behind the counter | 2012 23 Cowart Awards C owart Awards is driven by one simple goal: From custom crystal and acrylic awards, to youth making winners smile. Founded in 1965 by sports trophies and medals, to custom plaques and brothers Tom and George Cowart Sr., this win- bronze signage, Cowart offers styles to suit every ning venture specializes in trophies, plaques, taste—traditional to whimsical and everything in custom-designed awards, engraving and promotional between—all quality-built to be enduring reminders of products. It’s grown from humble beginnings in a West achievement. Greenville garage to become one of the country’s busi- 912 Laurens Road “We do something new every day,” says George, who Greenville est recognition companies. once designed a special-request trophy for a New York 864.271.9131 The Cowart brothers prized excellence, a tradition City Museum that imbedded fossils into acrylic. “Cus- 1.800.277.1965 honored today by George Cowart Jr. along with his tomers bring in an idea and we get to make it a reality.” www.awardsthatwork.com mother, Cheryl; his sister, Erin Hester; and uncle, Raji The Cowart Awards family also enjoys giving back to Awards and Recognition Ward. They offer unrivaled service to clients all over its beloved hometown by supporting Let There Be the Upstate and ship product as far away as the Neth- Mom, the American Heart Association, The Meyer erlands and Asia. Center and other local organizations. Photograph by: Carol Stewart