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Local organizations get environmental award
The Orange County Water District and the Santa Ana Watershed Assn.
have been honored with a national environmental award for their
partnership to protect the Santa Ana River Watershed.
The 2002 National Wetlands Conservation Award was presented to the
partner agencies recently by the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, which established the award in 1990 to honor those who help
preserve wetlands in the United States.
The two agencies have worked for years as partners to protect and
enhance the wetlands in the Santa Ana River basin and the habitat for
endangered species. The groups have removed more than 1,500 acres of
non-native plants and implemented a habitat restoration for
endangered birds. They operate 465 acres of human-made wetlands in
the Prado Basin to enhance water quality while preserving wildlife
habitats there.
For more information, call the water district at (714) 378-3228;
or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at (760) 431-9440, ext. 205.
Technology group to hold holiday event
The Orange County Technology Collective, a Costa Mesa-based group
that supports access to technology for members of all social and
economic groups, will hold its second holiday event and annual
Roundup of Technologists.
The event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Ford Motor
Co.’s Premier Automotive Group facility at 7905 Gateway Ave. in the
Irvine Spectrum. The event will be a networking opportunity for local
business leaders in technology and will also raise money for Habitat
for Humanity Orange County’s technology initiative, Digital Bridge.
This initiative helps very low-income residents find affordable
housing and have better access to technology.
Member organizations of the Orange County Technology Collective
include the American Electronics Assn., the Assn. for Women in
Technology, the Digital Coast Roundtable, Forum for Women
Entrepreneurs, Information Systems Security, the Society for Internet
Advancement and the Software Council of Southern California.
For reservations and information, send an e-mail to
[email protected]. For more information about Digital Bridge, call
Kenneth Knapp at (949) 294-0403.
The collective is also seeking sponsors for the event. Sponsorship
packages range from $250 to $3,000. For information about
sponsorships, call Annette Smith at (714) 307-0600.
Newport ad company announces new hires
Newport Beach-based Johnson Gray Advertising Inc. announced it has
hired Paul Schmidt as an account supervisor and Heather Revens as an
account executive.
Schmidt has 13 years of experience working in account service and
management. Revens came to Johnson Gray from the Alcone Marketing
Group in Irvine, where she handled accounts for Burger King and
Limited Too.
American Vanguard adds animal health line
American Vanguard Corp. announced its subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical
Corp., has signed an agreement to acquire a line of animal health
products from Novartis Animal Health Inc.
The products, marketed under the trade name Nuvan, contain the
active ingredient dichlorvos, which is used to control pests such as
mosquitoes and cockroaches.
The deal is expected to close by the end of the year, and sales of
Nuvan are projected to generate $5 million in 2004, according to
American Vanguard. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Costa Mesa companies get new presidents
Emulex has appointed Jim McCluney as president and chief operating
officer, the company announced.
McCluney previously held the same positions at Vixel, which Emulex
acquired in November. He will focus on integrating Vixel’s sales,
marketing, engineering and manufacturing operations into those of
Emulex.
Costa Mesa firm Stadium Seating Enterprises has appointed Frank B.
Moson as president.
Moson has 25 years of experience in design and construction,
working most recently as senior vice president of integrated services
at engineering and construction firm DMJM.
Registration open for OCC writing classes
Orange Coast College will offer a variety of creative writing
workshops through its English department this spring.
The classes include English 117AD, Feature Writing; English 119,
Introduction to Creative Writing; English 122AD, Novel Workshop;
English 127, Scriptwriting; and English 131, Writing Reviews and
Criticism.
The courses, presented in workshop environments in the morning,
afternoon and evening, are designed to reach experienced and
inexperienced writers. They are transferable to the University of
California and California State University systems.
Spring semester classes begin Feb. 2, and registration is under
way. Enrollment fees are $18 per unit.
The spring schedule is listed on OCC’s Web site at
https://www.orangecoastcollege.com. For registration, call (714)
432-5072.
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