Goodmon Awards Again Celebrate Regional Thinking in the Triangle

CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon congratulates the Goodmon Award winners, both past & present, at the 8th annual presentation on Monday, April 12th.

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For the eighth time Leadership Triangle alumni, distinguished guests and friends gathered to honor some of the Triangle’s best and brightest for their regional thinking. The Goodmon Awards Gala took place at the Durham Performing Arts Center for the first time on the evening of Monday, April 12, 2010, also introducing a silent auction for fundraising for the organization.

The event featured a Spotlight on Local Talent. Several Leadership Triangle alumni and others performed a variety of music during the event. Local singer-songwriter the Grammy-nominated Tift Merritt capped off the evening with a few selections from her upcoming album.

The awards were central to the event, as the talents of several regional thinkers were highlighted during the 8th annual presentation of the awards named for CBC President & CEO Jim Goodmon. Goodmon himself considers working together and thinking as a region as one of his top priorities for the Triangle.

The 2010 Goodmon Awards winners are:

Noted Raleigh attorney Wade Smith (right) & his String Band perform at the reception.

Organization: Hidden Voices
Hidden Voices developed an innovative regional program to address several pressing regional issues in the Triangle. The organization works to educate students and empower survivors of family violence, raise awareness and engagement in African-American contributions, and shift stereotypes around homelessness in North Carolina.

Individual: Pat Nathan
Pat Nathan has been a guiding force in the effort to address women’s poverty, establishing two Dress for Success locations in Durham and Raleigh. In 2009, 538 women received the gift of professional clothing and interview training.

Partnership: Triangle Tomorrow and Urban Land Institute Triangle
These two organizations created a successful partnership across regional boundaries to address pressing regional issues. Triangle Tomorrow and Urban Land Institute Triangle managed and hosted the largest and most diverse and successful regional visioning process in the region, called Reality Check.

Elected Official: John Hodges-Copple
As Regional Planning Director at Triangle J Council of Governments since 1992, Hodges-Copple applies his extensive experience in regional planning, transportation/environmental consulting and economic development research to projects. These projects make a long-term difference throughout the Triangle.

Leadership Triangle Alumnus: Sig Hutchinson
Presented for the first time in 2010, this award recognizes an LT alum who embodies the concept of regional citizenship and has excelled at fostering regional cooperation. Hutchinson has taken an active role with transportation, land use, open space preservation and environmental issues.

Attendees bid on a wide array of silent auction items during a reception before the awards program.

The auction brought in more than $15,300 for Leadership Triangle to help the non-profit continue to train college students and business professional in regional leadership. Items from a basketball signed by the National Championship Duke Men’s Basketball Team to signed Hurricanes jerseys to tickets for concerts and other events were on display during a reception before the awards program.

Thanks to ATC’s Valerie Ward for some of these capcom photos.

