Tidewater Chapter Awards | Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities

The 61st annual Tidewater Humanitarian Awards Celebration will take place on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Under the leadership of Tony Brothers, the following individuals are to be honored:

Steven E. Kocen
J. Thaler McCormick
Vivian M. Oden
Cynthia C. Romero
Robert Shoup

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 Awards Supporters:

Humanitarian Level Supporters

Benefactor Level Supporters

• Cox Communications

• Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority

• TowneBank

Corporate Level Supporters

• Birdsong Corporation

• First Baptist Church South Hill

• Virginia Wesleyan University

Ambassador Level Supporters

• Cape Henry Collegiate

• Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

• Chrysler Museum of Art

• Dominion Energy

• The George & Grace Dragas Family Foundation

• Eastern Virginia Medical School

• David & Susan Goode

• Hampton Roads Community Foundation

• Norfolk Academy

• Norfolk Collegiate School

• Norfolk State University

• Old Dominion University

• Palace Shops & Station

• The Port of Virginia

• S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.

• Slover Library Foundation

• Tidewater Community College

• Tidewater Jewish Foundation

• Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop

• Truist

• United Jewish Federation of Tidewater

• Virginia Arts Festival

• Virginia Beach City Public Schools

• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

• Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay

• Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black

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 (coming soon), complete all information, and mail it to VCIC
Online: Use the form below or visit our registration site Note: all fees are passed on to registrant

Accessibility

The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities strives to make the Humanitarian Awards as accessible and inclusive as possible while acknowledging the existence of external barriers that may prevent 100% accessibility. VCIC leans into our core values of integrity and openness as we work to provide the most accessible experience for all, while welcoming feedback about what we can do better.

Upon request made at least two (2) weeks before the event, VCIC commits to:

- Provide venue layout information including nearest parking and accessible entrances.
- Arrange for ASL interpretation, Spanish language interpretation, CART, and/or large print programs.
- Accommodate dietary restrictions.

Contact LaTina at [email protected] or 804-515-7950 if you have any access needs,

comments, or questions.