BREAKING: Birmingham Leadership Award winners announced
By Wade Kwon
The Birmingham Leadership Awards were handed out earlier this evening at the Summit Club downtown. YPNow, formerly the YP Roundtable, sponsored the program.
Up and Coming: This award is designated to honor a young professional who either recently has moved to the Birmingham region or joined the young professional scene in 4 years or less. This individual has made an impact in Birmingham for their short time being involved in the YP community.
Winners:
- Marcus Carson
- Anna Curry
- Patricia Craft
- Justin Weintraub
Rookie of the Year:
- Michelle Amaral
Overachiever: This award is designated to honor a young professional who has been a part of the young professional scene for more than 5 years. He/She is a leader in the community and is constantly striving to improve the Birmingham region.
Winners:
- Michael Bell
- Ed Fields
- V.J. Graffeo
Organizational Award: Three separate awards will be given to a young professional civic organization or junior board that has demonstrated leadership and community impact. The categories have been divided by the number of members each civic organization has enrolled.
Winners:
- Small (1-15 members): Holy Family Cristo Rey Junior Board
- Medium (16-50 members): Glenwood, Autism and Behaviorial Health Center Junior Board
- Large (51-up members): Rotaract Club of Birmingham
Also: “Undue recognition: Why the Birmingham Leadership Awards promote divisiveness”
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 7:41 pm
[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wade Kwon, Joseph Puckett . Joseph Puckett said: RT @WadeOnTweets: BREAKING: Birmingham Leadership Award winners just announced from @BHMBizAlliance. http://bit.ly/8Bb3eF […]
Friday, December 11, 2009, 8:57 am
Social comments and analytics for this post…
This post was mentioned on Twitter by WadeOnTweets: BREAKING: Birmingham Leadership
Award winners just announced from @BHMBizAlliance. http://bit.ly/8Bb3eF…