Biz Bits

Marie Westerman has received the Agent of the Month award from Century 21 Larry Miller Realty for achievements in listing, sales and customer satisfaction performance in September.

Melissa A. Smith , a personal financial specialist in the Army, has been designated an accredited financial counselor by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education.

Barbara A. Brown , a personal financial specialist in the Army, has been designated an accredited financial counselor by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education.

Will Rogers , a senior financial adviser for Ameriprise Financial Inc., has received an exemplary rating in the 2008 client satisfaction survey. Ninety-seven percent of Mr. Rogers' clients indicated they were "extremely satisfied" with their overall relationship with him.

State Farm Insurance Don Robinson Agency has received the Senior Vice Presidents Award from State Farm Insurance for being in the top 250 agencies in auto, fire and life insurance sales.

MCGHealth Inc. was selected as a top hospital by the readers of Advance for Nurses newsmagazine for the second year, ranked by registered nurses in the Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina on quality of care, organizational culture, professional development, communication and efforts to retain nurses.

The Human Motion Institute at Doctors Hospital received the 2009 Clinical Excellence award for Orthopedic Surgery from HealthGrades, a healthcare ratings company. This award places Doctors Hospital's orthopedic surgery clinical outcomes in the top 10 percent nationally.