CELEBRATING 40YEARS

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June 5, 2009

HYATT REGENCY JACKSONVILLE RIVERFRONT

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

WELCOME Robert E. Martin

General Manager

INVOCATION Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Silhouettes

"As One" by Robert A. Harris Music Director: Jeff Clayton

INTRODUCTIONS Lucy C. Talley

Publi sher

PROCLAMATION James C. Currow

Executive Vice-President Newspape rs Morri s Publishing Group

SILHOUETTES "I've Got the World on a String" by Harold Arlen/arr. by Kirby Shaw

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Frank M . Denton Editor

KEYNOTE SPEAKER President Donna E. Shalala

University of Miami

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PRESENTATIONS OF EVE OF THE DECADE AND THE EVE AWARDS

Carol C. Thompson 1994 EVE, Employment

Susan Dubow 2006 EVE, Vo lunteer Service

Lucy C. Talley

JUDGES

Laura Bailet, Ph.D. 2006 EVE , Employment

Jackie Henson Cornelius 2002 EVE, Ecluc,1tion

MariTerbrueggen 2007 EVE , Volunteer Servi ce

Carolyn Stone, Ed.D. 2006 EVE, Education

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

President Donna E. Shalala Donna E. Shalala became Professor of Politi­ca l Science and Pres ident of the University of Miami on June 1, 2001 . Pres ident Shala la has more than 25 years of experi ence as an accom­pli shed scholar, teacher, and administrator. Born in Cleveland, O hio, Pres ident Shalala re­ceived her A.B . degree in hi story from Western College for Women. O ne of the country's first Peace Corp Volunteers, she served in Iran from 1962 to 1964 She earned her Ph .D. degree from The M axwell Schoo l of Citizenship and Publi c Affairs at Syracuse Unive rsity. A leading scholar on the po litica l economy of state and local governments, she also has held tenured professorships at Co lumbi a University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Uni­versity of Wisconsin - M adison. She served as Pres ident of Hunter Co llege of the City Uni­versity of New York from 1 980 to 1 987 and as Chance llor of the University of Wisconsin­Madison from 1987 to 1993 . During her tenure, UM has solidified its posi­tion among top U.S. research universities and continues to ri se in nati onal rankings, includ­ing an unprecedented 15-point climb in U.S. News and World Report 's "Ameri ca's Best Colleges, " moving from 66th in 2001 up to 51 st in 2008. M omentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami, the first billi on-dollar capi ta l campaign completed in the state of Florida, raised $1.4 billion in private support for the university's endowment, academic and research programs and fac iliti es . UM 's Coral Gables campus hosted the first 2004 Pres iden­tial Debate and in 2007, in partnership w ith Univision Network, presented the first-ever Democrati c and Republican presidential can­didates' forums in Spanish. In 1993 President Clinton appointed her U.S . Secretary of Hea lth and Human Services (HH S) where she served fo r eight years, becoming the longest servi ng HHS Secretary in U.S. history. At the begi nning of her tenure, HHS had a bud­get of nearl y $600 billion, which included a w ide variety of programs including Soc ial Secu­rity, Medicare, Medica id, Child Care and Head Start, Welfa re, the Public Hea lth Service, the Nati onal Institutes of Health (N IH), the Centers fo r Disease Contro l and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . . As HHS Secretary, she directed the we lfare re­form process, made hea lth insurance ava ilable to an estimated 3.3 million children through the approval of all State Children's Hea lth In­surance Programs (SCHIP), raised child immu­ni zation rates to the highest levels in history, led major reforms of the FDA's drug approva l process and food safety system, revitali zed the National Institutes of Health, and directed a major management and policy refo rm of Medi­care. At the end of her tenure as HHS Secretary,

