Columbus Business First has recognized the following CO-ACC members with its Top Corporate Counsel Awards Program.  Congratulations to the following Honorees:

ATTORNEY STAFF OF 11 OR MORE

Richard Cheap, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Huntington Bancshares Inc.

ATTORNEY STAFF OF 2 TO 10

Ken Krebs, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, RockBridge Capital LLC

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Frank Pandora II, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, OhioHealth Corp.

RISING STAR

Russ Dempsey, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, United Retirement Plan Consultants

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Bill Jordan, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, DSW Inc.

MENTOR

Almeta Cooper, Associate Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Health Sciences, Ohio State University Medical Center

FINALISTS

Rhonda Comer, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Sean Costello, Lead Counsel, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Tod Friedman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Schottenstein Property Group

Mary Garceau, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Bob Evans Farms Inc.

Carrie Ann Hall, Associate Vice President, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Patricia Hatler, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Financial Services

Bridgette Roman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Checksmart Financial Company and parent Community Choice Financial Inc.

Mark Smolik, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, DHL/Exel Inc.

Robert Whipple, Associate General Counsel, DHL/Exel Inc.

Nicolas Zuk, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, White Castle System Inc.