Nashville People in Business

Clarence Spalding received the CMA President's Award. Spalding is a CMA board member, chairman of the board's television committee, and former president/chairman of the board.
Gary F. Hunt, P.E., is a principal and strategic consultant for Florence & Hutcheson, Inc. Hunt established the consulting firm The Hunt Group.

Sarah C. Pfeiffer is marketing coordinator for Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc. Pfeiffer worked at Books-A-Million Inc.'s headquarters in Birmingham.

Nitaya Chayangkura received the 2009 Young Engineer of the Year award from the Tennessee Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Chayangkura, P.E., works for Gresham Smith and Partners and serves on ASCE's board as chair of the education outreach committee.

Financial services

KraftCPAs PLLC was named as one of the best accounting firms to work for in 2009 by Accounting Today magazine and Best Companies Group.

Rick Cannone is an office manager at H&R Block's Eighth Avenue South office. He was an office coordinator and tax professional last tax season.

Health care

Baptist Hospital received the 2009 Outstanding Employer Award from the Tennessee Nurses Association.

Dr. Gabriela Morel opened Southern Pediatrics, a pediatric group practice at 740 Cool Springs Blvd. in the Physicians Plaza building.

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