During the S.C. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Annual Banquet Staff Sergeant Scott Lovedahl , 315th Civil Engineering Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., his employer, Walter Hardin from Winthrop University was honored with the State Chair "Above and Beyond" award from Joel Cassidy, Chair, SC ESGR Committee. This award is given in limited numbers and presented annually by each ESGR Committee. It is designed to honor the employers of Reserve component members that have gone above and beyond the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) within the district, state, commonwealth, or territory for the calendar year. (Photo by Debra Baldwin)