Lynchburg Chapter Awards

Home  Humanitarian Awards  Lynchburg Chapter Awards

The 55th Lynchburg Humanitarian Awards Dinner took place on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Under the leadership of Dinner Chair Dr. Kathryn M. Pumphrey, the following individuals were honored:

2023 HONOREES

James E. Camm
Gene Erb
Sandy Kanehl
Heather M. McCormick

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 2023 Humanitarian Award Dinner Supporters:

Humanitarian Level Supporter

Benefactor Level Supporters

• Bank of the James

• Banker Steel Company

• BWX Technologies, Inc.

• Richard & Robin Loving

• Randolph College

Corporate Level Supporters

• Boyd Family and Friends

• Fleet Laboratories

• Jamerson-Lewis Construction, Inc.

• Lynchburg City Schools

Table Level Supporters

• Agudath Sholom Congregation

• Dr. Monroe Baldwin of Virginia University of Lynchburg

• Campbell Insurance

• Central Virginia Community College

• City of Lynchburg

• Community Access Network | Free Clinic of Central Virginia

• Dermatology Consultants, Inc.

• Dodson Pest Control

• Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

• Liberty University

• Living Word Ministries

• Lynchburg Academy of Medicine

• Lynchburg City Schools

• Lynchburg Community Action Group

• Thomas and Ellen Nygaard

• One Community, One Voice

• Park View Community Mission

• Leslie and Kimball Payne

• Kathryn and Richard Pumphrey

• Roads to Recovery, Inc.

• Scott Insurance

• Verna and Preston Sellers

• St. John’s Episcopal Church Lynchburg

• Trost Law Group

• University of Lynchburg

• Mike and Shannon Valentine

• Wells Fargo

• Councilman Sterling A. Wilder and Jubilee Center

• Wiley|Wilson

• YMCA of Central Virginia

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

Invitation

To make a reservation:

By check or invoice: print out the Reply Card, 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