NAME OF FAME
Dr. Robert J. Beyster, founder, retired chairman and CEO of La Jolla-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), will be inducted into the CONNECT Entrepreneur Hall of Fame today, March 20, at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa.

Nonprofits receive salute to excellence awards
Mainly Mozart received the 2007 Salute to Excellence Award for Accountable Board Governance from the Kearny Mesa-based Nonprofit Management Solutions (NMS) at a luncheon late last year at the Bahia Resort Hotel.
Since 1984, NMS has provided management assistance to nonprofit organizations throughout Southern California, training more than 90,000 individuals to run groups and institutions. NMS annually presents four Excellence Awards “” Accountable Board Governance, Executive Leadership, Organizational Innovations and Technology Solutions. Each award includes a trophy and $3,000.
Accountable Board Governance is given to a board that embraces and demonstrates best-practice applications to move a mission forward. In deciding the recipient of the Accountable Board Governance award, judges also consider board policy setting; organizational compliance with sound risk-management practices; accountabilities and fiscal responsibilities; representation of community interests served in accordance with a mission statement; and organizational vision and values.
Other 2007 NMS Salute to Excellence Award recipients are: Paul Palmer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County “” Executive Excellence; City Heights Community Development Corporation “” Organizational Innovation; and YMCA of San Diego County “” Technology Solutions.