FOCUS St. Louis
NINETEENTH ANNUAL WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE REGION! AWARDS
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John Hardin, Linda Knodel
Marianne Nunn, Tom Smallwood Michael Fitzgerald, Dr. Nicole Evans
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ach year, FOCUS St. Louis applauds the efforts of 20 individuals, organizations and/or initiatives that promote improvements in the community. The 19th annual What’s Right With the Region! awards were held recently with a sellout crowd of more than 500 attendees at The Sheldon Concert Hall. FOCUS St. Louis also presented the prestigious board-designated FOCUS St. Louis Leadership Award to Dr. Jason Q. Purnell, assistant professor in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, for his work on the For the Sake of All project. Dan Gray of KTVI Fox 2/KPLR 11 emceed this special evening celebrating successes in the region. Co-chairing this year’s event were John Kemper and June McAllister Fowler.
Anita Barker, Timothy, Stephanie and Dawn Johnson
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Monica Combest, Kristen Sorth, Ana Romero-Lizana