Susan M. Brimo-Cox, freelance writer/editor and director of public relations for Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, received awards in the 2009 Communications Contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Press Club: two first-place awards: a first in the columns, informational category for her self-syndicated "Nature's Garden" column; and another in the feature story, general/specialized category for the gardening article "Make black gold from those autumn leaves" written for Remodeling Magazine in southeastern Virginia. Ms. Brimo-Cox also received two second-place awards: one in the PR Printed Materials, four-color Magazine category for the Fayette Nittany Newsline, a magazine she produces for Penn State Fayette in her role as public relations director for the campus; and another in the Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant category for The Glass Bead, the quarterly magazine of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers, for which Ms. Brimo-Cox is the managing editor.

James Scalo, president, Burns & Scalo Real Estate Advisory Services, received Outstanding Supporter of Women in Commercial Real Estate Award from CREW Pittsburgh. The award recognizes a person for outstanding involvement in and exemplary support of the advancement of women in commercial real estate.

Eat'n Park Hospitality Group Inc., IntegraCare Corp., and Alpern Rosenthal received the 2009 People Do Matter Awards, presented by Pittsburgh Human Resources Association; it recognizes regional employers who are implementing exceptional people practices. The Learning & Development Award recognizes a company that achieves exceptional employee performance through skills advancement, knowledge creation and knowledge transfer. Winner Eat'n Park created a "Keeping it" program designed to utilize corporate culture to build personal relationships with new and current team members to keep them engaged, happy in their careers and focused. The People Award acknowledges an organization with strategies that enable recruiting excellence, retention of a high quality work force, clear rewards, commitment to diversity and a flexible workplace. The winner, IntegraCare, manages 10 Senior Living communities in Pennsylvania and Maryland with more than 500 employees. The Work Structure & Processes Award honors a company that facilitates positive change, increases productivity, and creates value in the marketplace and for the company's customers. The winner, Alpern Rosenthal, built a training process around The Predictive Index that was designed to improve internal communications.

Stacey F. Vernallis, Thomas T. Frampton and Howard J. Schulberg of Goehring Rutter & Boehm were named 2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law and Politics Magazine, Pittsburgh Magazine and Philadelphia Magazine.

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney said four of the firm's shareholders -- Howard D. Scher, Wendelynne J. Newton, Robert A. Johnson and David J. Laurent -- were accepted to become "Fellows of the American Bar Foundation," an organization of lawyers, judges, law faculty and legal scholars who have been elected by their peers because of outstanding achievements. The Fellows support the research work of the American Bar Foundation through annual contributions and the sponsorship of seminars and events of direct relevance to leaders of the legal profession.

Elliance was awarded a Best in Class Interactive Media Award, in the medical Web site design category, for developing the UPMC Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery Web site (http://brainsurgery.upmc.com).

Gateway Rehab medical director Dr. Neil Capretto is among the first physicians in the United States to be certified and awarded "diplomate status" by the American Board of Addiction Medicine, a new independent medical specialty board.

Jack Horner Communications Inc. and its client, Parata Systems, have won the 2009 Bronze Anvil Award for "Best Press Kit" from the Public Relations Society of America. The press kit was part of Parata's "Prescription for Disaster" campaign--designed to raise awareness about prescription errors and the role pharmacy automation plays in preventing deadly mistakes. The Anvil-winning entry was an oversized mailing tube disguised to resemble a personalized prescription vial that creatively housed the campaign's news release, survey summary, spokesperson fact sheet and b-roll.

The American Culinary Federation Laurel Highlands Chapter awarded Regis Holden Jr., with the title of 2008 Chef of the Year. Mr. Holden is the senior director of Culinary Services for Eat'n Park Hospitality Group.

The Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals recognized 4CTechnologies with a videographer award, in the category of corporate image. The 4CTechnologies' client centered video, titled "It's About Value," details the company's mission and CARE methodology. The 4CTechnologies video was filmed and produced by Media Post Productions.