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The 2009 Westside Improvement Association annual banquet and general meeting
was held on Friday, November 13, at the University of Southern Indiana.
The speaker for the evening was USI's recently inaugurated president, Dr. Linda
L. M. Bennett. Awards of Excellence were presented to the Perry Township
Volunteer Fire Department for its long history of public service; to the staff
of United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) for their outstanding assistance to
WIA; and to Ann Ennis of Keep Evansville Beautiful for her efforts to beautify
and preserve our environment. A special "Pick of the Litter" award was
given to Evie, the litter-retrieving dog and her "parents", Steve and
Susan Harp.
At the request of the high school counselors, our scholarship process has
been moved to the spring semester. Scholarships will be awarded at the
spring general meeting.
Election of officers and the board of directors for 2010 was held. The
officers are:
- President: DeAnna Outlaw
- Senior Vice President: Brenda Jeffers
- Junior Vice President: Carolyn Stagg
- Secretary: Linda Cleek
- Treasurer: Fred Padget
- Membership Secretary: Dot Berning
At-large board members elected are:
- William Allen
- John Dillingham
- Paul Farmer
- Wayne Gerteisen
- Bill Harty
- Aphrodite Hudson
- Bill Jeffers
- Bonnie Kolb
- Michael Lockard
- Joyce Moers
- Ava Nix
- Philip Outlaw
- David Robinson
- Dave Rockwood
- Mel Runge
- Sam Wentzel
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| Members chat before dinner |
Evie & her "mom and dad" receive their
"Pick of the Litter" award from Fred Padget |
Diners with the Perry Township fire
engine on the screen in the background |
Perry Township Fire Chief Jerry Bulger accepts an
award from Linda Cleek |
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| Award-winner Ann Ennis of Keep Evansville Beautiful |
WIA founding member Bonnie Kolb gets acquainted with
Evie |
USI President Linda Bennett and WIA Senior Vice
President Brenda Jeffers |
Carolyn Stagg presents an Award of Excellence for the UNOE
administrative staff to Lori Gardner, operations manager |
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