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Tampa Attorney Received 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award
The staff at Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, Tampa Cam- pus, will present its 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award to a prominent attor- ney. The presentation took place on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 7 p.m.
The award was presented to Attorney Warren Hope Dawson by the Black Law Students Associa- tion during a Black Tie Ball, “Mardi Gras Masquer- ade,” at the University Club of Tampa, 201 North Franklin Street, Suite, 3800.
Attorney Dawson was recognized for his many years of work in ensuring that all students in the School District of Hillsbor- ough County have access to a high quality education.
A native of Mulberry, At- torney Dawson graduated
ATTORNEY WARREN DAWSON
from Union Academy High School, in Bartow. He was only the third Black gradu- ate of a public high school in Polk County to become an attorney.
He continued his educa- tion at Florida A & M Uni- versity, and two years of active duty in the U. S.
Army.
After completing his stint
in the military, Attorney Dawson resumed his quest to become an attorney. He earned his law degree from Howard University, in 1966.
In 1974, Attorney Dawson served as the lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the now famous lawsuit known as Manning vs. the School Board of Hillsborough County. The class action suit repre- sented all minor African American children and their parents residing in Hillsbor- ough County.
Attorney Dawson has been the recipient of numer- ous awards, commenda- tions, and other forms of recognition. On April 28, 2018, a newly opened ele- mentary school was named in his honor.
Seven Honored During AT&T Black History Program
REV. BARTHOLOMEW BANKS
DAYLE GREENE
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last month, AT&T, Florida, held their annual Black History Program. The ceremony took place during the UNCF Black History Month Luncheon. It took place at the Tampa Marriott Westshore on Friday, Febru- ary 22nd.
Edwin Narain, Director of External Affairs for AT&T Florida recognized seven local individuals from the bay area. They were honored for being “barrier-breaking visionaries who are making history now by shaping our culture.”
The honorees are: Rev. Bartholomew Banks, Sr., Vice President, At-Large of the National Baptist Conven- tion of America Interna- tional, Inc., and Senior Pastor at St. John Progres- sive Missionary Baptist Church;
Rod Carter, award-win- ning journalist, WFLA News, Channel 8;
Dayle Greene, retired anchor and one of the first African American on-air per- sonalities at WTVT Channel 13;
ROD CARTER
GWEN MILLER
ATTORNEY CAROLYN HOUSE STEWART
Mrs. Gwendolyn Miller, first African Ameri- can woman elected to serve on the Tampa City Council;
Dr. Harold Nixon, re- tired Vice President of Stu- dent Affairs, University of South Florida; and
Dr. Tonjua Williams,
seventh and current Presi- dent at St. Petersburg Col- lege.
Ms. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Civil Rights activist, award-winning jour- nalist for media outlets such as the New Yorker, the New York Times, PBS, CNN, and NPR, delivered the keynote address.
In 1961, she became the first African American woman admitted to the Uni- versity of Georgia.
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