Banquet honors individual alumni, club

Apr. 27, 2014 @ 08:27 AM

HUNTINGTON Sixteen Marshall alumni and one club were honored at the Marshall University Alumni Associations 77th annual Alumni Awards Banquet on Saturday in the Memorial Student Centers Don Morris Room on Marshall Universitys Huntington campus.

The banquet capped Marshalls 2014 Alumni Weekend, scheduled to coincide with the annual Green and White Game.

Following is a list of the award winners honored at this years banquet:

National awards

Distinguished Alumnus Award: Dr. Eric R. George

George is a hand surgeon practicing medicine in Louisiana. A native of Huntington and a graduate of Huntington East High School, he received his medical degree from Marshall. His practice, the Hand Center of Louisiana, treats NFL players and key players in the oil and gas industries, among other businesses, and is the largest in the Gulf South region. He owns a luxury hospital, the Omega Hospital, and several ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care clinics and assisted living centers.

Alumnus Community Achievement Award: Karen Williams

Williams is a native of Charlestons west side. She attended Glenwood Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Junior High and Stonewall Jackson High School. She has been the national and state chairwoman of the Association for Developmental Education, on the board and an active member of Kanawha County International Reading Association, on the Board of Directors and a clinician of the Literacy Volunteers of Kanawha County, charter member of the Charleston District Outreach Ministries Tutor Training, a member of the National Dropout Prevention Network and the Kanawha County Literacy Coalition.

Distinguished Service Award: Charles C. Lanham

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Banquet honors individual alumni, club

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