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Michael
Simmons
BBA
'94
Owner
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Bradley Creek Seafood |
CONTACT:
Tammy Moseley Ray
912-604-1267 LOCAL
COMPANY EARNS TOP HONORS AT STATE COMPETITION
SAVANNAH, GA
– Bradley Creek Seafood was recently named the winner of the
2007 Flavor of Georgia contest sponsored by Gov. Sonny Perdue’s
Agriculture Advisory Commission, the University of Georgia Center
for Agribusiness and Economic Development, the University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Science’s Department
of Food Science and Technology and the Georgia Rural Development
Council.
Participants
were challenged to use foods grown or produced in Georgia. The award-winning
item, the Low Country Pastry, combines Wild Georgia Shrimp™,
Vidalia Onions®, and Roger Wood Sausage with an alfredo sauce
in a pastry shell topped with mozzarella cheese and Old Bay Seasoning.
More than 150 recipes and samples were entered into the contest.
Twenty-eight semi-finalists prepared their foods at an event held
in conjunction with Georgia’s fourth annual Agriculture Awareness
Week and winners were announced in eight categories. Bradley Creek
Seafood won its category, meat and seafood products, in addition
to the grand prize. Two other local businesses, Byrd Cookie Co.
and Savannah Bee Company, both category winners, were also in competition
for the overall award.
“We thought the products selected would merge popular favorites
into a unique presentation, all supporting Georgia’s agriculture”,
said Michael Simmons, owner of Bradley Creek Seafood. “The
three products we used showcase the Low Country coastal region very
well”.
Bradley Creek Seafood is a specialty seafood company that manufactures
deviled crabs, crab cakes, and crab au gratin pastries for retail
and wholesale markets as well as for caterers and food service companies.
The deviled crabs blend blue crab claw meat, sautéed onions,
bell peppers and celery; crab cakes are hand made using lump crab
meat, and crab au gratin pastries are filled with blue crab meat
and creamy alfredo sauce topped with cheese.
Simmons started Bradley Creek Seafood in 2002 after operating Snappers
Seafood Restaurant for 15 years.
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Georgia
Southern University alumnus Mike Davis knows the game of golf. In
fact, as the U.S. Golf Associations (USGA) senior director of rules
and competitions, he played a major role in this past week's U.S.
Open at Torrey Pines. Tiger Woods ultimately won the tournament after
a dramatic sudden death playoff.
Golfers were tested by
Davis handy work as the worlds top players converged on the La Jolla,
Calif., golf course for one of golfs top prizes - The U.S. Open
Trophy.
As part of his role with
the USGA, Davis is in charge of setting up the course from pin placement
to grass height. Working with course superintendents, agronomists,
architects and others, he pays attention to the tiniest of details
ensuring that even the worlds best are challenged by the wrinkles
that are thrown in each year., 43, was introduced to golf by his
father who gave him five-iron when he was eight years old. He learned
to play the game in Chambersburg, Pa. and won the 1982 Pennsylvania
junior championship. He later played on the golf team at Georgia
Southern University, earning a business degree with honors.
When Davis was nearing
graduation in the mid-1980s, he sent a letter to USGA deputy director
Mike Butz only to receive a "thanks for your interest, but
there's nothing available" response. After receiving that response,
he took his business degree and went to work for Coldwell Banker
in Atlanta, where he began to experience success in the commercial
real estate business.
A few years later, as
the task of managing the U.S. Open began to grow, Butz recognized
he needed additional help. He began interviewing for the job, but
found Davis resume in a stack of papers more than two years old.
The rest is, as they
say, history. Davis joined the USGA in 1990 and started working
on U.S. Open setups in 1997. Currently, Davis sets up the courses
for 17 USGA national championships. He is also serves as a rules
official at The Masters and the British Open each year.
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Michael
Curry, the former Eagles basketball standout, whose work ethic and
persistence garnered him universal respect in the pro ranks, was
named the new head coach of the NBA Detroit Pistons.
The 39-year-old NBA veteran earned a Bachelor of
Business Administration degree at Georgia Southern University in
1990.
He's a perfect example of a guy who's gotten to
the top by doing everything the right way, said Georgia Southern
Head Coach Jeff Price, who was an assistant during Curry's Eagle
playing days. He's paid his dues, he's worked hard and he's been
very patient about his playing career, said Price. He's gained the
respect of everybody in the NBA.
A 6-5 guard/forward under then-Eagles coach Frank
Kerns, Curry began his professional career with teams in Germany,
Belgium and France. He also played in the CBA and USBL before his
NBA career began as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76'ers during
the 1993-94 season. Curry ended his playing days during the 2004-05
season with the Indiana Pacers.
Curry headed up the National Basketball Players
Association from 2001-03. He later served as the National Basketball
Development Leagues vice president of player development and the
NBA's vice president of basketball operations before spending last
season as an assistant under Saunders.
He will make $2.5 million a season as part of a
contract that includes three guaranteed years with the team and
an option for a fourth.
Curry is a native of Augusta, Ga. He and his wife,
Katrina, have three children and have been strong University supporters,
including funding a total renovation of Hanner Fieldhouse's basketball
locker rooms.
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