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NCCU to Honor Hazelwood District School Board at Awards Dinner
North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice will honor the Hazelwood Board of Education for its efforts to promote racial harmony and justice in the school district. The HSD Board will be honored at NCCU’s Fifth Annual Awards Dinner, which will take place on April 19 at 4 p.m. in the May Center at SSM-DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton.
“We are honored to be able to recognize the Hazelwood School Board for its commitment to diversity and equity for students, teachers and staff,” said Rance Thomas, president of NCCU. “This is evidenced by the board supporting diversity training for many of its staff, teachers and a number of board members by their participation in Dismantling Racism training. In addition, we are very pleased that the board established formal goals to include minorities in construction and other business contracts with the school district.”
The Hazelwood School District Board of Education includes Desiree D. Whitlock, president; Mark J. Behlmann, vice president; Cheryl D. Latham, secretary; Charles H. “Chuck” Woods, treasurer; Diane Dowdy, director; Ann Gibbons, director; and Carol Stroker, director.
Other NCCU Honorees
Awardees at the dinner will be Marygrove, Room at the Inn, School Boards of Hazelwood and Ferguson/Florissant School Districts. Also, awards will be presented to the Church of the Master UCC, Monsignor Jack Schuler, Pastor of St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, and Olga Smith of St. Andrew UMC. “Each of these awardees is well-deserving because the organizations, the Church, and individuals exemplify NCCU’s principles of promoting racial harmony and social justice according to President Dr. Rance Thomas.” Music will be provided by St. Andrew’s contemporary group “The Answer.”
Tickets are $25.00 each and $175 for a table of eight. For further information, contact Dr. Barbara Thompson, 314 567-7016 or Dr. Rance Thomas, 314 921-7364. Reservations may also be made by sending a check to NCCU at 13200 New Halls Ferry Rd., Florissant, MO 63033.
For more information about the dinner or NCCU, call Thomas at (314) 921-7364 or Dr. Barbara Thompson at (314) 567-7016.