The W ashington Post described her as "one o the most successful government managers o modern times." As Chancellor of the Un iversit) of Wisconsin-M adison, she led w hat was ther the nation's largest public research university She successfull y strengthened undergradual! education, the unive rsity's research fac i I ities and spearheaded the largest fundraising dri vf in Wi sconsin 's history. In 1992, Business Weel named her one of the top five managers ir higher education. She served in the Carter administration fron 1977-80 as Ass istant Secretary fo r Publ ic De ve lopment and Research at the U.S. Depart ment of Housing and Urban Development. 11 1980, she assumed the pres idency of Hunte College of the City University of New York. She is a Director of Gannett Co., Inc., and th Lennar Corporation. She also serves as a TrusI ee of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. In 2007, Pres ident George W. Bush handpicke Shalala to co-chair w ith Senator Bob Dole th Commiss ion on Care for Returning Wounde Warriors, to eva luate how wounded servic members transition from active duty to civilia society. Pres ident Shalala has more than three doze honorary degrees and a host of other honor including the 1992 National Publi c Servic Award, the 1994 Glamour magazine Woma of the Year Award; in 2005 she was named or of "Ameri ca's Best Leaders" by U.S. News World Report and the Center for Public Lea< ership at Harva rd University's Kennedy Scho, of Government; in May 2008 she was se lectE as an Independent Director of the US Soco Federati on, and in June 2008 she was awardE the Radcl iffe Medal by The Radcl iffe lnstitu for Advanced Study at Harva rd University. 2008, she was honored as one of "25 Gre Public Servants" by The Council for Excellen, in Government which recognized outstan ing publ ic servants who have made signi fica contributions to achieving exce llence in go ernment over the past 25 years. In June 2008, President Bush presented h wi th the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ti nati on's highest civilian award, at a ceremoI in the White House. The medal recogniz exceptional meritorious service to indiv id als who have contribu ted to national secu ri world peace, or cultura l endeavors. She h been elected to the Counci l on Foreign Rel tions; National Academy of Education; t National Academy of Public Administratic the Ameri can Academy of Arts and Sc ieno the National Academy of Soc ial Insurance; t Ameri can Academy of Po liti ca l and Social S ence; and the Institute of Medici ne of the I' tional Academy of Sciences.

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FINALISTS EDUCATION Louise Freshman Brown Professor, University of North Florida

Educator and artist, Louise Freshman Brown has ach ieved success as a university educator and an international artist. From Venice, Rome and Florence to New York, St. Augustine and Mandarin, she has taught workshops and raised funds for her students to travel abroad. She serves on the University's Promotion and Tenure committee, helping to set standards for university colleagues. A member of the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and of the Art in Public Places Commission, Louise Freshman Brown was named UN F's distinguished professor for 2007-2008.

Donna Keenan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Un iversity of North Florida

For the past 12 years, Donna Keenan has served West Jacksonville Elementary School as professor in residence. She has consistent ly worked with students and teachers to improve student achievement that elevated the school from a grade of F to an A in 2008. In the past year, Donna's nominator wrote, her vision, creativity, leadership and persistence were major reasons leading to the prestigious national award given to UNF and the Duval Schools' urban professional partnership. Donna wrote the award-winning application documenting the partnership in four schools.

Joni Shook Coordinator of Guidance, Duval County Public Schools

Joni Shook's leadership aga in brought national recognition to Duval County Public Schoo l Counselors by earning six prestigious awards. Recognized American School Counselor Association Model Program or RAMP awards are designations given by the American School Counselor Association indicating that school programs have reached the highest standards. In October, Joni brought further recognition when she won the Florida School Counselor Association's Administrator/Supervisor Advocacy award. Joni has been a trainer for The Chi ldren First in Divorce, a court ordered program designed to help parents protect their ch ildren during divorce.

Patricia S. Willis Deputy Superintendent, Duval County Public Schools

Pat Willis has led the extens ive redesign of all staff training for classroom teachers, current and future principals and admin istrators. Her professional development programs now meet the highest state and national standards. She fostered an effective partnersh ip between Duval County's curriculum department and the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership. This co ll aboration resu lted in the planning, development, design and de! ivery of high qual ity professional development and training. Pat Willis was one of only 50 educators in the nation to attend and graduate from the National Staff Development Counci l's Academy 17.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE Joy Burgess Director, Community Pediatrics Training Initiative University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville Department of Pediatrics

As the immediate past cha ir of the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition, Joy Burgess chaired Duval County's part of the Black Infant Health Practice Initiative. She crafted a system that informed, educated and involved professional and community members to ecrease the number of babies, especially black babies, wlio die in infancy. Her efforts led to the creation of the Black Infant Hea lth Community Counc il , whose goal is to improve the hea lth of black infants and women of childbearing age in Duval County. Already, the council is producing results and recent ly received a $70,000 grant from the Community Foundation's Young Philanthropists.

