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Substance and style 35th Salute a spectacular evening for students, educators
COMPLIMENTARY
Nash Way will pay tribute to pioneers
Drs. Helen E., Homer Nash Jr. to be honored with street renaming ceremony By Alvin A. Reid The St. Louis American
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Dr. Homer Nash Jr.
Drs. Helen E. Nash and Homer Nash Jr. were pioneering physicians who advocated for children and helped open doors for Black doctors. It is fitting that a street deep in the heart of the prestigious Washington University Medical Campus will be renamed after the sibling physicians and be known as Nash Way. The renaming ceremony is at 5:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 14, 2022. It follows the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passage of resolutions honoring Helen E. Nash and Homer Nash Jr. “for their vast contributions to the city, where the Nash family has been treating
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Sylvester Brown, St. Louis American reporter, and Kathleen Wyatt were in style during the 35th Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala.
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Holly Cousins, left, retired Jennings School District teacher and avid supporter, is the 2022 St. Louis American Foundation Lifetime Achiever. She said giving a child hope is giving them a boost that can help send them wherever they want to go in life. Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, Harris-Stowe State University president and 2022 Stellar Performer, said the honor she received would not be possible without her dedicated team, students, and alums. St. Louis American staff The milestone 35th St. Louis American Foundation Scholarship and Awards Gala on Oct. 2 at America’s Center was a grand display of substance and style. The substance was almost $2.8 million being awarded in minority scholarships to high-achieving under-financed students, and community grants to schools and service organizations, and the celebration of our region’s most dedicated and effective educators. The foundation, with its higher education partners and individual givers, has distributed more than $14 million locally since its inception. The style was reflected in the elegant
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fashionably dressed crowd of more than 900 guests, and the music of The Jazz Edge Orchestra and the after-banquet Jazz Cabaret featuring acclaimed vocalist Denise Thimes. “This has been an amazing run,” Donald M. Suggs, St. Louis American publisher, executive editor, and St. Louis American Foundation president said of the Salute reaching its 35th evening of celebration and honors. “A community should celebrate what it values. That is an even more compelling reason, during these challenging times, for this annual event that recognizes and celebrates some of our region’s most outstanding edu-
A mix of class, excellence... and a bit of shame cators “The Salute also helps raise needed financial resources for high-achieving aspirational young people. They are critical to a better future, and we want them to seize this opportunity.” Holly Cousins, who was honored as 2022 Lifetime Achiever, said “It has been a stunning evening and I’m overwhelmingly grateful.” “Have you ever listened to a child tell you what they want to be when they grow up? said the former longtime Jennings School District teacher. “’I want to be a doctor, a fireman, an engineer, a basketball player.’ And did you ever wonder what happened to some of these pre-
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By Sylvester Brown Jr. The St. Louis American I’ve never attended one of the St. Louis American’s “Salute” events; not the Salute to Young Leaders or Healthcare, and certainly not the Salute to Education that was held this past Saturday. There are several reasons: First, I’m not a black tie kinda guy; I’m more comfortable in a karaoke club than a posh, high-profile, dress-to-the-nines soiree. Another reason was my infamous, nearly two-decade feud with the newspaper. More on that later. The St. Louis American Foundation’s 35th Annual “Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Gala” at the America’s Center downtown was my virgin voyage into this
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Whitfield grad consults throughout the world
Austin cherishes chance to ‘make an impact on people’
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After graduating from Whitfield, Danielle Kayembe attended Stanford where she earned a B.A. in Political Science and a Master in Organizations, Business and Sociology.
Tommye Austin has joined BJC HealthCare as its senior vice president and system chief nurse executive, and welcomes her role in St. Louis because she can serve more people.