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Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette area Business Honors for Sept. 24, 2017

The Acadiana Advocate - 9/24/2017

BATON ROUGE AREA

Chad Cathey, administrator of Children's Hospital and orthopedics at Our Lady of Lake, received the American College of Healthcare Executives Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Regent's Award, and Coletta Barrett, vice president of mission, received the inaugural Rick Henault Mentor & Spirit of Servitude Healthcare Executive Regent's Award.

Cathey's award recognizes members of the international organization who have made significant contributions to advance health care management excellence and the achievement of group's goals. Cathey holds a bachelor's degree and master's in business from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond and master's in health administration from the University of Houston at Clearlake.

Barrett's award recognizes a member who reflects the passion and dedication to the industry, service and future leaders. Barrett is a diploma graduate from the Charity Hospital School of Nursing and has a bachelor's degree in nursing from Southeastern Louisiana University, and a master's in health administration from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Barrett also is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

The Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute was presented a national Innovation in Regulation Award from the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies.

The award recognizes the institute for supporting the growth and success of small construction companies in Louisiana.

The institute was developed in 2016 through a collaboration of Louisiana Economic Development, the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Through live, interactive distance learning at 13 locations in the state, the institute has produced 243 and 149 graduates fall 2016 and spring 2017 courses, respectively. The program is designed to help Louisiana's small construction businesses prepare for the business and law portion of contractor exams while building a basic understanding of the construction industry. Louisiana's construction industry has grown by nearly 15,000 new jobs since January 2016 as a result of increased industrial, commercial and residential development.

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has presented the Foundation for Louisiana with a 2017 Impact Mover and Shaker Award.

The community foundation was honored for using its influence and expertise to address critical issues in the state and cited for its leadership role in the removal of Confederate monuments in Louisiana between May and June. It also was cited for its participation in the Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Task Force, which was able to pass state legislation to slash the prison population and reinvest $154 million into programs to reduce crime and recidivism.

NEW ORLEANS AREA

Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System announced that Dr. James Diamond has been named a charter inductee to the 2017 Retina Hall of Fame for his lifetime achievements in the practice of vitreoretinal medicine and contributions to teaching, developing and practicing the subspecialty of retina health care.

Diamond was a professor and now emeritus professor of ophthalmology at Tulane Medical School.

The Retina Hall of Fame said Diamond's pioneering surgical applications, together with numerous publications, book chapters and presentations, form the basis for the present-day approach to ocular tumors, infections, uveitis, trauma and more, enhancing the recognition of the specialty of vitreoretinal surgery.

Diamond has taught more than 100 eye surgeons from around the world who now specialize in vitreoretinal surgery, in which he was a pioneer. Diamond also has taught more than 250 ophthalmology residents through an American Academy of Ophthalmology Residency program.

Diamond completed his undergraduate training in ophthalmology at Georgetown University Medical School and served as assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Iowa.

AROUND LOUISIANA

Preserve Louisiana, formerly known as the Foundation for Historical Louisiana, presented 2017 Preservation Awards to the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation for preserving and celebrating Louisiana blues culture since 1981; Southern Food and Beverage Museum and Executive Director Liz Williams, of New Orleans, for preserving and displaying Louisiana food and beverage stories; Trapolin Peer Architects, of New Orleans, for its commitment to preserving Louisiana's historic architecture for over 35 years; the Plessy v. Ferguson Foundation, of New Orleans, for its role in preserving Louisiana's civil rights culture and historic sites; Jessica Walker and Chris Jones for their work on Felicity Church, of New Orleans; and Darryl Smith, of Hammond, for his dedication to several projects across the state, including Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Alexandria and Hammond. The 2017 Bricks & Mortar Award went to Landis Construction and Campo Architects for renovating Troubadour Hotel, formerly the Rault Center, in New Orleans, and to the Watermark Hotel, formerly the First National Bank of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, for its historic restoration. The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Frank Foret, a volunteer at the Old Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge for the past five years.