ACS Technologies[TM] President Recognized as Pioneer of the Year.Tom Rogers Thomas Andrew Rogers (February 12, 1892 - March 7, 1936) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1917 to 1921 for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and New York Yankees. Named Ashby Ward Pioneer Of The Year Award Recipient FLORENCE, S.C. -- Tom Rogers, President of ACS Technologies Founded in 1978, ACS Technologies is a major provider of information management solutions for churches, schools and other faith-based organizations and has made its most notable contribution to the church management software industry with its desktop application, ACS™. , was recently named the 2008 Ashby Ward Pioneer of the Year by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Given in honor of the former president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the chamber, Ashby Ward, the Pioneer of the Year award was established to recognize individuals who have had a significant, positive impact on the Myrtle Beach area. Rogers' forty-year career spans several industries. From 1966-1999, he owned and led the Grand Strand The Grand Strand or Long Bay refers to a large stretch of beaches extending from Calabash, North Carolina to Georgetown, South Carolina. It consists of 60+ miles along an essentially uninterrupted arc of beach land, beginning around Little River, South Carolina and Broadcasting Company Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" , his principal broadcasting business venture. Rogers was also one of the founders of the Strand Media Group, publisher of Grand Strand magazine. Rogers was a founding director for The Anchor Bank and formerly served on the board of directors for The South Financial Group (Carolina First Bank). He served as the chairman of the board for the Council of Myrtle Beach Organizations in addition to serving as president of the Grand Strand Press Association, Myrtle Beach Rotary Club, the South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Broadcasters Association, and treasurer for the Myrtle Beach Area Junior Golf Association. Past honors include the 2002 South Carolina Small Business Persons of the Year award, and the 2006 Order of the Palmetto The Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina. Gov. John West created the Order of the Palmetto in 1971 to recognize lifetime achievement and service. award, which is the state's highest civilian honor. In 1978, he was one of the original shareholders and director of ACS Technologies, which he continues to serve today as president. The company provides over 50,000 faith-based organizations with technology solutions to meet their membership and financial data information needs. "We are very proud of all that Tom has accomplished during his career and look forward to many more years of innovation and service to the community under his direction," states Billy Campbell, chairman of the board of ACS Technologies. "His dedication to serving those around him in business and civic opportunities is commendable. He is truly a pioneer not only for the Myrtle Beach area but for the entire state of South Carolina." For more on Rogers' career visit http://www.acstechnologies.com/company/tom_rogers. For more on ACS Technologies visit http://www.acstechnologies.com, visit solutions@acstechnologies.com or call 800-736-7425. ACS Technologies Inc. ACS Technologies (www.acstechnologies.com) is the leading provider of information management solutions for churches, schools and other faith-based organizations and has made its most notable contribution to the church management software industry with its powerful application, ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. [TM]. More than 50,000 different organizations rely on ACS Technologies to manage their finances, membership, school data, church growth, and Web sites. In addition to the ACS product line, ACS Technologies develops the valued solutions PDS (1) (Processor Direct Slot) A single expansion slot on certain, early Macintosh models that was used to connect high-speed peripherals as well as additional CPUs. Providing a channel directly to the CPU, the PDS coexisted with NuBus slots on some models. [TM] (Parish Data System) and Membership Plus. Since its founding in 1978, ACS Technologies' mission has been simple and focused -- to empower clients with specially designed software solutions to meet their everyday needs. |
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