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The
Third Annual Upstate
Diversity
Awards Dinner
Spartanburg Marriott at
Renaissance Park
May 8, 2007
(l-r) Susan Lill, Phyllis Martin, Nancy Walker |
(l-r) Carol Burdette, Lynn Scott, Calder Ehrmann |
Leigh Berman & her son, Richard Berman |
Darris Means & his family |
(l-r) Chris Riley, Cristina Schleifer, Phyllis Martin &
Michelle Brinn |
(l-r) Bill Barnet & Ingo Angermeier |
Ingo Angermeier, Upstate Class II graduate |
A crowd of over 500 attended the event |
David Cordeau, President of the Spartanburg Area Chamber of
Commerce |
The awards! |
Calder Ehrmann, Senior Associate with the Riley Institute |
Ken Wicker and the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement
by a High School Student Award, Richard Berman |
(l-r) Marcus Williams, Darris Means, & Reginald Avery. Darris
was the recipient of the Outstanding College Student Award. |
Cristina Schleifer was the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution
to International Diversity Award; she is accepting the award
from Brian Rogers.
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(l-r) Dr. John Stockwell, Liz Keith from Bon Secours St. Francis,
& Reginald Avery. Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
was the recipient of the Outstanding Business Award. |
The YWCA of Greenville was the recipient of the Outstanding
Non-Profit Award. Phyllis Martin (right) accepting the award
from Sandra Hayes. |
Juan Johnson (left) presenting the Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding
Individual Award to Leon Wiles |
Guest speaker, Carol Redmond Naughton, Executive Director of
the East Lake Foundation in Atlanta, GA |
Carol Redmond Naughton |
Carol Redmond Naughton |
Awards were
presented to recognize three individuals and three organizations
for their outstanding achievement in promoting diversity in the
Upstate. The winners are as follows:
Calder
D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual: Leon Wiles, USC
Upstate (this award was sponsored by Juan Johnson Consulting
and Facilitating)
Outstanding
High School Student: Richard Berman, Greenville High
School (this award was sponsored by Bi-Lo)
Outstanding
College Student: Darris Means, Clemson University (this
award was sponsored by Michelin North America)
Outstanding
Non-Profit Organization: YWCA of Greenville (this
award was sponsored by the BMW Manufacturing Co.)
Outstanding
Business: Bon Secours St. Francis Health System (this
award was sponsored by the University of South Carolina Upstate)
Outstanding
Contribution to International Diversity: Luz de Luna
Marketing (this award was sponsored by Wachovia)
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The
Second Annual Upstate
Diversity
Awards Dinner
Anderson Civic Center
May 9, 2006
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Lee Luff, President, Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce,
and DLA graduate, Class II, speaking to the crowd
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Sandra Hayes, a graduate of the diversity program, Class
II, presenting the awards
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A crowd of over 500 community members attended the awards
dinner held in Anderson, SC
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Calder Ehrmann, recipient of the Outstanding Individual Award
'05. This award was renamed in his honor to The Calder D.
Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award |
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The Outstanding Non-Profit Award went to the Greenville
Literacy Association. Jane Thomas, executive director accepted
the award.
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The Outstanding College Student Award was presented to Elvia
Pacheco, USC Upstate, by Wayne Culbertson |
The Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award went to
John Miller, AnMed Health. (l-r) Kendall Alley, Wachovia,
John Miller and Sandra Hayes |
The Outstanding High School Student Award went to Michael
Youssef, Southside High School |
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The Outstanding Business Award was presented to Bi-Lo,
LLC by Reginald Avery, USC Upstate
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The
Outstanding Contribution to International Diversity went
to Michelin North America, Inc. (l-r) Lisa Sherard, Michelin,
Chandra Dillard, Furman, Sandra Hayes |
Joe Anderson, Chairman and CEO, TAG Holdings, LLC was the
special guest speaker |
Joe Anderson |
Awards were
presented to recognize three individuals and three organizations
for their outstanding achievement in promoting diversity in the
Upstate. The winners are as follows:
Calder
D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual: John Miller, President
and CEO of AnMed Health (this award was sponsored
by Wachovia)
Outstanding
High School Student: Michael Youssef, Southside
High School (this award was sponsored by Bi-Lo,
LLC)
Outstanding
College Student: Elvia Pacheco, USC Upstate
(this award was sponsored by Michelin North America)
Outstanding
Non-Profit Organization: Greenville Literacy Association
(this award was sponsored by the BMW Manufacturing Co.)
Outstanding
Business: Bi-Lo, LLC (this award
was sponsored by the University of South Carolina Upstate)
Outstanding
Contribution to International Diversity: Michelin
North America, Inc. (this award was sponsored by Furman
University)
The
First Annual Upstate
Diversity
Awards Dinner
Palmetto Expo Center
May 10, 2005
Dr. Susan Shi with guests |
Sec. Riley, Tobi & John Swartz |
(l-r) Sandra Hayes & Calder Ehrmann |
(l-r) Chandra Dillard & Susan Shi |
The dinner was attended by more than 600 community members |
Dr. David Shi, Furman's President, welcoming the guests |
Ben Haskew, President of the Greater Greenville Chamber
of Commerce |
Sec. Riley addressing the crowd |
DIane Eldridge, Upstate Forever, announcing the award winners |
Dr. Shi with Nadia Savova, Outstanding College Student |
Chris Riley with Calder Ehrmann, Outstanding Individual
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Keith Clifford Barksdales, Jr., Outstanding High School
Student |
Outstanding Non-Profit Organization was awarded to the University
of South Carolina Upstate |
Jim Micali with Patricia Harrison accepts the Outstanding
Contribution to International Diversity Award for The International
Center of the Upstate |
Juana Slade accepts the Outstanding Business Award for
AnMed Health Office of Diversity |
Juan Johnson, facilitator of the Riley Diversity Program,
was the guest speaker |
Awards
were presented to recognize three individuals and three organizations
for their outstanding achievement in promoting diversity in
the Upstate. The winners are as follows:
Outstanding
Individual: Calder D. Ehrmann (this
award was sponsored by Wachovia)
Outstanding
High School Student: Keith Clifford Barksdales,
Jr. (this award was sponsored by Bi-Lo)
Outstanding
College Student: Nadezhda (Nadia) Savova (this
award was sponsored by Furman University)
Outstanding
Non-Profit Organization: University of South
Carolina Upstate (this award was sponsored by BMW
Manufacturing Co)
Outstanding
Business: AnMed Health Office of Diversity
(this award was sponsored by the University of
South Carolina Upstate)
Outstanding
Contribution to International Diversity: The
International Center of the Upstate (this award
was sponsored by Michelin North America)
To
find out more about the Riley Institute's programs, click on
any of the links on the right.
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