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Steel recycler Gerdau has named maintenance mechanic Christopher Arnwine as 2014 Employee of the Year at its Knoxville mill.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform Antonin Dvořák’s Stabat Mater as part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Maestro Lucas Richman leads the Orchestra joined by the Knoxville Choral Society and four soloists for this powerful piece. The concert will take place on Thursday, February 19 and Friday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre. These performances are sponsored by Partners Development. Tickets start at just $15.

Phyllis Y. Nichols, leader of the Knoxville Area Urban League, has received the Beal Bourne Business Image Award, which is presented each year to an honoree who helps support minority business owners.

Today, South College was notified by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education that Full Accreditation was granted to the South College School of Pharmacy, a milestone achievement for the higher education institution.

M&M Productions USA has hired Melissa Elkins of Knoxville as client relations manager. She will serve as a point of contact for clients planning events and will manage timelines, equipment and execution of event setup.

Student sculptors from the University of Tennessee surveyed piles of discarded steel at Gerdau’s Knoxville mill, selected pieces that inspired them and will turn the materials into tributes of artistic reuse.

During Black History Month, WATE-TV Channel 6 will air “Knoxville Opera Goes to Church … A Celebration of Talent!” on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m.

Messer Construction Co. recently hired UT graduate Kaitlyn Wilburn as a project engineer.

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history with 22 medals, coached the swim team at Haslam Family University Club today. He also participated in an announcement that the new pool planned for the facility will be named in honor of Knox County Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has announced the 2015-2016 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series and the Chamber Classics Series in addition to the launch of its Music Director search.