• Sharon Riccobono of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in Cary has gotten the Quality Service Certified Platinum Award for the second year in a row.

The award is the only recognition in the real estate industry based on independently validated customer satisfaction survey results.

• Elaine Buxton, president of Confero, Inc. in Cary, was named to the advisory board for Enterprising Women magazine. The magazine boasts to be the only women-owned publication published exclusively for women in business.

As a board memeber, Buxton will provide advice to the magazine on how to tailor its content to the needs of the entrepreneurial woman.

Confero, Inc. is a national customer experience measurement firm that offers mystery shopping evaluations, customer brand support services, customer satisfaction research and employee incentive programs. For more visit conferoinc.com or enterprisingwomen.com.

• Brenda Culbertson, a planning technician with the Town of Apex, received a $260 UNC School of Government scholarship award. Culbertson, who is one of 18 scholarship winners, will use the money to attend the “Introduction to Planning in North Carolina” course at UNC-Chapel Hill.

“Through a strengthening of job skills, these members are able to better serve their communities, making North Carolina evermore the place we are proud to call home,” said LGFCU President Maurice Smith.

The SOG is the largest university-based local government training, advisory and research organization in the U.S., offering up to 200 classes, seminars, schools and specialized conferences for more than 12,000 public officials each year.

The next application deadline is Aug. 1. For more information, or to apply, contact the Financial Wellness staff at 877-367-5428 or visit lgfcu.org.