Accolades.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha

Welcome to Accolades, Alaska Business Monthly's newest monthly fixture where readers can see who's been honored, awarded, and recognized.

At its 6th annual awards celebration, Anchorage's Alaska Bed & Breakfast Association member B&B owners recognized local businesses for helping make tourists' trips memorable by presenting the following awards: Best Alaska Experience: Alaska Native Heritage Center; Best Tour Experience: Phillips Cruises and Tours, Kenai Fjords Tours, Talkeetna Air Taxi, and Salmon Berry Tours; Best Dining Experience: Glacier Brewhouse, Haute Quarter Grill, and Orso Restaurant; Best Customer Service: Anchorage City Trolley Tours, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Major Marine Tours, Phillips Cruises and Tours; Innovative Approach to Making Guests Feel Special: Kenai Fjord Tours, Orso Restaurant; Best Business to Business Service in Support of Tourism: The Alaska App, Sam Wasson Photography; Rookie of the Year, New Member: South Restaurant & Coffeehouse; and Advocacy for Bed & Breakfasts in Tourism: Visit Anchorage. alaskabba.com

Kiera O'Brien of Ketchikan was awarded a $3,000 college scholarship at the 2015 National Foundation for Women Legislators Annual Conference. O'Brien was selected as one of six national winners of the 18th Annual Bill of Rights Essay Scholarship Contest. womenlegislators.org

Kirsten and Mandy Dixon, the mother-daughter chef duo from Within The Wild Alaskan Adventure Lodges, represented Alaska and the United States at the USA Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015 at the World's Fair in Milan, Italy. The Dixons created a five-course prix-fixe dinner, showcasing Alaska seafood and Alaska grown ingredients. They conceptualized a menu to feature the five regions of Alaska by using foods representative of each area. withinthewild.com

The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce celebrated the accomplishments of local businesses, individuals, and organizations at its 58th annual Gold Pan Awards gala and announced the following winners: Distinguished Community Service by an Individual, Organization, or Small Business-Ryan Cropper (Able Body Shop); Distinguished Community Service by a Large Business or Organization-CRW Engineering; Business Excellence-DOWL; Entrepreneurial Excellence--Katie Inman (Anchorage Yoga); and Volunteer of the Year-Lennel White. anchoragechamber.org

Walsh Sheppard and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Office of Boating Safety were named a two-time Bronze winner in the 36th Annual Telly Awards...