Vulcans Community Awards

The Vulcans Community Awards is an annual awards program "recognizing civic pride, progress and leadership in the Birmingham region." The program, initiated in 2014, is coordinated by the Vulcan Park Foundation and serves as a fund-raiser for the educational mission of the Vulcan Park & Museum.

The public is invited to nominate individuals in five categories, from which a selection committee determines a "Vulcan Award" nominee for the best candidate and "Spear Award" nominations for the runners-up. Winners are honored at an annual banquet at The Club and take home a trophy modeled after Giuseppe Moretti's original clay model for Vulcan.

Winners

2022

• Vulcan Awards: Jesse Lewis Jr, "Lifetime Achievement"; Lawrence Sheffield, "Servant Leadership"; Bradley Johnson, "Hero"; Mark Wilson, "Game Changer"
• Spear Awards: Kelly Greene, "Servant Leadership"; Susan Montgomery Clark, "Hero"; Josephine Lowery, "Game Changer"

2019

• Vulcan Awards: Cathy Sloss Jones, "Lifetime Achievement"; Uma Srivastava, "Servant Leadership"; Loretta Herring, "Hero"; Buddy Palmer, "Game Changer"; Mark W. C. Martin, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Joan Witherspoon-Norris and LaTonya Smith, "Servant Leadership"; Mary White and Shuanta Renee Woods, "Hero"; Kristina Scott and Adrienne Starks, "Game Changer"; Charity Moore and Mary Helmer, "Newcomer"

2018

• Vulcan Awards: Scotty McCallum Jr, "Lifetime Achievement"; Sean Fredella; "Hero"; J. W. Carpenter, "Servant Leadership"; Edward Aldag Jr, "Game Changer"; Jenny Short, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Timothy Alexander and Austin Perine; "Hero"; Lisa Borden and Marvell Bivins, "Servant Leadership"; Brian Hawkins and Hollie Cost, "Game Changer"; Christopher Nanni and Lizzi Wilkerson, "Newcomer"

2017

• Vulcan Awards: Charles Collat, "Lifetime Achievement"; Jesse Frank, "Hero"; Keiah Shauku, "Servant Leadership"; Thomas Thagard III, "Game Changer"; Henna Budwani, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Aaron Causey and J. D. Simpson, "Hero"; R. John Samaniego and Michelle Bearman-Wolnek, "Servant Leadership"; Giles Perkins and Hatton Smith, "Game Changer"; Julian Maha, Michele Kong and Dan Drinkard, "Newcomer"

2016

• Vulcan Awards: Odessa Woolfolk, "Lifetime Achievement"; John Croyle, "Hero"; Carrie Leland, "Servant Leadership"; Tom Cosby, "Game Changer"; Henna Budhwani, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Tajuan McCarty and James Strong, "Hero"; Bill Heintz and Philip Morris, "Servant Leadership"; Jarralynne Agee and Jim Wooten, "Game Changer"; Victoria Hollis and Daniel Branum, "Newcomer"

2015

• Vulcan Awards: Judy Merritt, "Lifetime Achievement"; Noah Galloway, "Hero"; Sandra Ford and Henry Ford, "Servant Leadership"; Bill Clark, "Game Changer"; John Stewart III, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Zenko Hrynkiw and Vanessa Jones, "Hero", Kerri Pruitt and Tonya Willingham, "Servant Leadership"; Anthony Hood and John Lyons Jr, "Game Changer"; Matt Crane and Kaneshia Sims, "Newcomer".

2014

• Vulcan Awards: Cameron Vowell, Lifetime Achievement; Shelley Stewart, "Hero"; A. C. Roper, "Servant Leadership"; Mike Warren, "Game Changer"; Charles Krulak, "Newcomer"
• Spear Awards: Ashley DeRamus and Kerry McInerney, "Hero"; Marco Morosini, Andy Thrower, and Jan Thrower, "Servant Leadership"; Wendy Jackson and Randall Woodfin, "Game Changer"; Monique Gardner-Witherspoon and Matthew Hamilton, "Newcomer"

References

• Wright, Barnett (December 1, 2022) "‘Birmingham Legend’ Jesse J. Lewis Sr., 97, receives Vulcan’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award." AL.com

External links

• Vulcan Community Awards at visitvulcan.com