BUSINESS BRIEFS: Orrville grad earns awards for work at HBO Max
Orrville grad earns Gold Clio, Promax Silver awards
A graduate of Orrville High School has earned two industry awards for editing and producing original content for HBO Max while working for WarnerMedia.
Shayne (Blum) Borenstein was awarded a Gold Clio Award for Original Streaming Content and a Promax Silver Award in the Behind the Scenes Campaign category. The awards were connected to her role for the series “Raised by Wolves” from executive producer Ridley Scott.
The sci-fi adventure tells the story of two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet. Borenstein’s work on the campaign focused on Scott’s creative process, especially his collaborations with his long-time costume designer Janty Yates. Animated storyboards were a featured part of the campaign, bringing Scott’s sketches to life. Scott is perhaps best-known for classic films such as Alien, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down.
The Clios are often referred to as the “Oscars of the Advertising Industry.” It is an international awards program “honoring the very best on advertising design, entertainment and communication.” The Promax Awards also is a global competition honoring the best in entertainment marketing and design.
After graduating from Orrville High School, Borenstein earned a degree in radio and television production at Kent State University. She moved to Atlanta to work in the newsroom at CNN and later transferred to the entertainment side of the company to edit and produce projects for networks such as TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and HBO Max.
Borenstein was recently hired by NBCUniversal and is working on projects for the network’s prime time lineup including "The Blacklist" with James Spader and "Transplant," a medical drama series. She lives in the Atlanta area with her husband, Jason, a professor at Georgia Tech.
Grammer Logistics honors safe drivers
In March the leadership of Grammer Logistics recognized several drivers based at the Wooster terminal for their years of service and the number of safe miles driven transporting hazardous materials.
Grammer Logistics is a transportation industry operating throughout the United States specializing in hazardous materials transportation.
George, of Wooster, is an independent contractor leased to Grammer Logistics and has been transporting propane and anhydrous ammonia in a career spanning over 45 years. He has been presented a certificate recognizing his 12 years and 300,000 safe miles with Grammer Logistics.
Brent, of North Canton, is a company driver for Grammer Logistics and has been transporting propane, butane and mixed hydrocarbons in a career spanning over 36 years. He has been presented a certificate recognizing his 29 years and 600,000 safe miles with Grammer Logistics.
Duane, of Marion, is an independent contractor leased to Grammer Logistics and has been transporting propane, butane, and mixed hydrocarbons in a career spanning over 34 years. He has been presented a certificate recognizing his 27 years and 300,000 safe miles with Grammer Logistics.
Orrville student wins scholarship
American Municipal Power announced Jayne Wallace of Orrville is one of five recipients of the 2022 Lyle B. Wright Scholarship. AMP is awarding 10 scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
Wright was a strong public power advocate who served on the AMP Board of Trustees from 1979 until his death in 1986. The $3,000 Wright scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors whose households receive electricity from an AMP member utility. This year, 28 students were nominated for the scholarship. Recipients were selected based on scholastic records, personal achievements and scores on a test about public power. Five seniors are receiving the 2022 Wright Scholarship.
Wallace is a senior at Orrville High School and plans to attend Ohio University to study geography/environmental pre-law and Spanish. Wallace, the daughter of Todd and Elizabeth Wallace, is class president and secretary of her school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. She has participated in many activities, including student council, tennis and softball throughout her high school career.
“It is great to have a strong municipal electric community like Orrville as home to one of this year’s Wright scholarship recipients,” said Jolene Thompson, AMP President and CEO. “This year’s group of scholarship applicants was outstanding, and I congratulate Miss Wallace on her exceptional achievements and wish her the best of luck in her educational pursuits.”
The AMP Board of Trustees established the Richard H. Gorsuch and Lyle B. Wright scholarships in memory of public power leaders who contributed significantly to AMP and municipal electric systems in the region.
Since 1988, AMP has awarded $438,000 to deserving high school seniors through the AMP Scholarships Program. For more information about the program, click here.
Greg A. Brunn new CEO of Western Reserve Group
Western Reserve Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Greg A. Brunn has been promoted to president and CEO of Western Reserve Group, effective Jan. 1, upon the retirement of current president and CEO, Kevin W. Day. In addition, Brunn has been elected to the Board of Directors effective immediately.
Brunn began his career with WRG in 1997 as the marketing manager. He was promoted to vice president and a member of the operating committee in 2011. In 2018, he added the additional responsibility of business operations and was named vice president insurance operations/Chief Operating Officer, then was appointed to executive vice president/COO effective Jan. 1, 2021, where he will remain through the end of the year.
Orrville Utilities for receiving a first place excellence in safety
Orrville Utilities received a first place Excellence in Safety Award during the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) 2021 Engineering & Operations Technical Conference, which took place March 28-30 in Austin, Texas.
“In our industry, safety is a top priority, and utilities that receive an APPA Safety Award have demonstrated that they have made the health and safety of their employees a core value of their organizations,” said Jolene Thompson, AMP president/CEO and past chair of the APPA Board of Directors. “Congratulations to the team at Orrville Utilities. Orrville should be very proud.”
Recognized for safety practices (demonstrated by having the lowest safety incident rate within its group), determined by worker-hours of exposure, Orrville Utilities was awarded first place in Group D (60,000 to 109,999 worker-hours of exposure).
According to APPA, 318 utilities from across the country entered the annual Safety Awards.
Additionally, Orrville Utilities received the 2021 Certificate of Excellence in Reliability. The recognition comes from the APPA, which helps public power systems track outage and restoration data through the eReliability Tracker service and then compares that data to national statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration for all types of electric utilities. AMP provides a subscription to the eReliability Tracker to all of its members.
Recipients of the Certificate of Excellence in Reliability were announced during the APPA’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Kudos presented for TV work, safe driving; new CEO at Western Reserve
