Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner 2018
Fourteenth Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner
TD Convention Center, Greenville, SC
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Upstate diversity leaders were honored Wednesday, May 24, 2018, at the 14th Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner. The event, hosted by the Greenville Chamber and the Riley Institute at Furman, in partnership with Upstate Chambers, recognized organizations and individuals for outstanding achievement in promoting diversity and inclusion in Upstate South Carolina.
The 2018 award selection committee received an impressive number of nominations, which confirms that people in the Upstate continue to care about diversity issues and want to recognize those who are role models for promoting inclusivity and equality.
An overview of the evening's awards dinner
Awards were presented to recognize three individuals, three organizations and one K-12 school for their outstanding achievement in promoting diversity in the Upstate.
Award Winners:
Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award: Jim Dant, Senior Minister of Greenville First Baptist Church
K-12 School - William “Bill” T. Wylie Valued Lives Award for School Excellence in Diversity: Monaview Elementary School
Outstanding High School Student Award: Charlotte Capers Snoad
Outstanding College Student Award: Adahlia Nix
Outstanding Nonprofit Organization Award: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas
Outstanding Business Award: General Electric
Outstanding Contribution to International Diversity Award: Adela Mendoza
Press Coverage
Upstate Diversity Leaders Honored (includes information about each of the award winners), Greenville Chamber