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The Annual Glorifying the Lions Awards is a prestigious honor that celebrates seasoned community leaders who have demonstrated a strong commitment to serving the community. The 2024 edition marked our 30th celebration honoring six distinguished leaders who have significantly impacted Southwestern Ohio through their words, actions, and deeds.
The event, known as the Glorifying the Lions Ceremony, is based on a powerful proverb of the Ibo people of Nigeria, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging diverse perspectives in history.
Our historic 30th Class of Glorifying the Lions honorees are:
Karen Bankston, PhD, MSN, RN, Professor Emerita, UC College of Nursing
Calvin D. Buford, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP (Retired)
Michael Fisher, President & CEO, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Retired)
Delores Hargrove-Young, Vice Chairwoman, d.e. Foxx & Associates, Inc.
J. Phillip Holloman, Co-Founder of the Holloman Center for Social Justice
John E. Pepper, President & CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company (Retired)
The Lions will be honored at the 30th Annual Glorifying the Lions Luncheon Ceremony on Wednesday April 10, 2024, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm at the Cintas Center.
1994 Lions Honorees
Dorothy C. Bailey
Theodore Berry, JD
John Blanton
Rev. L.V. Booth
Edmund Casey, MD
Virginia Coffey
Vera Edwards, PhD
Rev. T. X. Graham
Dr. Bruce Green
Joseph A. Hall
Lawrence Hawkins, PhD
William Lawless Jones
Marjorie Parham
Allene Renfro
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Donald Spencer
Marian Spencer
Emily T. Spicer
Fred Suggs
Ernest Waits, Sr.
1995 Lions Honorees
Dewey C. Fuller
Viola Grayson
Nannie Hinkston
William McClain
Roberta Wooten
1996 Lions Honorees
Manuel C. Battle
Dr. Paul Hough
Rev. Donald H. Jordon, Jr.
Elester Parker
Agnes Duncan Parker
Allene W. Reed, PhD
Rossman Turpeau, Sr.
1997 Lions Honorees
Otto Armleder
Chuck Harmon
Honorable Nathan Jones
Blanche Kalfus
Carl Lindner
Elizabeth F. Oxley
Edmund H. Oxley
Belle Miller Watts
1998 Lions Honorees
Milton Hinton
Issac Mincy
Marjorie Motch
Dr. Chester Pryor
Louise Spiegel
Austin Tillotson
Dr. Cleota Wilbekin
1999 Lions Honorees
William Bowen
Evelyn Dixon
Dr. George Hale
Dr. Sarah Hale
Izella Kendricks
John H. Leahr
William L. Mallory
Mildred Nichols
Archie Sherman
Bobbie Sterne
2000 Lions Honorees
Mary Bates
Louise Bowen
Dorothy Dobbins
George Rowe, Jr
Bailey Turner
Richard Weiland
2001 Lions Honorees
Juanita M. Adams
Barbara L. Farrow
Katie M. Parker
Peter J. Randolph
William J. Williams
2002 Lions Honorees
Joseph A. Patterson
Richard Aft
Catherine Clement Buford
Arthur Hull, Jr
Janet Dumas Keys
2003 Lions Honorees
Dr. Charles O. Dillard
Ernest McAdams
Louise Stallworth
Marion Thompson
Ruth Westheimer
2004 Lions Honorees
Leon (Ernest) Robinson
Cora Fitch-Kendall, PhD
P. Jeane Goings
John Henderson, PhD
Robert Jackson
Mickey Kaplan
Dr. Stanley Kaplan
Daphne Robinson
Peter Strauss
2005 Lions Honorees
Dr. Mrytis H. Powell, PhD
Rev. Damon Lynch, Jr.
Hannah H. Thomas
Carl B. Westmoreland, Sr
2006 Lions Honorees
Howard H. Bond
Doris L. Brown
Herbert R. Brown
Ethel Buckner
Stanley M. Chesley, JD
2007 Lions Honorees
Mary Alyce Baughman
Rev. Dr. Calvin A. Harper
Myron M. Kilgore
Jenny C. Laster
Jack W. Overbeck
2008 Lions Honorees
Hon. Jack Sherman, Jr.
C. Smith
Jeanette Taylor, PhD
Judith B. Van Ginkel, PhD
Clarice White
2010 Lions Honorees
Alice Adams
Sheila J. Adams
Maurice Adams
Francie Pepper
Edwin J. Rigaud
Miriam West
2011 Lions Honorees
Judge John West
Robert H. Crosby
Schuyler J. Smith
Merri Gaither Smith
Marcella G. Trice
2012 Lions Honorees
Raymond Brokamp
Dolores J. Lindsay
Roland McGoodwin, DDS
Nancy Whitaker Moody
2013 Lions Honorees
Susan Upton Farley
Rev. H.L. Harvey
Kitty Strauss Rosenthal
Barbara Smitherman
2014 Lions Honorees
Leslie Edwards
Noreen Hayes
Carolyn Mazloomi
Melvin Williams
2015 Lions Honorees
Thomas L. Conlan, Jr.
Barbara Lynch
Dwight Tillery
Willie F. Walker
2016 Lions Honorees
Dot Christenson
John E. Moore, Sr.
Noel Morgan
Lydia Morgan
2017 Lions Honorees
Al Gerhardstein
John W. Harshaw
Hon. Rhine McLin
Gwendolyn Ivory Robinsin
2018 Lions Honorees
Don G. Black
Dan Groneck
Charley Milton
Gwen Wilder
2019 Lions Honorees
Dr. Ralph Brown
Patricia Meadows
Richard Rosenthal
Morleen Rouse
2020 Lions Honorees
James Anderson
Rev. Dr. Donald E. Jones
Susan Noonan
Kathy Wade
2021 Lions Honorees
Bootsy Collins
Patti Collins
David Dillon
Father Michael Graham
Dr. O'dell Owens
Eileen Cooper Reed
2022 Lions Honorees
Donna Jones Baker
Michael D. Connelly
Courtis Fuller
Kay Geiger
Aurelia (Candie) Simmons
Lincoln Ware
2023 Lions Honorees
Bishop Michael E. Dantley, EdD
Stephen L. Hightower
Angelita M. Jones
Camille A. Jones, MD, MPH
Peg Moertl
Rabbi Dr. Gary P. Zola
2024 Lions Honorees
Karen Bankston, PhD, MSN, RN
Calvin D. Buford
Michael Fisher
Delores Hargrove-Young
J. Phillip Holloman
John E. Pepper
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