Northeast Ohio Pillar Award
Since 1998, The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service, presented by Smart Business, honors businesses of all types and sizes that make outstanding contributions to their communities. Its purpose is to encourage a charitable environment, recognize creative efforts that make a difference and demonstrate the ties between the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.
The Pillar Award for Community Service currently takes place in the cities of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.
The Pillar Award embraces a broad definition of community service. It may consist of charitable giving, volunteerism, pro bono work or other forms of giving back. Service may be limited to a single organization or cause, or spread across numerous organizations and causes. Each nominee will be judged based on impact relative to its size rather than overall size of contribution or effort.
Northeast Ohio Pillar Awards • December 7, 2023
The Embassy Suites - Cleveland Rockside • 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. (NEW TIME!)
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Pillar Award for Community Service:
Apex Clinical Research Center
BlueBridge Networks
Cleveland Jewish Publication Company
Cleveland Metroparks
Covia
JACK Entertainment
MAI Capital Management, LLC
National Safety Apparel
Taylor Oswald
Rocket Mortgage
WKYC Studios
ZuZu Chocolates
Nonprofit Board Executive of the Year Award:
Greer Gibbons
President of the Board of Trustees
Youth Challenge
Dianne Vogt
Board of Directors Chairperson
Crossroads Health
Theodore Wagner
Partner and Executive Committee Member
The City Mission
Medical Mutual SHARE Award:
KeyBank Corporation
Christopher Gorman
Chairman and Chief Executive Office
Nonprofit Executive Director of the Year Award:
Flora Brett
Founder and Executive Director
Effective Leadership Academy
Marianne Crosley
President and CEO
Cleveland Leadership Center
Valerie Hillow Gates
Executive Director
American Heart Association
Kent Clapp CEO Leadership Award:
Kevin S. Adelstein
President, Publisher and CEO
Cleveland Jewish Publication Company
For more information, contact Suzi Linn at [email protected] or 440.250.7021.
Take a look back at the 2022 Northeast Ohio Pillar Awards held on December 8, 2022, at The Union Club of Cleveland.
Take a look back at the 2021 Northeast Ohio Pillar Awards held on December 9, 2021, at The Westin Cleveland Downtown.
Take a look back at the 2020 Northeast Ohio Pillar Awards held on December 3, 2020 was a Virtual Event.
Take a look back at the 2019 Northeast Ohio Pillar Awards held on December 5, 2019, at LaCentre Conference & Banquet Facility.
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