
NAACP
Roanoke Branch
Post Office Box 12362 Roanoke, VA 24025
Phone: (540) 344-2424
24th ANNUAL CITIZEN of the Year AWARDS PROGRAM May 10, 2024
2024 RECIPIENTS
Arts: Donna Bowie, Vocal Artist
Business: She's International Boutique, Diane Speaks, President/CEO
Corporate: Fox Radio/WFJX, Dr. David Points, General Manager & New Director
Education: Dr. Mary Dana Hinton,
President of Hollins University
Education Youth: Simone Hamlar, First in Class Northside High School
Humanitarian: Lee Clark, Executive Director, Roanoke City Rescue Mission
Media: Dan Casey, Investigative Reporter Roanoke Times Newspaper
Medicine: Dr. Deneen Evans, President/CEO Mosaic
Religion: Rev. Serenus Churn, Pastor, High Street Baptist Church
Lifetime Achievement: Rev. Dr. Nelson Harris, Pastor, Author & Social Activist
The Rev. R. R. Wilkinson Memorial Award for Social Justice
BERNARD JOHNSON
Chair Armed Services & Veterans Affairs Roanoke Branch NAACP
William (Bill) Bestpitch
Retired Roanoke City Council & Social Activist
Roanoke Branch NAACP Service to the Nation Award
SGM Jerome Buckner, Retired United States Army
President's Award,
OLIVIA DAVOLL
President Roanoke NAACP Youth Council Senior Northside High School