Cynthia G. Edelman Art History Instructor, The Bolles School

As co-chair of the Com unity Foundation's Quality Education for All initiative, Gi ndy Edelman was a powerful force in organizing a loca education fund. Her efforts resulted in the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, which has a $3 million, five-year operating budget, and governed by a diverse community board of which she is a member .. A long-time advocate for arts1 in educat ion, Cindy chairs the Cu ltural Council's Arts Education initiative. Additionally, she serves on the boards of the Cummer Museum, Leadership Jacksonvi lle, Youth Leadership Jacksonville and is pres ident of Congregation Ahavath Chesed.

Deborah Gianoulis Heald Community Volunteer

Education advocate, spokesperson, board member, Peabody award-winner, Deborah Gianoulis Heald is a community trustee par excellence. A recognizable personality after 25 years as WJXT's news anchor, Deborah has helped raise commun ity dollars and consc iousness, especially for her passion--early childhood education. Recently, she was an integral partofTheJacksonville Journey Education Committee with plans to create opportunities for impoveri shed children. She is a sustaining board member of Episcopal Children's Services and one of its foundat ion organizers.As spokesperson for saveduvalschools.org, she devoted time and energy in a campaign against potenti al budget cuts that threatened the schools.

Mary Virginia Terry President, CHT Corporation

Mary Virginia Terry 's understanding of the needs of education, hea lth ca re, human services and the arts, has created a tradition of vo lunteerism and philanthropy that has given Jacksonville an array of sites and services that bear her and her late husband's name. From the downtown Terry Theatre to the Terry Concert Hal l at JU, the Terry Gal lery at the Cummer, The Mary Virginia Terry Cancer Center at St. Vincent's and the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Children's Heart Center at Wolfson, the impact of this remarkable woman is legendary. Her nominator wrote .. .. " through time, talent and a generous heart, Mary Virginia Terry is a treasure and a wonderful role model of a community volunteer."

EMPLOYMENT Julie Klapstein Chief Executive Officer, Availity, LLC

Since Availity began in 2001, Julie Klapstein has led the company's growth to include more than 50,000 physician offices, 1000 hospitals and more than 1300 health plans

nationally. Headquartered in Jacksonvill e, Availity is a health informat ion network that last year initiated a full-service electronic prescribing so lution to clinicians throughout Florida and Texas. Also in 2008, Julie's vis ion and leadership attracted more than 11,000 medical practices and hospitals to Availity's platform. By combining multiple businesses into a single organization, she grew the employee base to over 200 associates and cu lminated years of strategic planning and negotiation.

Hope McMath Interim Director, Director of Education Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

For the past 14 years, Hope McMath's work at the Cummer has had a huge impact on the museum's education mission with programs that impact more than 50,000 students annually .. Her many initiatives, such as the Very Special Arts Festival, the Weaver Academy of Art and Women of Vision, extend her commitment to the belief that the arts should be avai lable to ALL people. A prolific art ist, Hope frequently donates her talents as a printmaker to ass ist community causes. Recently, Hope received the Arts and Access award from the Division of Cultu ral Affairs for her work with VSA Arts of Florida and the Community Partner Award from the UNF School of Education.

Davalu Parrish, OVA President and CEO, The Bridge of Northeast Florida

Davy Parrish has dedicated her career, spanning more than 30 years, to children and youth development programs. A recognized authority on serving at- ri sk ch ildren or teens, last year she led the Bridge's 25th ann iversary and comp leted the renovation of a school originally built in 1911, which is now named the Weaver Zone. Cal led an "ep icenter for teens," where more than 150 interact daily in a safe and fun learning place, The Weaver Zone was a major milestone in The Bridge's history. Under Davy Parrish 's leadership since 1983, the Bridge has grown from a small agency in one Springfield building to a nationally recognized model that serves more than 2,000 youth each year through multiple sites and programs.

Ellen Siler CEO, Hubbard House, Inc.

