SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE MAN OF THE YEAR 2011 - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | JUDGE/GRAND MASTER MILTON "TOBY" FITCH, JR. The 2011 Spectacular Magazine Man of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Judge/Grand Master Milton "Toby" Fitch, Jr. (pictured above).
He is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the 7B Judicial District of North Carolina. His current term expires in 2018. Fitch was appointed Superior Court Judge of District 7B on December 29, 2001 after having served nine terms as a member of House of Representatives in the State of North Carolina. He was the first African American in the State of North Carolina to preside over the House, the first Majority Whip and the first African American to be elected House Majority Leader. Judge Fitch was installed as Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina in 2003, a position he still currently holds. For many years, Fitch has devoted considerable skills and talents to serving the people of Wilson, Edgecombe and Nash Counties, and the State of North Carolina. The criteria for Lifetime Achievement is a man who has made outstanding and significant contributions to the African-American community throughout his lifetime; he must have demonstrated dedication, leadership and commitment to the advancement, promotion and development of the cultural, educational, social, economic, political welfare and/or in any other areas that impact the lives of people in the African-American community; must be of African heritage | | |
Location Title P. O. Box 361
Durham, North Carolina 27702
919-680-0465 |
| SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE Man of the Year 2011 Semi-Finalists |
The Semi-Finalists are:
Business & Economic Development:
· Craigie Sanders - Public Policy/Real Estate Development & Investment Attorney, K&L Gates (Durham)
· Pastor Wil Nichols - CEO, Victorious Community Development Corp. (Research Triangle Park)
· Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr. - Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center - UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Chapel Hill)
Civil & Human Rights:
· Jeremy Collins - Chair, Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation (Durham)
· Dr. Jarvis Hall - Director, Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change - NCCU (Durham)
· Al McSurely - Attorney, NC NAACP (Chapel Hill)
Community Service:
· Rev. Herbert Davis - Pastor, Nehemiah Christian Church (Durham)
· Brian Dawson - CEO, Chase Media/On-Air Personality, K97.5 (Durham)
· Leon Gatewood - Founder, Helping Our Loved Ones to Learn and Achieve (Wadesboro)
· Richard "Monk" Henry - Co-Founder/Gang Outreach Director, Project Ricochet Inc. (Raleigh)
· Steven Mitchell - CEO, B-U Entertainment (Raleigh)
· Randy Trice - Executive Director, Durham Raiders Developmental Football League (Durham)
Corporate Leader:
· Doug Harbison - Vice President/General Manager, Hendrick Durham Auto Mall (Durham)
· James Speed - President/CEO, NC Mutual Life Insurance Company (Durham)
· Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. - Vice President, Duke University Office of Durham & RegionalAffairs (Durham)
Education:
· Melvin Diggs, Jr. - CEO, Diggs Educational Consultant, LLC (Burlington)
· Dr. William Logan - Principal, Hillside New Tech High School (Durham)
· Dr. Elwood Robinson - Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences - NCCU (Durham)
Emerging Leader:
· Donald Hughes - Political Blog Ad Consultant/MPA Student, NCCU (Durham)
· Wayne Kimball, Jr. - CEO, Wayne Kimball Jr. International/SGA President, NC A&T State University (Littleton)
· Chad Larkins - Owner, Warrenton Dry Cleaners (Warrenton)
Health:
· Dr. Sampson Harrell - Family Physician, CAARE, Inc. (Durham)
· Melvin Jackson, MPH - Program Manager, Project DIRECT (Raleigh)
· Dr. Ira Smith - Obstetrician/ Gynecologist, Harris and Smith Obstetrics and Gynecology (Durham) TO VOTE: www.spectacularmag.com |
 SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE MAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS BANQUET After you have voted for your choice to be named Man of the Year, come to the black-tie Spectacular Magazine Man of the Year Awards Banquet and support your choice. (and see if he is selected!) FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011 RADISSON HOTEL 150 DAVIS DRIVE DURHAM, NC For tickets: (919)680-0465 |
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