Black Professional of the Year: Nomination Form For more than 40 years, BPACF has honored members of our community for their professional accomplishments, civic engagement and personal standards of excellence. Our mission is to create opportunities for African Americans through scholarship, education and leadership development. A major factor in setting a high standard of leadership for our scholars to follow is to expose our program participants to exceptional leaders who have professionally, civically and personally blazed new trails in our community. Nominee Criteria The Black Professional of the Year should be an engaged member of the Greater Northeast Ohio community, with high standards of professionalism that are in line with the mission of BPACF. More specifically, the individual must be committed to excellence and demonstrate outstanding qualities in the following areas of his/her life: 1.
Professional Contributions Serve in a leadership role within his/her field of endeavor and demonstrate outstanding achievements in his/her chosen profession.
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Civic Contributions Demonstrate leadership, active civic engagement and a commitment to service within the community that goes above and beyond his/her professional obligations.
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Personal Standards and Contributions Have high moral and ethical standards with a strong commitment to excellence. Has achieved personal/professional accomplishments that mirror the goals and mission of BPACF (scholarship, education, leadership, career advancement and youth development).
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Visibility Be a recognized member of the community, able to attract a diverse selection of groups from Northeast Ohio (business, government, civic, education and religious). Have the ability, capacity or connections to help raise funding for the BPACF scholarship fund and annual gala.
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Restrictions on Eligibility The candidate cannot be a current member of the BPACF Board of Trustees.
All nominations are due by Tuesday, January 31, 2023. To submit your nomination, please return the completed form and the nominee’s professional bio to BPACF: Email: Laurie.murphy@bpacf.org Mail: PO Box 94027, Cleveland OH 44101
BPOY Nomination Nominee Information: Salutation: _______ First Name:_____________________________ Last Name:__________________ Title: _________________________________________________________________________________ Company: ____________________________________________________________________________ Address 1:____________________________________________________________________________ Address 2:____________________________________________________________________________ City/State/ZIP: ____________________________________/__________/______________________ Phone: (Home) ____________________ (Business) ___________________ (Other) _______________ Accomplishments, Awards & Honors: Professional: __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Civic/Community:_____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Personal/Family: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Organizational Affiliations: _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Visibility: Please rate the nominees’ level of engagement and ability to attract a diverse audience from each of the following populations within Northeast Ohio. This assessment is rated from one to five, with “1” being not very engaged/connected and “5” being very engaged/connected. Circle your response for each population. General Population Corporate/Business Community Government & Non Profit Community Educational Community Technical/Medical/Scientific Community
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
In your own words, please state why this person should be the Black Professional of the Year. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Please include a professional bio for this candidate in order to help with our evaluation. Attach any additional pages as necessary. All nominations are kept strictly confidential. Your time and consideration in completing this form are greatly appreciated!
Distinguished Honorees Black Professionals of the Year
Rev. Dr. Marvin A. McMickle – 2001
Mr. Betram E. Gardner – 1981
Dr. Barbara Byrd-Bennett – 2002
Ms. Cheryle A. Wills – 1982
Mr. Danny Cameron – 2003
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. – 1983
Mr. Hilton O. Smith – 2004
Mr. John H. Bustamante, Esq. – 1984
Mr. David Whitehead – 2005
Mr. Steven A. Minter – 1985
Ms. Margot James Copeland – 2006
Ms. Carole F. Hoover – 1986
Mr. Arnold R. Pinkney – 2007
Mr. George L. Forbes – 1987
Mr. Frederick R. Nance, Esq. – 2008
Dr. Nolen M. Ellison – 1988
Ms. Louise J. Gissendaner – 2009
Mr. Charles E. Taylor, PhD. – 1989
Mr. Randell McShepard – 2011
Ms. Gloria Pace King – 1990
The Honorable Frank G. Jackson – 2012
The Honorable Louis Stokes, Esq. – 1991
Dr. R.A. Vernon – 2013
Mr. George C. Fraser – 1992
Mr. Leon Bibb - 2014
The Honorable Michael R. White – 1993
Dr. Charles S. Modlin – 2015
Ms. Alexandria Johnson Boone – 1994
Dr. Alex Johnson - 2016
The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones – 1995
Mr. Erskine Cade - 2017
Ms. Claire Freeman, Esq. – 1996
Ms. Robyn Minter Smyers - 2018
The Honorable Steve D. Bullock – 1997
Ms. Vanessa L. Whiting - 2019
Mr. Wayne Embry – 1998
Mr. Darrell McNair - 2021
Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton – 1999
Ms. Renée Tramble Richard - 2022
Lifetime Achievers Ms. Zelma Watson George – 1985 Mr. Booker T. Tall – 1987 Mr. William F. Boyd, Sr. – 1995 Mr. Virgil E. Brown – 1997 The Honorable Jean Murrell Capers – 2000 Mr. Bracy E. Lewis - 2009 Dr. Daisy Alford-Smith - 2015 Dr. Linda Bradley – 2015 Dr. Julian Earls – 2015 Judge Sara J. Harper – 2015 Ms. Tanya M. Allmond – 2019 Mr. Arthur Baker, Jr. – 2019 Nancella W. Harris – 2019 Judge Ronald Adrine – 2019 Marsha Mockabee – 2019 Michael “Campy” Russell – 2019 Dr. Yvonne Pointer - 2019