Chattanooga community members and business representatives come out, last week, in full support of the
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga’s 41st Annual Equal Opportunity Day event themed #Be The Movement.
Change to read: Opportunity
On Thursday, December 7th, the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga (ULGC) held its 41st Annual Equal Opportunity Day. This year’s event, themed #Be The Movement, continued a long tradition of recognizing the best in inclusive business practices, community sustainability, social justice and civic engagement, and community service in our area.
The award recipients include the following:
Inclusion by Design Award: City of Chattanooga Community Impact Award: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award: Valoria Armstrong Warren E. Logan Scholarship Awards: Chazmin Hinton, Wendell Patillo, and Trinity Williams Spirit of the Movement Award: ULGC Young Professionals Auxiliary Board Emeritus: Judge Curtis Collier and Dorothy Grisham We also honored the recent graduates of our Inclusion by Design program. This is the seventh cohort to complete the executive-level training program. The graduates included the following: Alisha Moore, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Althea Jones, Tennessee Valley Authority Christina Gindi, U.S. Xpress Courtney Cochran, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Diego Trujillo, Hamilton County Schools Jeremy Mason, Pinnacle Larvizo Wright, Unum Martina Harris, Chattanooga State Melanie Cross, Tennessee Valley Authority Reggie Wilkerson, EPB
Candy Johnson, Urban League of Greater Chattanooga, President and CEO addresses a packed room of supporters and members at the organization’s 41st Annual Equal Oppertunity Day.From left, ULGC President’s Circle founding member, Dr. Bryan Johnson, Board Emeritus honorees, Judge Curtis Collier and Dorothy Grisham, ULGC Board Member, Jennefer Fuller, and Urban League
of Greater Chattanooga, President and CEO, Candy Johnson. (Photo: Faye Stoudemire)Spirit of the Movement Award honorees – ULGC Young Professionals (YP) Auxiliary, from left, Erin Stephens, VP; Micah Chapman, Director of Civic Engagement & Community Advocacy; Charlye White, Director of Policy and Procedures; Rakesha McIntyre, Secretary; with Roland McIntyre, ULGC YP President. (Photo: Faye Stoudemire)Valoria Armstrong receives Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award from Urban League
of Greater Chattanooga, President and CEO, Candy Johnson. (Photo: ULGC)Chattanooga community members and business representatives come out, last week, in full support of the
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga’s 41st Annual Equal Opportunity Day event themed #Be The Movement.
Change to read: Opportunity
