While the Courier began its popular “Men of Excellence” classes in 2008, the Courier originally recognized 50 African American men in 2003 in its print edition. It was called, the Courier’s “50 Men of Influence.”
Below are the honorees of the Courier’s “50 Men of Influence,” printed in the Courier’s Saturday, June 28, 2003, edition.
MALIK BANKSTON
REV. JASON A. BARR JR.
MULUGETTA BIRRU
STEPHAN A. BROADUS
RONNIE L. BRYANT
OLIVER W. BYRD
BISHOP OTIS L. CARSWELL
ROLAND CORVINGTON
REV. DR. WILLIAM CURTIS
JACK L. DANIEL
RONALD L. DAVENPORT
LARRY DAVIS
ANTHONY DIXON
ROD DOSS
MATTHEW GILES
DEMETRIUS HAMMETT
MARCUS W. HARVEY
CAIN A. HAYES
HAROLD HAYES
GREGORY HILL
ROBERT HILL
THEODORE JOHNSON
LAMONT JONES
GLEN MAHONE
LLOYD MCCLENDON
JESSE J. MCLEAN JR.
GEORGE MILES
REV. DERYCK T. MITCHELL
CHRIS MOORE
GREGORY A. MORRIS
GREGORY C. NEVELS
ADOLPHUS PATTERSON
WILLIAM ROBINSON
GRADY ROBERTS JR.
KELLY RUSSELL
WILLIAM “JACK” SIMMONS
MARK SOUTHERS
GREGORY SPENCER
TIM STEVENS
DR. STEPHEN B. THOMAS
DR. JOHN W. THOMPSON
REV. MAURICE TRENT
GARLAND WALKER JR.
AARON WALTON
DEWITT WALTON
ROBERT A. WATERS
CHARLES WATSON JR.
GEORGE A. WEBB
WYATT C. WILLIAMS
DWAYNE D. WOODRUFF
Take a look below at some of the photos printed in the June 2003 Courier edition of the Men of Influence….
