Jackson State University National Alumni Association Inc. will honor national, state and local business, community and governmental leaders from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at a reception at Jackson’s Hilton Garden Inn.
Friday’s fete will introduce honorees for the Oct. 24 Black Tie Scholarship and Recognition Gala: “Celebrating the Spirit of Giving for One JSU.” The latter event will be at the Jackson Convention Complex.
Honorees include:
Education
* Dr. Theresa Bland Green, CEO, STAR Leadership Consulting, LLC
* STEM: Dr. John Calhoun, CEO, Integrated Management Services
Community Service
Metro-Jackson Pan-Hellenic Council
Business
Dr. Barrett Hatches, CEO, Chicago Family Health=
Government
* The Honorable Tony T. Yarber, mayor, City of Jackson
* The Honorable Kenneth Wayne Jones, chairman, Legislative Black Caucus, Mississippi State Senate
Media
* Maggie Wade-Dixon, news anchor, WLBT-TV
* Ken South, meteorologist, WJTV-TV
Alumni Awards
* Young Alumni Award: Eric Elliott – Houston Area Alumni Chapter: Gwendolyn Washington – Jackson Hinds Chapter
* Hall of Fame Kathy Berry – Milwaukee Alumni Chapter
* Alumnus of the Year Earlexia Norwood, M.D. – Detroit Alumni Chapter
Honorary chairs: Dr. Juanita Sims-Doty, founder of the Juanita Sims-Doty Foundation; and Timothy Quinn, M.D., of Quinn Healthcare, PLLC
The reception will include remarks by Terry L. Woodard, chair, Media/Honorees Committee; Dr. Rose Austin, general chair, Black Tie Gala; with presentations by Woodard and Annette Johnson, co-chair, JSUNAA Awards Committee. Yolanda Owens, president, JSU National Alumni Association Inc., will give closing remarks.