Special to the Times
Only two weeks remain to submit nominations for the fourth annual The Vulcans Community Awards. The recognition program honors citizens who exemplify civic pride, leadership and progress within the seven-county metro area.
Nominations will be accepted through July 31 in five award categories: Lifetime Achievement, Servant Leadership , Hero , Game Changer and Newcomer . View the criteria and make nominations at visitvulcan.com/the-vulcans.
Five outstanding citizens, whose actions have had or will have an impact on the region, like Vulcan has for 113 years, will be recognized at The Vulcan level. Only one award will be given for Lifetime Achievement while special Spear awards will be given in the other four categories. Recipients will be chosen by an independent panel of diverse individuals.
Awards will be presented at The Vulcans Community Awards dinner on Thursday, November 2 at The Club in Homewood.
“There are individuals from all walks of life whose good works are positively impacting our lives every day, and The Vulcans is a meaningful way to honor their contributions to our region,” said Darlene Negrotto, President and CEO of Vulcan Park Foundation. “We hope nominations will include people who may otherwise go unnoticed.”
Through an open nomination process, hundreds of entries have been received in the first three years. From the 2016 nominations, the selection committee chose:
The Vulcans
Odessa Woolfolk, Lifetime Achievement
John Croyle, Hero
Carrie Leland – St. Clair County, Servant Leadership
Tom Cosby, Game Changer
Dr. Henna Budhwani, Newcomer
The Spears:
Tajuan McCarty and James Strong, Hero
Bill Heintz and Philip Morris, Servant Leadership
Dr. Jarralynne Agee and Jim Wooten, Game Changer
Victoria Hollis and Daniel Branum, Newcomer.
Vulcan, Birmingham Alabama’s colossal statue is the world’s largest cast iron statue and considered one of the most memorable works of civic art in the United States. Designed by Italian artist Giuseppe Moretti and cast from local iron in 1904, Vulcan has overlooked Alabama’s largest city from atop Red Mountain since the 1930s.
