2017 Service Together Achieves Results (STAR) Awards
NSD Staff in partnership with the Neighborhood Services Advisory Board, WCIA 3, and Busey Bank sponsored the eighth annual STAR Awards Ceremony on April 27. The 2017 STAR Awards kicked off with a networking reception which provided an exciting opportunity for neighborhood leaders, residents, and, volunteers to network with STAR honorees, key City Staff, and elected officials. A quartet from the Central High Jazz Band provided background music for the reception.
In addition to the STAR award honorees, the awards ceremony provided an opportunity to introduce three new community initiatives that will be implemented over the coming years. Dr. Sola the new Superintendent for Unit 4 Schools introduced herself and presented information on the 220 million dollar facilities improvement project that will get underway this summer. Tracy Parsons from the City of Champaign Community Relations Office shared information on the CU First Start program designed to reduce gun violence in our community. Developer Jim Roberts, AHDVS LLC presented site plans for the Bristol Place redevelopment.
WCIA Morning News Anchor Anthony Antoine acted as MC for the STAR Awards Ceremony where we honored each STAR nominees and recognized STAR Award winners in each of eight categories. The 2017 STAR Award Honorees in each category are as follows:
Dave Benton Difference Maker
• Brian Nudelman
• Champaign County 4-H Clubs
• Kathy Lockett
• Rev. Claude Shelby
• Jennifer Hindes
Business-Neighborhood Partnership
• Two Men and a Truck
Community Partner
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Epsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter
• American Red Cross
• C-U Film Society
• Men’s Emergency Shelter
• Boneyard Creek Community Day Planning Committee
Good Neighbor
• Craig Goad
• Jennie Sheffield
• Randy and Patti Swim
Neighborhood-Community Building
• NAACP Environmental Justice Committee
• Pastor Comer and Berean Covenant Church
• Planning Area 1 Neighborhood Organizing Committee
Neighborhood Leadership
• Debbie Borg
• Anthony Howell
Neighborhood of the Year
• Ashland Park HOA
• Martin Luther King Subdivision
Rising Star
• Gloriana Bell
• The Students of the Centennial High School African American Cultural Club
• Alisha Bohlen
