Lynchburg Chapter Awards
The 57th Lynchburg Humanitarian Awards Dinner takes place on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Dr. Owen C. Cardwell, Jr. is the honorary chair of the 2025 Humanitarian Awards Dinner where we will recognize:
Humanitarian Awards
Chris M. Boswell
James E. Coleman, Jr.
Carl B. Hutcherson, Jr.
Priscilla M. Liggon
Distinguished Merit Award
Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center
The Humanitarian Award of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities is presented to those individuals who have demonstrated a personal commitment to the promotion of respect and understanding among people of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. On occasion, the organization may bestow the Jeffrey B. Spence Award for Interfaith Understanding to individuals who have conducted exceptional work in the area of interfaith understanding. The Distinguished Merit Award recognizes corporations or community organizations for their humanitarian work.
Thank you to the 2024 Humanitarian Award Dinner Supporters:
Humanitarian Level Supporter
Benefactor Level Supporters
• Richard & Robin Loving
Corporate Level Supporters
• Boyd Family & Friends
• Fleet Laboratories
• Foster Fuels
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
• Jamerson-Lewis Construction, Inc.
• John Stewart Walker, Inc.
• KVA Foundation
• Lynchburg Beacon of Hope
• Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation
• Randolph College
• Truist
Table Level Supporters
• Bill Bodine & Friends
• Central Virginia Community College
• Friends of Chal Nunn
• Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
• Laura Lacy Hamilton – Family & Friends
• George Hurt & Friends
• Bob & Donna Leveque
• Lynchburg Academy of Medicine
• Lynchburg Community Action Group
• Muriel Mickles – Family & Friends
• Chal Nunn – Family & Friends
• Leslie and Kimball Payne
• Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
• Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Proctor III
• Kathryn and Richard Pumphrey
• Verna Sellers – Family & Friends
• The Valentine Family
• Councilman Sterling A. Wilder and Jubilee Center
• Wonder Women & Friends
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Lynchburg Chapter
Past Humanitarian Awards
Past Honorees
a listing of all past honorees with Biographies (as available)
Past Dinner Chairs
a listing of all past dinner chairs
Reservations
To make a reservation:
- By check or invoice: print out the Reply Card (available at end of March), complete all information, and mail it to VCIC (address on reverse of reply card)
- By credit card: Use the form below or visit our registration site Note: all fees are passed on to registrant


