• La Jolla resident and attorney Candace Carroll received the 2011 Chair’s Award from the San Diego County Democratic Party on April 16 at the 31st annual Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt Dinner. Carroll, an appellate attorney at Sullivan Hill in La Jolla, has been honored for her dedication, hard work and leadership as an active member in the community as exemplified by her service as chair of Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Judicial Appointments Committee for the Southern District. The dinner took place at the Holiday Inn San Diego on the Bay. “While the firm does not support any one particular political party, we wish to congratulate Candace on this honor and applaud her continued pro bono efforts in the San Diego community ,” said Madeline Cahill-Boley, chair of Sullivan Hill’s executive committee. More information on the awards is available at www.sddemocrats.org. • Mike Eagle has been named the new board chair of La Jolla Playhouse for the 2011-12 season. Effective April 1, the other officers include Sheila M. Potiker, first vice chair; Jeffrey Ressler, second vice chair; Susan Polis Schutz, third vice chair; Michael Bartell, treasurer; and Margret McBride, secretary. Several new trustees are joining the board this year, including Paula Marie Black, Gregory Frost, Kay Gurtin, Reenie O’Dea, Richard Ulevitch and Michael Yeatts. Past trustees returning to the board include: former board chair Ralph Bryan, Florence Cohen, Joan Jacobs and Ivor Royston. Trustees who have been elected for a second three-year term include: Gayle Allen, Linda L. Chester, Doug Dawson, Victor M. Felix and Jeanne Jones. Eagle has served on the La Jolla Playhouse board of trustees since 2008 and was treasurer and chair of the finance committee from 2009 to 2011. Retired from his position as vice president of manufacturing for Eli Lilly and Company, Eagle serves as a director for Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is a former board member of Kettering University, United Way San Diego, Indiana Manufacturers Association, National Association of Manufacturers, Eiteljorg Museum of Western and Native American Art and currently serves on the board of Futures for Children. Eagle holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and a Master of Business Administration from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. • San Diego radio personality Jerry Cesak (of La Jolla) is teaming with Humane Society of the United States president Wayne Pacelle and TV and film Actress Wendy Malick to put on a spectacular show on May 3 at the Speckles Theatre. Cesak is known for co-starring in San Diego’s “Jeff & Jer Showgram.” The multimedia event will be presented by passionate advocates for animal protection. Pacelle will share the journey of writing, creating and living his current New York Times best selling book, “The Bond.” He will be joining San Diegans fresh from the Ellen Degeneres show, the halls of Congress and the despair of Katrina. Cesak, an inspired motivational speaker and creator of multiplemedia experiences will engage guests with an optimistic presentation about the work that has been done to protect animals and what mankind can do to continue to protect, preserve and honor our kindred animals. More info is available at http:www.thebondsd.com.