Community members, leaders and students were honored at the second annual Rockdale Democratic Party Gala on April 24, which celebrated the theme "One Community, One Goal."
During the Education, Faith Based, Human Services and Team Awards Celebration portion the following people were honored:
High school students Jessica Armand, Adetola Faminu, and Clayton D'Andrade
David L. Powe, ED.D. — Chief Admin. Officer, University of Miss. Medical Center
Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., PhD — President, Savannah State University
Dr. Jacquelyn Belcher — President Emeritus, Georgia Perimeter College
Erly Saldano, Director — Barksdale Boys and Girls Club
Dawn Ali — Former Assoc. Director, Graduate Admissions, Drexel University
Sadie Wright — Distinguished Retired Educator/Savannah, Georgia
Peggy Clemons — Administrator, Newton County Bd. of Education
Pastor Aldren Sadler — Church of New Beginning — President Citizens Progressive Club
Pastor Cheryl Collins — Pleasant Hill CME Church
Pastor Larry Spurlock — Macedonia Baptist Church
Chairman/CEO, Rockdale County Government, Richard Oden and Mayor Randy Mills of Conyers
Lorraine Harrison, Rockdale Chamber Board member, Willie Gibson NAACP President and Brandon Taylor, General Manager, Longhorn Steakhouse
Dr. Samuel T. King, RCPS Superintendent, and Wales F. Barksdale, Board of Education Chair, Rockdale County Board of Education
Pastor Tim Hogg, Chairman Richard Oden and Allene Eatman, of United Rockdale Summit
During the Government, Business, Humanitarian and Team Awards Celebration portion, the following people were recognized:
Dr. Rogsbert Phillips — Medical Surgeon and CEO —Sisters By Choice
Honorable Horace Johnson — Alcovy Judicial Circuit
Honorable Ronald Ramsey — Georgia State Senator
Donald Ferguson — Law Enforcement/Fulton County
Harold Greenwell — CEO, Interior Styles
Harold V. Jones — Former Solicitor General, Augusta, Georgia
RJ Hadley — Former Rockdale County Obama Delegate
Ana Goldson-Walker — Former Sr. VP of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce, N.Y.
Margaret Freeman — Founder of Hannah Angel Center
L.Y. Marlow — National Acclaimed Author, Washington, D.C.
East Metro Democratic Party Chairpersons (Sandra Austin, DeKalb; Mike Berlon, Gwinnett; Samuel Valme, Henry. Jerry Childress, Newton; and Ollie James, Walton)
