EVANSVILLE, Ind., (UPDATED February 17, 2022)
Leadership Everyone (LE) invites the community to celebrate the 123 nominees during the 27th Annual Celebration of Leadership (COL) on March 30, 2022, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. LE is partnering once more with WNIN to bring the event to the community safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Fifth Third Bank returns as COL’s title sponsor for the eighth year. See the following pages for the list of 2022 COL nominees.
Celebration of Leadership is unique for its scope, diversity and ability to inspire community engagement across the region. Through COL, LE publicly seeks out and celebrates individuals, projects or organizations making significant, collaborative contributions that improve and transform our community in the following categories: Arts; Community & Neighborhood; Education; Government, Public Service, & Environment; and Health & Social Service.
Throughout its 27 years, COL has recognized more than 2700 nominations and presented over 790 awards to people, projects and organizations honoring the community’s inspiring examples of servant leadership.
WHAT: 27th Annual Celebration of Leadership Award Ceremony
WHO: Everyone is invited to celebrate the 123 nominees and award recipients!
WHEN: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.; Re-airs on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: WNIN channel 9.1 and Leadership Everyone’s Facebook or YouTube page: https://www.facebook.com/leadershipeveryone/
More About Leadership Everyone
Leadership Everyone (LE) was founded in 1976, by a group of future-thinking regional leaders, whose commitment to community-wide betterment remains strong today. Through its mission of diverse servant leaders transforming community, LE brings together people with different talents, gifts and perspectives and transforms these individuals into leaders who embrace the concept of community trusteeship and the collaborative process. Learn more about LE’s work at leadershipeveryone.org. Connect with LE on Facebook @leadershipeveryone; LinkedIn at Leadership Everyone, Inc.; Instagram at leadershipeveryone; and Twitter at leadershipevv.
27th Annual Celebration of Leadership Nominees
INDIVIDUALS
Arts
Dwight Emmert
Kaman Hillenburg
Nathan Jochum
Logan Stalions
Cord Stith
Kirsten Wagmeister
Community & Neighborhood
Tim Black
Samantha Buente
Dominique Cosby
Amanda Deutsch & Emily English
Fr. Jay Davidson
Xavier Davidson
Liam Douglas
Rev. Christopher Droste
Dave Ernspiger
Lee Griggs
Guillermo Guevara
Gali Gustafson
Angela Hammers
Holly Rankin Zaher
Amy Johnston-Higgs
Fr. Gary Kaiser
Reagan Koester
Sondra Matthews
Melissa Morehead Moore
Cathy Myers
Edward Nottle
Arlinda Payne
Jeff Purdue
Marietta Rodriguez
Bushra Saqib
Scott Schymik
Ben Trockman
Patty Vanoven
Monica Owens and Tyna & Bert Wheat
Education
Kylie Bedel
Brianna Cano
Dr. Kathy Elpers
Mendy Poole
Jody Robinson
Andrea Smith
Lexi Smith
Ken Wempe
Government, Public Service, & Environment
Brian Bohrnstedt
Jillian Brothers
Doug Claybourn
Pastor Craig Duke
Zach Garcia
Matt Karges
Margaret Kimmel
Maurice Olwali
Laura Nordine
Jaimie Sheth
Health & Social Services
Paula Beck
Janie Chappell
Sheila Hauck
Dr. Gina Huhnke
Zola Johnson
Jacy King
LatinX Community Health ChangeLab
Dusty Fiester
Kelly Paul
Timothy Weir
BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS
Arts
Evansville Civic Theatre
NoCo Park
Old National Bank
Twymon Art Gallery
Community & Neighborhood
The Diamond Galleria
Evansville Rescue Mission/ OASIS Recovery
EVSC PD
Giving Hearts of Evansville
River City Pride
Someplace Else Nightclub
XFIT BOXING
Education
AstraZeneca- Inspire Program
Caring Friends Daycare Ministry
Lyles Station Historic Schoolhouse & Museum
Government, Public Service, & Environment
International Refugee Relief Center
Trucks With Room to Spare Inc
Health & Social Services
Chemo Buddies, Inc.
Deaconess Clinic Memorial
Deaconess Intensive Care Units Staff
Forefront Therapy – The Bronstein Clinic
Healing Reins of Kentucky, Inc.
Little Lambs of Evansville
United Caring Services
Youth First, Inc.
PROJECTS & PROGRAMS
Arts
Artistry Unhoused
Kindermusik with Julie
Reconnecting Families by Military with PTSD Inc
Tepe Park Neighborhood – Basketball Mural
UE Theatre ChangeLab: Storytelling in our Backyard
Community & Neighborhood
Area Pet Rescue after 2021 Tornado
Bedford Collab
Black Lives Matter Peaceful Protests
Coalition of Inner-city Neighborhoods (Fred Cook)
Evansville Día de los Muertos (Evansville Day of the Dead)
OptIN
READI Grant
Sunday T-Dance
The Homeless Experience Project: 48 Hours in the Life
Tepe Park Neighborhood – Basketball Court Mural
Education
#TechMe
Book N’ Cook
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library Storytime To Go Kits
GAIN
HHS Student Council – Change for Change Makers
Ivy Tech Community College Adult Basic Education
Ivy Tech Community College English Language Learner Program
Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG)
New Tech Institute HS STEM Fest
Social Impact Librarianship at EVPL
TRACES
Government, Public Service, & Environment
Deaconess Aquatic Center
EVSC/EVPL Free Tutoring Program
Purdue Extension Vanderburgh County 4-H Program
Toyota Trinity Stormwater Park ChangeLab
Health & Social Services
Southern Indiana Nurse Honor Guard
Chemo Buddies/Shuttle Buddies
Deaconess Monoclonal Antibody Program
EMBOLDEN inc.
Friday Morning with Patchwork Central
Good Shepherd Catholic School
MASIHA Free Specialty Clinic
NAACP Evansville Area Branch Virtual Town Hall
UE / Harper Air Filter Changemaker Project
The list of current and past COL nominees can also be found online here: leadershipeveryone.org/celebration-of-leadership/nominees/
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