Programs

Reception

Dinner

Photos

Reception

Dinner

After the Dinner

Awards

Committee

One Columbus

Sponsors

2nd Annual Recognition Dinner

Togo D. West Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

“Planting the Seeds of the Future”, was the theme of the 2nd Annual Recognition Dinner, given the 12th of January by One Columbus, Inc.. We were pleased to have a stellar array of speakers and presenters, including Mayor Bob Poydasheff, Congressman Sanford Bishop, the Reverend J. H. Flakes Jr. and our featured guest Secretary Togo D. West Jr.

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Reception

Welcome

Junie Christian, Board Member

Acknowledging a Friend

The Honorable Sanford Bishop, Jr.

Special Presentation

 Reginald Pugh

Local President of Lambda Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

Host

Mayo "Biff" Hadden

SAIC

Togo D. West, Jr. Bunky McClung-Clark Evelyn Turner-Pugh Derek Douglas

Willie Perry, Board Member Togo D. West, Jr.

John Phillips, Supt. Muscogee County School District Togo D. West, Jr.

Sanford Bishop  Junie Christian

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Dinner

Welcome

Ed Lopez and Nemia Chai

Invocation

Allen Page III

Dinner

"Planting the Seeds for our Future"

Reverend J. H. Flakes, Jr. Carmen J. Cavezza

Introduction of Speaker

Carmen J. Cavezza

Keynote Speaker

Togo D. West, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Music

Shaw High School Choir

Debbie McIlrath, Director

Presentation of Awards

Kenneth Crooks, CEO One Columbus Inc.

Acknowledgements

Donna Griffin and Vivian Creighton Bishop

Closing Remarks

 Reverend J. H. Flakes, Jr.

One Columbus Song

Ed Wilson

Shaw High School Choir

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Photos Provided by Cliff Murphy