During the past year, Ellen Si ler successfully comp leted Hubbard House's endowment campaign and opened its new Outreach Center and Thrift Store. El Jen's dream of es tab I ishing an endowment became a reality when Hubbard House became the first domestic vio lence center _ _ _..,

in the state to establ ish a foundat ion. The campaign that began in 2007 was completed last year, raising more than $5 million and exceeding its goal. At the Outreach Center, clients receive cris is , intervention, counsel ing, case management and support programs. Hubbard House's Thrift Store, relocated to Beach Boulevard, funds the agency's programs and services with 1 00% of its net proceeds of sales.

WELCOME Robert E. Martin

General Manager

INVOCATION Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Silhouettes

"As One" by Robert A. Harris Music Director: Jeff Clayton

INTRODUCTIONS Lucy C. Talley

Publisher

PROCLAMATION James C. Cu rrow

Executive Vice-President Newspapers Morris Publishing Group

SILHOUETTES "I've Got the World on a String" by Harold Arlen/arr. by Kirby Shaw

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER Frank M . Denton

Editor

KEYNOTE SPEAKER President Donna E. Shalala

University of Miami

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PRESENTATIONS OF EVE OF THE DECADE AND THE EVE AWARDS

Carol C. Thompson 1994 EVE, Employment

Susan Dubow 2006 EVE, Volunteer Service

Lucy C. Talley

JUDGES

Laura Bailet, Ph.D. 2006 EVE, Employment

Jackie Henson Cornelius 2002 EVE, Educ,1tion

MariTerbrueggen 2007 EVE, Volunteer Service

Carolyn Stone, Ed.D. 2006 EVE, Education

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

President Donna E. Shalala Donna E. Shalala became Professor of Politi­cal Science and Pres ident of the University of Miami on June 1, 2001 . Pres ident Shalala has more than 25 years of experience as an accom­pli shed scholar, teacher, and administrator. Born in Cleveland, O hio, President Shalala re­ceived her A.B. degree in history from Western College for Women. O ne of the country's first Peace Corp Volunteers, she served in Iran from 1962 to 1964 She earned her Ph .D. degree from The M axwell Schoo l of Citi zenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse U niversity. A leading scho lar on the po litica l economy of state and local governments, she also has held tenured professorships at Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Uni­versity of Wisconsin - Madison . She served as President of Hunter College of the City Un i­versity of New York from 1980 to 1987 and as Chance llor of the University of Wisconsin­Madison from 1987 to 1993. During her tenure, UM has so lidified its pos i­tion among top U.S. research universities and continues to ri se in nati onal rankings, includ­ing an unprecedented 15-po int climb in U .S. News and World Report 's "Ameri ca's Best Colleges, " moving from 66th in 2001 up to 51 st in 2008, Momentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami, the first bill ion-do llar capital campaign completed in the state of Florida, raised $1.4 billion in private support for the unive rsity's endowment, academic and research programs and fac iliti es. UM 's Coral Gables campus hosted the first 2004 Presiden­ti al Debate and in 2007, in partnership w ith Univision Network, presented the first-ever Democrati c and Republican presidentia l can­didates' forums in Spanish. In 1993 President Clinton appointed her U .S . Secretary of Health and Human Serv ices (HHS) w here she served for eight years, becoming the longest serving HHS Secretary in U.S. history. At the beginning of her tenure, HHS had a bud­get of nearl y $600 billi on, w hich inc luded a w ide variety of programs including Soc ial Secu­rity, Medica re, Medi ca id, Child Care and Head Start, Welfa re, the Publi c Health Serv ice, the National Institutes of Hea lth (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administrati on (FDA) .. As HHS Secretary, she directed the we lfa re re­form process, made hea lth insurance available to an estimated 3.3 million children through the approval of all State Children's Hea lth In­surance Programs (SCHIP), raised child immu­nizati on rates to the highest leve ls in history, led major reforms of the FDA's drug approva l process and food safety system, revitali zed the National Institu tes of Hea lth, and directed a major management and poli cy reform of Medi­care. At the end of her tenure as HHS Secretary,

