Partners’ Third Annual Bridge Builder Awards Program
November 30, 1999
Saint Regis Hotel

Partners’ Host:
The Honorable Glenda Hood, Mayor of the City of Orlando and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Partners for Livable Communities

Emcee:
Richard C.D. Fleming, President and CEO, St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association

Keynote Speaker:
Raul Yzaguirre, President, National Council of La Raza

THIS YEAR’S BRIDGE BUILDERS ARE:

Selma, Alabama – Bridge Walk
U.S. House Representative John Lewis, 5th District of Georiga
U.S. House Representative Amo Houghton, 29th District of New York
Recognized for using their experience as leader in Civil Rights to refocus attention on race relations and the unfinished work, while encouraging dialogue between members of the two political parties.

San Diego, California – Urban Village
William D. Jones, President and CEO, CityLink Investment Corporation
Sol Price, San Diego entrepreneur and philanthropist and Founder of Price Company
San Diego City Councilmember Christine Kehoe, 3rd District of San Diego
Recognized for bridging the gap between the business community and government for the purpose of revitalizing one of San Diego’s most ethnically diverse communities.

New York, New York – Preparing At-Risk Youth for College
Kathy Morgan, Counselor at All Hallows High School
Ann Tisch, Founder of the Young Women’s Leadership Foundation
Recognized for increasing the chances that at-risk students will get the training and motivation needed to get into universities and join the nation’s work force by providing guidance counseling and innovative learning strategies.

Dalton, Georgia – The Dalton Project
Erwin Mitchell, Founder if the Georgia Project
Maria Olivia Villarreal-Solano, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences at the Universidad de Monterrey
Recognized for enlisting local officials, business leaders, and educators to work with counterparts in Mexico at the University of Monterrey and create a program, the Georgia Project, in which bilingual teachers come to Dalton to improve their English, and Georgia instructors visit Monterrey to develop their Spanish language skills.

Harlem, New York – Community Partnerships
Revered Calvin O. Butts, III, Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church
Jim Donald, CEO, Pathmark Stores
Recognized for creating a fruitful partnership that led to the opening of a Pathmark store in Harlem and helped to effect comprehensive neighborhood revitalization through real estate and economic development activity.

Washington, District of Columbia – Center for Excellence in Municipal Management
Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the City of Washington
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President, George Washington University
Herbert R. Tillery, Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Municipal Management
Recognized for the creation of an educational center to train city officials of Washington, D.C. so that they can translate the city’s commitment to excellence in public service into effective, efficient, and responsive government.

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