AHEAD
May 31: Livi's Library statewide meeting and planning session at 10 am in the Bank of America Conference Room in ETV's Telecommunications Communications Center. For more information, click here.
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SPOTLIGHT
Eighth Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner
TD Convention Center, Greenville, SC
May 1, 2012
The Riley Institute at Furman presented the eighth annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville. Presented by Spartanburg Regional, the event was hosted by the Riley Institute at Furman, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, the Anderson Chamber of Commerce, and the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. Over 500 Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) alumni and other community members were in attendance.
This year's keynote speaker was Lorri Unumb, vice president for state government affairs for Autism speaks. Lorri Shealy Unumb is a lawyer and the mother of three children – Ryan (11), who has autism; Christopher (7); and Jonathan (4). In 2005, she wrote ground-breaking autism insurance legislation for South Carolina (“Ryan’s Law”) that passed in 2007 and served as the catalyst for the national movement toward autism insurance reform.
Awards were presented to recognize three individuals, three organizations, and one K-12 school for their outstanding achievement in promoting diversity in the Upstate.
To read about the winners and learn more about the keynote speaker, click here.
Press Coverage: The Greenville News
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