The W ashington Post described her as "one of the most successful government managers of modern times." As Chance llo r of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she led w hat was then the nati on's largest pu blic research university. She successfull y strengthened undergraduate educati on, the unive rsity's research fac il ities, and spearheaded the largest fundraising dri ve in Wisconsin 's history. In 1992 , Business Week named her one of the top fi ve managers in higher educati on. She served in the Carter administration from 1977-80 as Ass istant Secretary for Public De­velopment and Research at the U.S. Depart­ment of Housi ng and U rban Development. In 1980, she assumed the presidency of Hunter College of the City University of New York. She is a Director of Gannett Co., Inc., and the Lennar Corporation. She also serves as a Trust­ee of the Henry J. Kaiser Famil y Foundation . In 2007, Pres ident George W. Bush handpicked Shalala to co-chair wi th Senator Bob Dole the Commiss ion on Care fo r Return ing Wou nded Warri ors, to eva luate how wounded service members transition from active duty to civ ilian society. Pres ident Shalala has more than three dozen honorary degrees and a host of other honors, including the 1992 Nati onal Public Serv ice Award, the 1994 G lamour magaz ine Woman of the Year Award; in 2005 she was named one of "Ameri ca's Best Leaders" by U.S. News & World Report and the Center for Public Lead­ership at Harva rd U niversity's Kennedy Schoo l of Government; in May 2008 she was se lected as an Independent D irector of the US Soccer Federati on, and in June 2008 she was awarded the Radcli ffe Medal by The Radcl iffe Insti tute

• for Advanced Study at Harvard University. In 2008, she was honored as one of "25 Great Publ ic Servants" by The Council for Excellence in Government whi ch recogni zed outstand­ing publ ic servants who have made significant contributions to achieving excel lence in gov­ernment over the past 25 years. In June 2008, Pres ident Bush presented her w ith the Presidentia l M eda l of Freedom, the nati on's highest civilian award, at a ceremony in the White House. The medal recogni zes exceptional merito ri ous serv ice to individu­als w ho have contributed to nationa l security, worl d peace, or cu ltu ral endeavors. She has been elected to the Counc il on Foreign Rela­tions; National Academy of Education; the National Academy of Publi c Administration; the Ameri can Academy of Arts and Sc iences; the National Academy of Social Insurance; the Ameri can Academy of Po li tica l and Social Sc i­ence; and the Institute of Medic ine of the Na­ti onal Academy of Sciences .

EDUCATION 1969 Martha M. Johnson 1970 Bernice S. Scott, Ed.D. 1971 Gene Miller 1972 Hortense Holder 1973 Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph .D. 1974 Janice E. May 1974 Nina Lisenby 1975 Aldonia Joyner 1976 Mary M. Scruggs 1976 Norma S. White 1976 Dr. G. Elizabeth Buie 1977 Mary Miklos, Ed.D. 1978 Olivia Gay 1979 Martha McGee, Ed.D. 1981 Lois Davis Gibson, Ed.D. 1982 Joan S. Carver, Ph.D. 1983 Mary Kathleen Johnson, Ph.D. 1984 Janet Rutherford Johnson, M.Ed. 1985 Diane Newkirk Gillespie, Ed.D. 1986 Nancy V. Snyder, Ed.D. 1987 Carol Spalding 1988 Cecilia Bryant 1989 Kathleen Clower 1990 Evelyn Bodison Anderson 1991 Jane S. Condon 1992 Peggy B. Williams 1993 Lynne SteP,henson Raiser 1994 Joan A. Hill, Ph.D. 1995 Jean Hall Dodd 1996 Julia R. Harvard-Adams 1997 Maria L. McMillan 1998 Cheryl Fountain, Ed.D. 1999 Joan Monsky 2000 Sylvia McDonald Johnson 2001 June Main, Ph.D. 2002 Jackie Henson Cornelius 2003 Lynda M . Lewis 2004 Catherine Morgan 2005 Dorothy L. Lord, Ph. D. 2006 Carolyn Bishop Stone, Ed.D. 2007 Shahal Masood, M.D. 2008 Pamela S. Chally

VOLUNTEER SERVICE 1969 Betty Harris 1970 Lois Thacker Graessle 1971 Carolina Rawls 1972 Mary Singleton 1973 Mary Hefen Hoff 1973 Dot Horsfall 1973 Hazel Sulzbacher 1974 Juliette Chandler 1974 Suenell Bennett Spiro 1975 Lucy Lawhead 1976 Christine Henderson Schmidt 1976 Deloris Carn 1976 Carolyn Venier 1977 Truly Isham 1978 Anne Ross 1979 Florence N. Davis 1981 Helene S. Coleman 1982 Pamela Y. Paul 1983 Patricia I. Hannan 1984 Lenore Mccullagh, Ph.D. 1985 Sylvia F. Sinclair 1986 Berrylin McGehee Houston 1987 Ruth Waters 1 988 Lois Thacker Graessle 1989 Caroline Wolff 1990 Jeanne L. Ward 1991 Pamela Y. Paul 1992 Evelyn H. Nehl 1993 Carol W. Pitman 1994 Linda Lee Buchanan