2010 Goodmon Awards Gala

The 2010 Goodmon Awards Gala takes over the Durham Performing Arts Center on Monday, April 12th.
Auction items include several prized choices from the Carolina Hurricanes.
Foreshadowing: Corp's Jim Goodmon points out the basketball signed by the National Championship Duke basketball team. Little did he know he'd win it later that evening.
The tables of auction items await bids as the opening reception is about to get underway.
Corp's Jim Goodmon (right) chats with Raleigh attorney Wade Smith (left) and his Southern String Band before the group plays during the VIP reception.
Leadersihp Triangle Executive Director Winkie LaForce (left) checks in with one of her many helpful volunteers, Sue Bernstein.
A.J. Fletcher Foundation's Barbara Goodmon (left) visits with architect Ben Taylor.
CBC retiree Paul Pope (right) catches up with Father Joe Vetter during the reception.
Goodmon Award winner John Hodges-Copple enjoy the VIP reception before the program where he will be honored.
FOX 50's Gerald Belton (l to r) visits with Glaxo's Bill Shore & CBC's Jim Goodmon.
Wade Smith (right) & the Southern String Band provide the musical backdrop for the reception.
This signed Canes jersey is sure to get bidding competitive once the auction opens.
Goodmon Award winner Sig Hutchinson enjoys the evening. He wins the first-ever Exemplary Leadership by a Leadership Triangle Alumnus honor.
Volunteer college students Kenneth Lam (left) from NC State & McSwin Forkoh from NC Central sell raffle tickets.
FOX 50's Dan Straub noshes on some of the delicious cuisine from a variety of Triangle restaurants.
Burts Bees CEO John Replogle welcomes guests to the reception as LT's Winkie LaForce stands by.
WRAL-TV's Loretta Harper-Arnold (right) chats with WRAL-TV's Jim Rothschild.
CBC NMG's Jimmy Goodmon (left) & his brother, ATC's Michael Goodmon (right), catch up with CBC retiree Paul Pope.
FOX 50's Corinne Hampton (left) attends the event with her fellow FOX 50 worker,Evelyn Booker.
WRAL-TV's Bill Burch shows off some of the delcious sliders made by Durham Catering.
Guests and Leadership Triangle alumni fill the upper lobby at the DPAC.
ATC's Valerie Ward (l to r), ATC's James Farmer & WRAL-TV's Bill Burch get a chance to visit at the reception.
Guests mill about enjoying great food and checking out the auction items.
WRAL-TV's Phyllis Parish (left) & ATC's Valerie Ward (right) clown around with WRAL-TV's Bill Burch.
FOX 50's Evelyn Booker (r to l) and WRAL-TV's Loretta Harper-Arnold visit with their friend Mark Calaway at the reception.
The backstage crew, FOX 50's Paul Pedzwiatr (left) & ATC's Tex Law, get set for the start of the program.
WRAL-TV's Debra Morgan, a Leadership Triangle alum, gets set for her role as emcee of the awards program.
ATC's James Farmer gets set to help out backstage.
Guests make their way into the DPAC theater for the awards program.
Corp's Andrea Osborne (r to l) gets a quick photo with singer-songwriter Tift Merritt & her dad before the performances begin.
Leadership Triangle's Winkie LaForce (left) & board member David Reese get the party started.
WRAL-TV's Debra Morgan takes the stage as emcee.
Jennifer Evans (right) & Rick Keena perform her original song, "Going Home."
Hidden Voices receives the Goodmon Award for an Organization. Kathryn Williams (l to r) & Lynden Harris accept the award from Corp's Jim Goodmon.
LT alum Mark Calaway holds the first of several auctions from stage during the ceremony.
The evening is a Spotlight on Local Talent.
LT alum Atrayus Goode sings "I Can See Clearly Now."
Julie Bradley serves as the accompanist for the evening.
Corp's Jim Goodmon (left) congratulates the Individual Award Winner, Pat Nathan of Dress for Success.
Mark Calaway amps up the excitement for the auction items.
Corp's Andrea Osborne, an LT alum, performs "What A Wonderful World" for the program.
Corp's Jim Goodmon (l to r) presents the Exemplary Regional Leadership by a Partnership Award to Triangle Tomorrow's Pam Wall & Urban Land Institute's Julie Paul for their collaboration on Reality Check.
Winkie LaForce (left) is surprised by Atrayus Goode's performance of "My Cherie Amour" which is for her.
LaForce gives Goode a hug after the thank-you performance for her.
A big auction item of the night: a basketball signed by the National Champions Duke Basketball Team.
Corp's Jim Goodmon (r to l) gets in to a huddle with bidders Bucky Waters, Cynthia Marshall & Bill Shore to see who will get the coveted basketball.
Corp's Jim Goodmon (left) congratulates Public Official Award winner John Hodges-Copple.
Whtye Colla, which includes LT alum Wayne White (center), performs their rap about education and staying in school "Get Yourz."
Corp's Jim Goodmon(left) presents the new Leadership Triangle Alumnus Award to Sig Hutchinson.
All of the Goodmon Award winners, both past and present, take the stage for a final recognition.
Corp's Jim Goodmon shares a few words about the importance of regional thinking and diversity.
Local singer-songwriter Tift Merritt caps off the evening with a performance of a couple of songs from her upcoming album.
ATC's Tex Law (left) gets a snapshot with Tift Merritt backstage after the show.
The show couldn't have happened without LT alums Donna Heins (left), who stage managed, and David zum Brunnen, who produced the program.
Time to ante up: the auction winners pay for their coveted items.

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