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AWARDS HONORS

Phelps Dunbar attorney Michael Victorian has been named to the Lawyers of Color Annual Hot List (lawyersofcolor.org), spotlighting early- to mid-career attorneys excelling in the legal profession. Victorian is an associate in the firm’s Baton Rouge office, focusing on labor and employment and commercial litigation. He is also among the firm’s leaders on ESGrelated issues. Lawson

Myron Lawson has been elected chair of the Southern University Board of Supervisors for 2023. Lawson previously served as board chair in 1999 and 2000. He owns a State Farm agency in Alexandria. At the same meeting, Dr. Rani Whitfield was unanimously reelected as board vice chair.

APPOINTMENTS MEMBERSHIPS

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Ann Halphen of Taylor Porter has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Halphen was inducted as a fellow at the ACTL’s annual meeting in September. Founded in 1950, the ACTL comprises the best of the trial bar from the U.S., Canada and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Mason

Alfred Mason has been appointed state president for AARP Louisiana—the highest state level volunteer position within the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. AARP Louisiana has nearly 450,000 members statewide. Mason, a Gonzales resident, will lead AARP Louisiana’s volunteer executive council and work to achieve the mission and strategic priorities in communities across the state. He will also serve as principal AARP volunteer spokesperson in Louisiana.

Louisiana Society of Association Executives installed its 2023 board of directors. Anna Zebeau, director of membership growth at Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. – Pelican Chapter, was installed as president; John Wyble, president of Leadership Concepts, was installed as president-elect; and Jamie Freeman, finance director at Tatman Group, was installed as secretary/treasurer. In addition, the following individuals from Baton Rouge were installed as directors: Linda Alwood, owner of Alwood & Associates; Lauren Bergeron, membership services manager at the Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Store Association; Guy Cormier, executive director of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana; Thea Ducrow, CEO of Ducrow Consulting; Ashley Politz, executive director of the Louisiana chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; and Nicole Walker, executive director of UpLIFTD.

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GOING OUT ON TOP

Retiring WBRZ General Manager Rocky Daboval has been honored as one of the best station managers in the country by trade publication Broadcasting & Cable. “This is more of a lifetime achievement award for the legendary executive,” the magazine wrote of Daboval, adding that his management legacy is “all about relationships.” The publication, which began publishing in 1931 and is considered a go-to resource for television executives, highlighted Daboval’s nearly five-decade career at WBRZ. Daboval will step down this month after nearly 20 years as head of the station. He will be replaced by Trey Schmaltz.

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