York County Regional Chamber of Commerce honors community leaders

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By Don Worthington FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Two people who have served York County for more than four decades were honored Thursday by the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Glenn McFadden, who retired from Comporium last year as its executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Pam Morrell, of Keller Williams Realty, were awarded the lifetime business achievement award and the citizenship and service award, respectively.

The honors were given at the chamber’s annual dinner at Events at Manchester in Rock Hill. More than 450 attended Thursday’s dinner.

McFadden is known for his career at Comporium as well as his community service.

He was past chairman of the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of Visitors for the University of South Carolina-Lancaster, the Rock Hill Economic Development Corp. board, and the YMCA board.

McFadden is also chairman of the board of directors for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

He is an avid outdoorsman who has traveled the world hiking and hunting. He almost made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. For that trip, he raised $30,000 for the Orphans of Kenya.

Morrell is one of the top-producing real estate agents in York County and the region, being named a Top 10 producer for Keller Williams Realty every year since 2006.

Morrell is an active York County Regional Chamber of Commerce member, a member of Winthrop’s Presidential Advisory Board, and a recipient of the “Order of the Palmetto.”

Others honored at the banquet were:

Bobby Palmer, Fort Mill business person of the year. Palmer is the president and certified public accountant for Robert Palmer and Associates.
Grady Love, Rock Hill business person of the year. Love owns and operates the HoneyBaked Ham Store in Rock Hill. Love has served as president of the Rock Hill’s Partners in Tourism, the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association’s local chapter and local steering committee for SC Works.
Ginny Myers, Tega Cay business person of the year. Myers is the owner of Village Pizza in the Tega Cay Village Shopping Center. She opened the business in 1989 and operated it for 18 years before selling it. When Village Pizza closed in 2012, the shopping center manager convinced her to reopen the pizza shop in 2013.
Britt Blackwell, small business achiever. Blackwell owns Blackwell Eye Associates which recently merged with My Eye Dr. Blackwell is the chairman of York County Council and a former member of the Rock Hill school board.
Matthew Sy, small business achiever. Sy owns Comfort Systems of York County. Sy joined the company as its general manager in 2008. The company recently moved from downtown Rock Hill to the Newport area.
Tommy Pope, small business achiever. Pope is the managing partner of the Elrod Pope Law Firm and has served York County as a state legislator since 2010. Pope is a former 16th Circuit solicitor.
Alice Mangum, small business achiever. Mangum and her husband, Richard, founded the Styletrends Barber & Hairstyling Academy in 1995. The academy is nationally accredited.
Sally Thomas, small business person of the year. Thomas, a teammate of Olympian Bart Conner at the University of Oklahoma, opened Thomas Gymnastics in Rock Hill in 1992. The club is one of the largest in South Carolina, and was named the club of the year in 2012 and 2013.
Anne-Marie Farrow, chamber ambassador of the year. Farrow relocated to Fort Mill eight years ago and founded DGA Creative in 2011. She has been an ambassador for the chamber and she co-chairs the chamber’s business connection groups in Fort Mill and Rock Hill.