Certified public accountant Michael Weatherwax of Weatherwax & Associates, PC in Boulder received the 2012 William H. Van Rensselaer Public Service Award from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy at its annual meeting Oct. 29 in Orlando, Florida. The award is the highest honor NASBA bestows on individuals who have demonstrated their commitment to the public accounting profession, to accountancy regulation and to protection of the public through local, state and national service. Weatherwax is the 25th recipient of the award in the 105-year history of NASBA.

The Mountain West Credit Union Foundation presented Carroll Beach, board chairman of Elevations Credit Union, with its inaugural Distinguished Service Award on Oct. 12 at the foundation’s annual gala. Boulder-based Elevations has 11 branches in Boulder, Broomfield and Larimer counties.

The Steel Ranch subdivision in Louisville has won two MAME awards for “Active Adult Home of the Year” and “Best Architecture Designed Home Detached from $500,000 to $600,000” for the Entice model. Boulder Creek Builders and KGA Studio Architects and Boulder Creek Builders designed and built the home. The MAME (Marketing and Merchandising Excellence) Awards are the top awards ceremony for Home Builders Association members and are sponsored by the Denver HBA Sales and Marketing Council.

Longmont-based disk drive maker Seagate Technology plc (Nasdaq: STX) was named an International CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Awards honoree for its Backup Plus family of external storage. Products are judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 29 product categories.