November 23, 2013 - November 29, 2013, The Afro-American
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Joana Acosta (GM), Veronica Johnson, NBC4, Washington, D.C., Dwight Weems, Fox 45 TV, Baltimore
Sen. Catherine E. Pugh gave congratulatory remarks from the Maryland Governor’s Office Maria Beckett, PRT, CNK Management Services and husband, John Beckett
R. Daniel Wallace, Cherie Wallace
Wanda Persons Wickham, executive director, PRT & PRT Reach Foundation
Joseph Haskins Jr., PRT, The Harbor Bank of Maryland Barry and Maria Holliday
Cynthia and Stanley Tucker Meridian Management Group
Milton Matthews and Stacey Ware
Glitz, glamour and a whole lot of fun was evident at the 30th Anniversary Gala Scholarship Awards program, themed “Celebrating Black Business Wealth: The Harlem Renaissance to the 21st Century.” Nearly 400 guests enjoyed the PRT Reach Foundation and The President’s Round Table Gala that featured fabulous food and ladies dressed in extravagant ball gowns, cocktail dresses with embellished rhinestones, feather boas and high heels while many of the men wore three-piece tuxedos and bow ties. The real crowd pleaser for taking photos was the shiny red Rolls Royce parked on the ballroom floor, along with the back drop of the street lamps, typical of the night lights seen during the Harlem Renaissance era. In honor of the founding members of the Presidents’ Round Table, Raymond V. Haysbert, A. Tyrous “Terry” Addison, Dorothy E. Brunson and Osborne A. Payne, four $2,500 Entrepreneur Scholarships were awarded to students “in need” from HBCUs, Morgan State University, Coppin State
University, Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia. The 2013 President’s Award was presented to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Trailblazer Awards were presented to nationally syndicated columnist, senior analyst and now host of News One Now, Roland Martin, and Black Enterprise, the premier business, investing, and wealth-building media firm for African Americans. The Presidents’ RoundTable is an organization of 19 African-American entrepreneurs in the BaltimoreWashington, D.C. region which oversees and controls assets exceeding $800 million. Sheila Brooks, founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, is president of the President’s RoundTable and PRT Reach Foundation. Photos by Dr. A. Lois De Laine Thomas and Denise Lloyd
Jeff Hargrave and Beneak Hargrave PRT secretary Mahogany Zara Green, A2Z Personal Growth Enterprise and Alfred Edmond Jr., Black Enterprise
Sheila Brooks, PRT president
Angela and Hayden Moore
Kelvin and Myeshi Jeter
Howard Jessamy, Jim McClain, Arnold and Virgie Williams, Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams P.A.
Harry Spikes, Tiana Harman, Tamara Sweets, Albert Sweets
Calvin Butler Jr., senior vice president, Strategy, Regulatory & External Affairs, BGE
Dr. Singh, executive director, Earl G. Graves School of Business accepts the Raymond V. Haysbert 2013 Scholarship Award for Morgan State University
Sarita Payne and Famebridge C. Payne, daughter and wife of the late PRT member, Osborne A. Payne
Armentha Mike Cruise, PRT vice president, Community Initiatives, The Aspen Group
Dr. Robert L. Wallace and Carolyn Wallace Calvin Mims, PRT, Calmi Electrical Company, Sonja Wells, Karen Mims, Helen Mims, Rose Mims, Derek Smith
Nyree Wright, Jasmine Smith