IN BRIEF

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce and South Coast Metro Alliance will

present their Hall of Fame awards this morning at The Westin South Coast

Plaza.

The awards will be presented to winners in three categories.

Winning the category of Individual Achievement is Gary Gray of Orange

Auto Group, a longtime automobile industry executive.

The Corporate Recognition Award will go to David Petratis, president and

general manager of MGE UPS Systems, Inc., the world’s second-largest

manufacturer of power protection systems.

The Community Spirit Award will go to the accounting, tax and consulting

firm of Deloitte & Touche.

Phil Matchett, president of the South Coast Metro Alliance and vice

president, director of operations for CARRAmerica Realty Corp., said the

awards will establish “a benchmark for individuals and organizations to

strive harder to achieve success, and most importantly, give something

back to their industries and to our community.”