his B.A. cum laude in history from Amherst College and both his M.A. and Ph.D. in social science from Syracuse University.
Forsyth County honors top deputies in May
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has chosen its Deputies of the Month for May.
Forsyth County Deputy Sheriff Walter Skowronski was selected the South Precinct's Deputy of the Month. Skowronski, who joined the sheriff's office in February 2008, was selected among his peers for his outstanding work and the excellent customer service he provides.
South Precinct Commander Capt. Ron Freeman cited Skowronski for his work in responding to a recent hostage situation while he was off-duty. "Skowronski identified a critical incident and responded immediately," Sgt. Donnie Daves said.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Williams was the North Precinct's Deputy of the Month.
Williams, who joined the sheriff's office in December 2007 was selected among his peers for his outstanding work in the apprehension of a burglary suspect May 1 among other key arrests, North Precinct Commander Mark Flowers said.
Fockele Garden Co. designs new garden for governor's mansion
The Georgia Governor's Mansion's landscape has a new, water-efficient front garden designed by The Fockele Garden Co. The effort was organized and sponsored by the Georgia Green Industry Association.
Mark Fockele was selected to provide the design for the garden at the front of the governor's residence on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta. In addition to the garden's design plans, The Fockele Garden Co. was one of several companies that donated plants and labor for the installation of more than 1,100 plants.
"We created this landscape garden to demonstrate the fact that we could have beautiful, lush gardens even with very limited water," Fockele said.
"The Governor's Mansion is now a showplace for water conservation," Gov. Sonny Perdue said.
Fockele's design includes a wide variety of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, annuals and perennials, many native to Georgia. Contact: 770-532-7117 or www.fockelegardencompany.com.
Grant a finalist for Landscaper of Year
Sid Grant, owner of Gainesville-based Grant Garden Group, was chosen as a finalist from 150 applicants for the Total Landscape Care magazine's 2009 Landscaper of the Year award.
The national magazine recognizes 12 finalists as the best and brightest in the landscape industry.
Grant Garden Group is a member of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce and Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association.
To read the feature article in Total Landscape Care visit www.totallandscapecare.net.
Geolmage's Wilson certified as pro soil scientist
Mitch Wilson of Dahlonega-based GeoImage LLC recently earned certification as a Georgia Professional Soil Scientist. The certification culminates his extensive training and apprenticeship and enables Wilson to perform and certify soils classification work and plans for sites throughout the state of Georgia.
Wilson graduated from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, then transferred to The University of Georgia in Athens, where earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from UGA, graduating in 1992.
He joined GeoImage's Geotechnical and Environmental Services Group in Gainesville in 2007.
Wilson and his wife, Anslee Wilson, live in Gainesville with their two children.
Southern Craft earns top dental standard
Southern Craft Dental Lab has been further certified as meeting the rigorous standards set by the Dental Appliance Manufacturers Audit Scheme, an international dental industry accreditation entity administered by the National Association of Dental Laboratories.
DAMAS is a quality certification designed specifically for dental laboratories. Only 30 of 14,000 dental labs in the United States have been DAMA-accredited.
"We're very pleased to be recognized as meeting the high standards of the world's most stringent dental-lab-specific accreditation system," said Jeb Bates, president and CEO of Southern Craft. Founded in 1985, Southern Craft Dental Laboratories Inc. operates a lab in Gainesville, and soon will announce the opening of a facility in Lawrenceville. Contact: www.scdentallab.com.