• Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. has named its board of directors for 2003-04. The officers are John Cobb, president; Jerry Weedon, president-elect; Bill Bishop, secretary/treasurer; and Ron Autrey, Allan T. Geiger, Helen Jackson, Susan Siegmund and Mary Ellen Smith, vice presidents. The executive committee includes Oliver Barakat, Michael T. Boylan, Guy Marlow and Glenda Washington. Board members are Henry Adams, Chris Arab, David Boree, Joy Burgess, Bucky Clarkson, John Daigle, John Edwards, Randy Evans, Ronnie Ferguson, David Foster, Audrey Gibson, Harriett Howe, Wally Lee, Carla Marlier, Sam Mousa, John Rutherford and Mary Lou Zievis.
• City Council member Faye Rustin has been named Northside Business Leaders Club Member of the Year for her efforts toward implementing a new street naming and address numbering initiative for emergency response purposes.
• Marian McPartland will play piano jazz today and Saturday with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra at the T-U Center. Michael Butterman will be the conductor for the performances, which begin at 8 p.m. Her presentation is part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Pops Series.
• Suddath has named Phil Watts general manager for its Sentry
International division. Also, Ramon Sierra has been named sales manager.
• Skanska USA Building Inc. has named Catherine Underhill project manager. She will assist in many of the firm’s new construction projects in Northeast Florida.
• Jacksonville-based Firehouse Subs has been named a statewide winner of the Restaurant Neighbor Award, a national program that recognizes restaurant operators who go above and beyond in supporting their communities. Firehouse coordinates and annually hosts the Firehouse Subs Muscular Dystrophy Association Men’s Doubles Tennis Tournament. The restaurant is also a title sponsor for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, a title sponsor for the St. Jude’s Golf Tournament, Firehouse Subs Boot Drive to benefit The Salvation Army 9-11 Fund and Habitat for Humanity. Firehouse representatives also are board members of the Police Athletic League, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and The Salvation Army. The company has contributed $500,000 to charitable organizations. Firehouse will now compete with other state winners for the national award.
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has named Carlton Hobgood vice president of sales in the National Business Unit. As part of the division responsible for national account sales, Hobgood will focus on strengthening relationships within the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and other Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans to ensure BCBSF is a top-performing plan in the national arena.