Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Gala (Black Tie)
Sponsored By
(Doors open at 7:15pm)
Emcees:
Gale V. King, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Nationwide; National Urban League Trustee
Shannon LaNier, Actor, Author & Global TV Personality
Invocation: Donald Washington, Bishop, Mount Hermon Baptist Church
Remarks: Stephanie Hightower, President & CEO, Columbus Urban League
Sponsor Remarks: Rhonda Crichlow, SVP & Chief Diversity Officer, Charter Communications
Living Legend Awardee: The Honorable Michael B. Coleman, former Mayor of Columbus, OH, Partner and Director of Business and Government Strategies Columbus, Ice Miller Strategies, LLC
Lifetime Achievement Awardee: Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, President, RainbowPush Coalition
President’s Awardees:
DeVon Franklin, Award-Winning Film and TV Producer, New York Times best-selling author, International Speaker, and Spiritual Success Coach & Meagan Good, Actress
2018 McGannon Award:
Nancy Jardini, Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Fannie Mae
Jeffrey Hayward, Executive Vice President & Head of Multifamily, Fannie Mae
Joseph Weisbord, Director, Credit and Housing Access, Fannie Mae
Charmaine Brown, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Fannie Mae
Presented by Marc H. Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
Charles B. Collins Distinguished Trustee Award
Tim Murphy, General Counsel and Chief Franchise Officer, MasterCard Inc.
John W. Mack Medal of Honor (4 Honorees)
1. Urban League of Broward County (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
2. Louisville Urban League
3. Urban League of Nebraska, Inc.
4. Urban League of West Palm Beach County, Inc.
Retiring CEO'S:
J. Howard Henderson, President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League
William G. Clark, President & CEO, Urban League of Rochester, New York
Announcement of 2019 Conference
Anthony “Tony” Mason, President & CEO, Indianapolis Urban League
Performance By: Fantasia, R&B Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Sponsors: BP America, Toyota, UPS, KeyBank, Charter Communications
Speaker(s)
Gale King is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Nationwide, where she...Read more
As President of the National Urban League since 2003, Marc Morial has been the primary catalyst...Read more
Shannon LaNier is an Emmy-Award-winning, veteran television host, actor, and author .
He...Read more
Former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is Partner and Director of Business and Government...Read more
8th President and CEO (and first female President and CEO)
of the Columbus Urban League...Read more
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., is Founder and President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition....Read more
DeVon Franklin is an award-winning Film & TV producer, best-selling author, renowned...Read more
Charmaine Brown is a Director in Fannie Mae’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). In...Read more
Born in Panorama City, California, Meagan Good began starring in commercials at age 4, and to...Read more
General Counsel and Chief Franchise Officer
Tim Murphy is general counsel and chief...Read more
Former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is Partner and Director of Business and Government...Read more
Fantasia Barrino is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame as the...Read more
J. Howard Henderson, President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, has a successful...Read more