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Benny
Walker, Vice President for Enrollment at Furman |
The
Second Annual
Upstate Diversity Leadership
Awards Dinner
Anderson Civic Center
May 9, 2006
The second
annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner, hosted by the
Anderson Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Greater Greenville
Chamber of Commerce and the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, took
place at the Anderson Civic Center, Anderson, SC on May 9, 2006.
It was attended by over 550 members of the community.
Joseph B.
Anderson, Jr. was the guest speaker at this year's award dinner.
Anderson's background includes thirteen years in the military
followed by a business career with General Motors (1979-1992),
Composite Energy Management Systems, Inc. (1992-1994), and Chivas
Products Limited (1994-2002). Currently, he serves as Chairman
& CEO of TAG Holdings, LLC, which supports a variety of industries
including automotive, consumer products and recreational vehicles.
Anderson's community involvement includes Horizons-Upward Bound
Advisory Board, and Board of Directors of Focus: Hope. For his
complete biography, click
here.
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)
To view an
article in The Greenville News, click
here; to view an article in Anderson Independent-Mail, click
here; to view an article in The Greenville Journal,
click here.
To view more
photos, click
here.
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