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Garrett Smith, Westchester resident and businessman, has been named Rotarian of the Year by the Rotary Club of Westchester. A Rotary Club member since 1987, Smith was recently elected its vice president.

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Vincent A. Migliazzo is a recipient of the Book of Golden Deeds, presented by the Inglewood Exchange Club. An educator for nearly 40 years, Migliazzo is retiring as assistant to the superintendent of Inglewood schools. He was a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, supervisor and principal in the district. He has held executive positions in the Inglewood Exchange Club, Salvation Army, Teachers Assn. and Youth Counseling Services. He was deputy grand knight of the Knights of Columbus of Westchester.

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Lennox Sheriff’s Deputy Detective Herbert W. Giron is one of three recipients of Career Achievement Awards given Saturday at the second annual awards luncheon held in Compton by the Black Peace Officers Assn. of Los Angeles County. Keynote speaker for the event was George J. McKenna III, superintendent of the Inglewood Unified School District. Christine Devine of Fox News was host of the ceremonies.

A 25-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Department, Giron is considered one of California’s foremost experts on gangs. He has appeared on CBS-TV’s “48 Hours,” in an NBC-TV special on gangs and has been featured in several articles on gangs.

Other awards he has received include a bravery commendation, the Urban League’s Community Relations Award and the Sheriff’s Exemplary Service Award. He and Mary, his wife of 38 years, live in Los Angeles. Their two sons and a daughter are also in community service careers: Peter is a Los Angeles County deputy; Gregory is a Los Angeles County probation officer and Pamela is a registered nurse.

Other award recipients are:

Haywood Stokes, an educator at Lynwood’s Mark Twain Elementary School. He works in the school’s “Alternative Education, Schools With a Purpose” program, which focuses on family and moral development as a means for promoting academic and career achievement by at-risk youths.

Roberta Reddick, management consultant on the women’s advisory coalition to the Los Angeles Police Commission. She helped develop liaisons between police departments, public and private agencies, and community and social organizations. Previously, she was an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, retiring after 21 years. In 1979, she was appointed acting chief of the Compton Police Department, becoming the first black woman on the West Coast to hold such an office. She also has worked with the U.S. Department of Justice conference on drug trafficking and has been a hearing officer for the Los Angeles city attorney’s office.

The Black Police Officers Assn. is a coalition of peace officers and other public safety members in Los Angeles County.

For more information about activities and membership in the association write to Black Peace Officers Assn., P.O. Box 7945, Culver City 90233-7945, or call (310) 410-0509 or (714) 594-8985.

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Palos Verdes Estates resident Gary L. Frazier, has been appointed to the Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management at the USC School of Business Administration. He will be the first to hold the position. Frazier chairs the business school’s department of marketing and previously held the Jerry and Nancy Neely Term Professorship in Marketing.

“This appointment recognizes Gary Frazier as a researcher with international stature in the distribution management field,” said Jack R. Borsting, dean of the school, in announcing the appointment.

The Historical Society of Hermosa Beach recently honored museum volunteers at the Hermosa Museum, 710 Pier Ave. Receiving certificates of appreciation from Regina Taylor, society president, were: Stella Acosta, Chet Brand, Patsy Brierly, Gene Burns, Shirley Cassell, Fran Carr, Marge Enders, Nesta Grasla and Joyce Goffeau. Also honored were: Stan Haske, Keith Funk, Dave Johnson, Robert Laurence, Evelyn Medina, Bob McEachen, Catherine and Hollie Murray, Caroline Short, John Snyder, Fran Stoneman and Tina Winters.

Donald W. Savoie of Westchester is the new executive director for Westchester/LAX Chamber of Commerce. He previously was communications manager for the El Segundo Chamber of Commerce. Most recently, he was managing editor and production manager for the El Segundo Herald.

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Manhattan Beach resident Kate Crane is the new chairwoman of the board of trustees of Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Crane, a partner in the law firm Smith & Hilbig, is a member of the advisory board for the Torrance YWCA and for the School of Management at California State Dominguez Hills. She also holds positions with the professional advisory council for the medical center and the education board for Manhattan Beach Community Church.

The Rev. George Benedict Grose will serve as interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Inglewood through January, 1994, while the church looks for a permanent pastor. Grose is a member of the Presbytery of the Pacific and is president of the Academy for Judaic, Christian and Islamic Studies. He served 12 years as senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Plattsburgh, N.Y., before becoming chaplain of Whittier College. He has preached and lectured worldwide.

Sgt. Alex Perez of the Inglewood Police Department has been elected to the board of the Airport Marina Counseling Service. Perez is the community affairs officer overseeing volunteers, the Neighborhood Watch Program, DARE, Police Activities League recreational program for children and the chaplain program. He is also the department’s public information officer and team leader of the Hostage Negotiation Team.

Other board members are vice presidents Lois Becker, Adelle Wexler, Jill Marcellus, William Hatton, Polly Gartska and Gregory Soukup. The counseling service is a private, nonprofit mental health agency that has served communities around Los Angeles International Airport and Marina del Rey for 32 years. It is at 6228 W. Manchester Ave., Westchester. Information: (310) 670-1410.

Mary Harris is the new president of the Friday Morning Club of San Pedro. Serving with her during the 1993-94 term will be Grace Hoxworth, Earl Bridges, Carol Harding, John Abbott, Dorothea Acampora and Inez Bell. The club was established 67 years ago for cultural entertainment that includes art, history, literature, music and drama, as well as travel programs. Information: (310) 833-6463 or 833-6234.

John Mackey, refining vice president for the Wilmington Refinery of Ultramar Inc., has been appointed chairman of the 1993-94 United Way Harbor/Southeast Region Campaign. He has been a member of the region’s board of directors for nearly two years and received the region’s first annual “Volunteer Rookie of the Year” award for his outstanding contributions to the 1992-93 regional campaign.

Gilbert B. Siegel, professor of public administration at USC’s School of Public Administration, has been named the first holder of the school’s C.C. Crawford Professorship in Productivity Improvement. The Manhattan Beach resident joined the USC faculty in 1961 and has distinguished himself in the fields of public personnel administration and human resource management. Funding to endow the Crawford professorship and to support the USC School of Public Administration’s Productivity Network has been provided by the estate of C.C. Crawford, USC professor emeritus of education, who died in 1992. He was the inventor of the Crawford Slip Method, a methodology he developed in 1925 to improve productivity.