1995 Sharette Woods Simpkins 1996 Elizabeth P. Petway 1997 M. Lynn Pappas 1998 Mary Ellen Smith 1999 Peg Chassman 2000 Carla Miller 2001 Dorothy S. Dorion 2002 Sister DeSales Wisniewsski 2003 Diane Kerr 2004 Marilyn Evans-Jones 2005 Marilyn McAfee 2006 Susan DuBow 2007 Mari Terbrueggen 2008 Donna Deegan

EMPLOYMENT 1969 Doris Newell Carson, M.D. 1970 Bessie Thigpen 1971 Dorothy Smith 1972 Mildred Sterling 1973 Sallye B. Mathis 1974 Emily Harvey Gates, M.D. 1975 Jean Chase 1976 M. Irene Gallagher 1976 Mary H. Calder 1976 Mary R. McCandless 1977 Bernita Flora Gilberstadt 1978 LeAnne Osburne 1979 Eleanor Coleman 1981 Amy McCombs 1982 Trinita Logue 1983 Delores Pass Kessler 1984 Margaret Black 1985 Ramelle D. Petroglou 1986 Mary K. Phillips 1987 Jessica M. Gurvit 1988 Judge Susan H. Black 1989 Nancy Dreicer 1990 Ti 11 ie K. Fowler 1991 Jean Ludlow 1992 Beth A. McCague 1993 Pamela Vosmik 1994 Carol Whittaker Thompson 1995 Monica Mehan 1996 Elaine Smith Coffman 1997 Suzanne McCormick Taylor 1998 Stuart B. Evans 1999 Donna Gibbs 2000 Barbara Jaffe 2001 Judge Karen K. Cole 2002 Elizabeth G. Means 2003 Linda M . Lanier 2004 Carolyn Johnson 2005 Susan Adams Loyd 2006 Laura L. Bailet, Ph.D. 2007 Sherry Burns 2008 Martha "Marty" Lanahan

EVE OF THE DECADE 1979 Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph.D. 1989 Lois Thacker Graessle 1999 Pamela Y. Paul

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 1987 Arnolta Williams 1988 Patricia Cowdery, M.D. 1990 Gertrude H. Peele 1995 Roseanne R. Hartwell 1996 Ann McDonald Baker 1998 Eleanor J. Ashby 2000 Eleanor J. Gay 2004 Helen Murchison Lane 2005 Edna Saffy, Ph. D. 2006 Ann Curry Hicks 2008 Betsy Lovett

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Presented by The Florida Times-Union, the EVE Awards has served the North Florida and South Georgia community for 40 years by recognizing women of distinction in this region; and

During that time, 124 individual women have won the prestigious Golden Apple award as recognition for their achievements in education, volunteer service and employment; and

The EVE Award is our community's first and most esteemed award for women, and the annual presentation luncheon surrounding this award has become a regional tradition; and

The EVE Awards Luncheon, held each June, serves not only to celebrate the accomplishments of award winners, but to honor all twelve finalists before hundreds of their peers; and

This annual event also promotes the individual and collective good works of women in our community; and

Having celebrated the accomplishments of local women with guest speakers including television journalist Barbara Walters, producer Ken Bums and the late Congresswoman Tillie Fowler, the EVE Awards continues to gain national recognition for local women and their work, and to foster continued achievement; and

The City of Jacksonville celebrates 40 years of the EVE Awards' contribution to this community through its recognition of the positive impact that women have on our region and our world.

NOW, THEREFORE I, JOHN PEYTON, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, do hereby proclaim June 5, 2009 as

EVE AWARDS DAY

and urge all citizens to join me in celebrating this annual celebration of women in this region and the important role they play in the community.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, this $-!k. day of~

MAYOR

CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA