Around Town with Ricco See each of the Men of Excellence 2017 honorees with their award! Courier Editor January 7, 2018 Men of Excellence—Class of 2017 JOEL ACIE -Pensiamo Inc./UPMC VERNARD ALEXANDER -Vernard Alexander Enterprises JOHN AYERS -Southwest Veterans Center BARATA BEY -Huntington Bank HAROLD L. BLYE -Landmarks Community Capital Corporation KENYON R. BONNER -University of Pittsburgh IN ACCEPTANCE OF FRED BROWN -Homewood Children’s Village QUINTIN B. BULLOCK, DDS -Community College of Allegheny County BRIAN BURLEY -Burley + Company Enterprises, YNGBLKPGH KEVIN CARTER -Adonai Center LLOYD CHEATOM -The Extra Mile, 1Nation Mentoring, LLC BRANDON D. CONEY -Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CHRISTOPHER EDMONDS -Athletic Trauma Unit (ATU) FREDDIE FIELDS -Alcosan REV. DR. WILLIAM R. GLAZE -Bethany Baptist Church PHILIP GREENE JR. -Expanding Minds, LLC DONTA GREEN -Xtreme Youth & Dreams Inc., Office of the Allegheny County Public Defender ROBERT (JON) HAIRSTON -City of Pittsburgh ANTHONY HAMLET, Ed.D -Pittsburgh Public Schools LEONARD HAMMONDS II -Hammonds Initiative RAHMON HART, Ed.D -Rivers Casino JERRY HARVEY -Allegheny County Office of CYF RICHARD L. HATCHER II -Eyewear Excellence, Lettuce Eat CARLTON HEYWOOD -Pittsburgh Public Schools TODD J. HOLLIS, ESQ. -Todd J. Hollis Law JEROME JACKSON -Operation Better Block ROBERT JAMES -Highmark Health DONNIE KYTE -Molly’s World Boutique, IKE Wear GABRIEL MEDLEY -Gateway Health Plan RICKY MOODY -Pittsburgh Mercy DAVID L. MOTLEY -BlueTree Venture Fund VICTOR MUSGROVE -VIP Styles Inc. DAVID I. ODOM -Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation, Plum Councilman EMIOLA JAY ORIOLA -University of Pittsburgh KYLE PERDUE -Edgar Snyder & Associates ROBERT J. POWELL -Invictus Leadership Group, Vistage Worldwide DWAYNE RANKIN -Bridgeway Capital RICHARD A. STEWART JR. -NAACP Pittsburgh Branch JAMAL WOODSON -WAMO, ATU Food Truck, SLAAM Basketball JAMES E. TAYLOR, PhD -UPMC JOSH TAYLOR -KDKA-TV TERRELL THOMAS -Isaiah Project, My Brother’s Keeper DARRYL T. WILEY -FAME PHILLIP K. WOODS, Ed.D -West Mifflin Area High School, Gateway School District AYODEJI YOUNG -Planned Parenthood of W. Pa. About Post Author Courier Editor See author's posts From the Web