Greenwood Genetic Center Receives the 2010 Palmetto Workforce Partnership Award from the South Carolina Employment Securities Commission
April 8, 2010
GREENWOOD, SC – April 8, 2010 – Representatives from the GreenwoodGenetic Center today received the 2010 Palmetto Workforce PartnershipAward from the South Carolina Employment Securities Commission. Theorganization was recognized in the employer category of medium-sizedbusinesses with 51-500 employees.
Photo at Right: (l to r) Boo Ramage,Greenwood Genetic Center Administrator; JoanBurgess, Area Director of the Greenwood Workforce Center and JanetHarris,Greenwood Genetics Center Human Resources Manager during the awardpresentation.
Among other criteria, Greenwood Genetic Center was honored for theorganization’s focus on job creation, support for human growth anddevelopment in the work place, and sustained job growth. GreenwoodGenetic Center was also recognized for its impact on the community,economic investment, quality work environment and innovative workforcepartnerships with local agencies and the education community.
”We are honored to be recognized by the South Carolina EmploymentSecurities Commission for making a difference in the lives of those inour state,” said Boo Ramage, Administrator of the Greenwood GeneticCenter. “The Center’s impact in both the local community, as well as theinternational genetics community, is only possible because of thecommitment and dedication of our employees.”
About Greenwood Genetic Center
The Greenwood Genetic Center is a nonprofit institute, organized toprovide clinical genetic services and laboratory testing, to developeducational programs and materials, and to conduct research in the fieldof medical genetics. The Center focuses on identifying the causes ofbirth defects and intellectual disabilities with a special interest inX-linked intellectual disabilities. The Greenwood Genetic Center alsooperates South Carolina’s only postgraduate Medical Genetics trainingprogram and is one of 43 accredited programs in the nation to offertraining in four or more specialty areas. The Greenwood Genetic Centerhas clinical offices in Greenville, Columbia, Florence and Charleston inaddition to the main campus in Greenwood. For more information, visit www.ggc.org.
