2012 martin luther king jr / harry blake award recipients

Charlotte Crawley

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Charlotte Crawley

Charlotte Crawley

• Wife of Don Crawley for 20 years. • Mother of three children, grandmother of four • Former elementary school teacher for 22 years • Caddo Parish School Board Member for District 4 for

nine years

• Wife of Don Crawley for 20 years. • Mother of three children, grandmother of four • Former elementary school teacher for 22 years • Caddo Parish School Board Member for District 4 for nine years

Patricia Dyas

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Patricia Dyas

• Mother of four children • Thirty years of experience with the Shreveport Fire

Department • Former United States Marine • First Black women to receive the rank of district chief,

Pastor Rodney McFarland, Jr.

CLERGY AWARD

Pastor Rodney McFarland Jr.

• Husband of Falon Moore McFarland and father of infant Ava Reese

• Son of Bishop and Mrs. Rodney McFarland Sr. and Mrs. Yolanda Harris.

• Pastor of the Hebron Missionary Baptist Church – Longview, TX

• Student at LeTourneau University – Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry

Huey Nunn, Sr.

LEADERSHIP/INSPIRATION AWARD

Huey Nunn Sr.

• Husband of Mary L. Nunn • Father of Huey Jr. and Le’Krystle M. Nunn Rice • Grandfather of three – Aysia, Londyn and Raylan • Devoted member over 42 years here at Mount Canaan • Employed by Centerpoint Energy ARKLA 34 years • Gifted Bible teacher, SPEC Advisor to Pastor

Jamesetta Tate, MD TATE & BARNES WALKIN CLINIC

BUSINESS AWARD

Tate & Barnes Walkin Clinic

Gwendolyn P. Barnes, RN TATE & BARNES WALKIN CLINIC

BUSINESS AWARD

Tate & Barnes Walk In Clinic

• Owned and operated by Jamesetta W. Tate, MD and Gwendolyn Pender Barnes, RN

• A quick care or urgent care facility • Dr. Tate is the 1st Black female to graduate from

LSU Medical School • Nurse Barnes also owns a Home Health Agency

Leslie Worm

YOUTH AWARD

Leslie Worm

• The son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie (Cynthia) Brisco • Brother – Leland A. Brisco • Student – Senior at Southwood High School • Church Involvement - Youth Usher, Youth Council,

Youth Sunday School

Brady Blade, Jr. BLADE STUDIOS

BUSINESS AWARD

Brady Blade, Jr. BLADE STUDIOS

• SON OF PASTOR AND MRS. DOROTHY BLADE • HUSBAND (CELINE) AND FATHER OF TWO (RUBY LOU AND

BONNIE) • GRADUATE OF CENTERNARY COLLEGE • STUDIO SESSION DRUMMER IN HIGH DEMAND • BLADE STUDIOS IS A WORLD-CLASS SOUND RECORDING STUDIO

COMPLEX NAMED BY MIX MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE TOP STUDIOS ON THE PLANET.

Dr. Edward L. Davis

CLERGY AWARD

Dr. Edward L. Davis

• Graduate of Green Oaks High School • Degrees from East Texas Baptist College, Tulane

University of New Orleans and Progressive University of Theology and Religion

• Pastor of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church since 2006

• United States Postal Carrier • Husband to Angela Davis • Father and grandfather.

Ja’Waylon Gay

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD

Ja’Waylon Gay

• Student at Captain Shreve High School • Youth Usher and active member of the Sunday School

ministry • Enjoys playing basketball, video games, electronics,

lifting weights and hanging out with family. • After high school he plans to enlist in the United States

Air Force

Jerry Montgomery

HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Jerry Montgomery

• Graduate of C. E. Byrd High School & Centenary College

• Husband of Allison Pickering, father of four: John, Mary Ivon, Robert and Margaret Anne.

• Vice President of Chevyland • Serves on board of directors at Loyola College Prep • Community involvement in several outreach program to

African-American adults and youth and is committed to taking part in continuing reconciliation and understanding between the black and white communities.

Marshall Nelson

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Marshall W. Nelson

• Proud husband, father and grandfather • Member of the Evergreen Baptist Church – Dr. Aaron

Dobynes • Shreveport Police Department 23 years • Caddo Parish Sheriff Department for 8 years • Currently Chief of Police at Southern University at

Shreveport campus

Glenesia Robinson

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD

Glenesia Robinson

• Daughter of Dea. H. Glenn and Mrs. Leatha Robinson • Student at Captain Shreve High School, honor student

3.8 GPA • Active youth ministry member: youth choir,

cheerleading team, and youth council representative • Recently elected Parliamentarian for the Louisiana

Missionary Baptist State Convention Young People Department

Rev. Dr. Charles Scott

NATIONAL AWARD

Reverend Dr. Robert Charles Scott

• Husband of Pier C. Scott and father of Charis Jordyn Scott • Pastor of the Central Baptist Church – St. Louis, MO • Graduate of Jackson State University, Duke University &

United Theological Seminary. • District Representative for the 8th District of Omega Psi

Phi Fraternity, Inc. • Key organized of A Call to Oneness, which organized over

30,000 African American men to march against violence and crime in St. Louis (2008)

Cheryl White

EDUCATION AWARD

Cheryl White

• Wife of Charlie White Jr. • Mother of four sons: Andrew, Cameron, Preston and

Mark • 2nd generation Educator. Has taught for 19 years. • Caddo Parish High School Teacher of the year 2011-

2012. • Alliance for Education Grant Recipient 2007-2008