People
Robert Fanning Jr. of Boxford and Myrt Harper Rose of Barrington, Ill., were recently appointed to the board of trustees at Endicott College in Beverly.
¢¢¢
Professor Perry Glasser, coordinator of Salem State College's professional writing program, recently won the 2009 GS Sharat Chandra Prize for fiction for his recent novel, "Dangerous Places," to be released this fall.
¢¢¢
Sophia Barry of Salem, a licensed massage therapist with experience in Swedish, deep tissue, pregnancy, hot stone and chair massage, has joined M. Lekkakos Salon, Spa and Boutique of Wenham.
¢¢¢
The Essex National Heritage Commission recently presented Pioneer in Partnership awards to Nathaniel Pulsifer of the Ipswich Historical Society and William Nelson of the Ipswich Visitor Center for their collaboration as leaders within the Ipswich 375th Committee and to Joseph Geller, chairman of the Topsfield Rail Trail Committee, whose decades of service to recreational trail development recently came to fruition with the opening of the Topsfield Linear Park.
¢¢¢
Patricia King, RN, has been named director of nursing at the Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers.
¢¢¢
Paul J. Lanzikos, executive director of North Shore Elder Services, was recently honored as "Mensch of the Year" by the Chelsea Jewish Foundation at a breakfast at the Danversport Yacht Club.
¢¢¢
Dennis Dickinson of Peabody has been hired by the Boston General Office of New York Life Insurance Co. as an agent.
Milestones
Sports Therapy and Rehab at 84 Highland Ave. in Salem was selected for the 2009 Best of Salem Award in the physical therapists category by the U.S. Commerce Association.
¢¢¢
Howell Custom Building Group, based in Lawrence and run by Steven and Susan Howell of Boxford, recently received two PRISM (Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing) Awards from the Builders Association of Greater Boston.
¢¢¢
The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Beverly has announced that its Web site, NewEnglandMoves.com, was recently presented the Real Estate Standard of Excellence award by the Web Marketing Association.
¢¢¢
Mr. Rooter Plumbing, which has a franchise in Salem, was recognized in the Franchise Times Top 200 list for 2009.
¢¢¢
Gentiana Salon, Spa and Boutique, formerly GC Studio of Middleton, recently opened at 300 Andover St. in Peabody, Route 114, in the TJ Maxx Plaza.
¢¢¢
Weston and Sampson Engineers Inc. of Peabody received the 2009 Outstanding Sponsor of the Year Award from the New England Water Works Association, a regional not-for-profit organization of water works professionals.
Giving
The Verizon Foundation recently awarded a renewal grant of $10,000 to Keys to Degrees, a program for single parents at Endicott College, to be used for its expanded mentoring services, as well as summer residences for young single parents from the North Shore.
¢¢¢
Peabody Properties was recently honored by MassHousing, along with 89 other property management companies, for its commitment to doing business with minority- and women-owned businesses in fiscal year 2009.
