Former Mayor and First Lady Honored by Community Colleges, Denver Health and Curious Theatre
Wellington and Wilma Webb honored for more than 40 years of public service
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, Wilma, a former state legislator, will be honored in three upcoming events by the American Association of Community Colleges, Denver Health and a onetime performance of an original Curious Theatre play. Wellington Webb will be honored at the Denver Health Gala on April 18 for his support for the hospital during his 12 years as mayor. He convinced the city to create the Denver Health Medical Authority in 1997, which eliminated a $39 million deficit. Additionally, he pushed for $290 million in voter approved bonds for improvements at the hospital. “Every great city needs a great public hospital and I am proud that Denver Health serves that role,” Wellington Webb said. “It is a great honor for Wilma and me to be associated with the hospital and its staff.” The couple also will be recognized for their contributions to the Wellington E. Webb Distinguished Chair in Community Health, which has raised $1 million. The endowment was created the same year the hospital named a new 75,000-square-foot building the Wellington E. Webb Center for Primary Care. On April 21, the couple will travel to San Antonio, Texas where Wellington Webb, a Northeastern Junior College alumnus, will be recognized as one of six people nationally to receive the 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). He was nominated for the award by NJC President Jay Lee. Wellington attended the college in Sterling, Colo., in the early 1960s and was a standout on the college’s basketball team. He and Wilma have sponsored a yearly scholarship for NJC male and female athlete students the last few years. “It is our great pleasure to help remind the education community, on
years of public service for Colorado and the country. The 10th Annual Denver Stories at 7:30 p.m. June 3 is written, produced and performed by Curious Theatre members. Proceeds benefit the Curious Theatre Company. “The Webbs capture the essence of what we seek to achieve with Denver Stories each year,” said Chip Walton, the company’s producing artistic director. “Bringing their collective story to our stage is an honor. Denverites – all of us, really – are impacted daily by their contribution to the community over so many years. We look forward to highlighting their lasting impression on the city.”
a national level, of the tireless work you have done to make very significant contributions to your city, your state, your nation and your world,” Lee wrote. On June 3, Denver’s Curious Theatre will honor the couple with a one-time showing of an original play based on the couple’s more than 40
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