Each year, the Chicago Defender takes great pride in recognizing African American men in our community who inspire others through excellence, vision, leadership, exceptional achievements, and a vast commitment to empowerment in multiple ways. We are proud of the achievements of our men in Chicago and beyond who are doing many wonderful things across broad spectrums of society.
Please join us as we honor this year’s class of Men of Excellence. The 2020 MOE Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, August 14 @ 6pm on the Chicago Defender’s Facebook Page.
2020 Men of Excellence Honorees
Freddie Arnold
Manager/Project Estimator
The George Sollitt Construction Company
Phillip Beckham III
Executive Director
Mid South Business Association & Resource Center
Burt Blanchard
Senior Director, Business Development
Mind Your Business
Ronald Branch
President/Managing Broker
RLB Realty Group Inc.
Blanton Canady
Owner/Operator
BTII Inc McDonald’s
Clarence Carson
Chief Facilities Officer
Chicago Public Schools
Dr. Louis Carter II, PhD
Founder, President, CEO, Chairman
Environmental Engineering Org. Inc.
Stacey Chauncey
President/CEO
Secure Home and Automation LLC
Dr. Marlon Cummings
Director, Leadership Doctoral Programs
Governors State University
Nicholas Cummings
Deputy City Attorney
City of Evanston
Derrick Davis
Account Manager
Lundbeck/Neuroscience Psychiatry
Dr. Dennis Deer, PhD
Commissioner – 2nd District
Cook County Government
Donald J. Dew
President/Chief Executive Officer
Habilitative Systems Inc.
Greg Faulkner
Vice President, Business Development
Trice Construction Company
Mark Ferguson
Deputy District Director
United States Small Business Administration
Daniel Franklin II
CEO
Essentional Home Healthcare Inc.
Wayne Grooms, Jr.
Lieutenant
Chicago Fire Department
Mark Hall
Vice President
Avidity Technologies Inc.
Elgin Holt
Chief, Area 2 Patrol
Chicago Police Department
Daryl Hopkins
Independent Broker/Realtor
Hometown Real Estate Group LLC
Damien Howard
Director of Education Initiatives
Together Chicago
Fernando Jones
Founder
Blues Kids Foundation
Julian Kidd
Managing Partner
Krimson Technology Group
Eric Luster
Teacher
St. Ethelreda Catholic School
Kenneth Mahone
President
Technical Solutions
Kevin McFall
President/CEO
Red Clay Digital Agency LLC
George Miller
President
The Loretto Hospital
Barry Mixon
Gemmologist
The Gem Hunter
Bruce Montgomery
Founder/CEO/Executive Producer
Technology Access Television
Corey Oliver
Chief Operations Officer
Community Venture Investment Corporation
David Peterson
Director
National A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
Melzie Porter
Director
Tri Care
Roger J. Salter
Senior Vice President
Sanmar Financial Network
Christopher Scott
President
Opulent Credit Builders Inc.
Anthony Scott
Vice President
Wintrust Bank
Henry Spight
Patrol Commander
Illinois State Police
Alvin Starks
Sargeant-at-Arms
Chicago City Council
Dr. Jeffrey Sterling
President & CEO
Sterling Initiatives
Rev. Dr. Odel Sterling III
Assistant Pastor
New Nazareth M.B. Church
Early Walker
Owner
W & W Towing
Anthony Waller
Owner/Chef
Catering Out The Box
Hon. Tyrone Ward
Mayor
Village of Robbins
Jeffrey White
Co-Founder/CEO
Legacy Rail Operations
Damon Williams
Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion
Northwestern University
Erick Williams
Owner/Chef
Virtue Restaurant
Hon. Eugene Wiliams
Mayor
Village of Lynwood
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