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January 23, 2002
RICHMOND, Va. – Nine prominent African-Americans renowned for their accomplishments and leadership will be honored today by Dominion as part of its 12th annual Strong Men & Women: Excellence in Leadership educational series.
Dominion will honor this year’s recipients at an awards ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Richmond Marriott Hotel.
Strong Men & Women highlights the accomplishments of African-American business, entertainment and political leaders and converts their stories into an educational series that is distributed during Black History Month to more than 12,000 schools across Dominion's service area in Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
“Dominion is proud to recognize these outstanding role models,” said Edgar M. Roach Jr., president and chief executive officer. “By bringing these leaders to the forefront, we hope young people can see for themselves that success can be attained through persistence, hard work and integrity.”
The 2002 honorees are:
African-American high school students also participated in the Strong Men & Women program. In September, seniors were invited to write essays about an African-American leader featured in the Strong Men & Women series. Winners receive a $750 U.S. Savings Bond and their schools receive a $1,000 cash award.
This year’s essay winners are:
Information about Strong Men & Women can be found on the Internet at www.dom.com, keyword “strong.”
Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers of energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal unit of energy per day. Dominion serves nearly 4 million retail natural gas and electric customers in five states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s Web site at www.dom.com.
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Editor's note: Biographies of the honorees and copies of the winning essays will be available at the awards ceremony. Photographs will be available after Jan. 24. B-roll, sound bites and media kits will be on hand for television stations.
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