GMC ENGINEER RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MAYOR REED BREAKS GROUND ON FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
SAMARRIA DUNSON NAMED 72ND YMCA PERSON OF THE YEAR
JACKSON THORNTON NAMED A BEST COMPANY TO WORK FOR IN ALABAMA
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GMC ENGINEER RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MAYOR REED BREAKS GROUND ON FREEDOM VILLAGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Mayor Steven L . Reed broke ground on Freedom Village , a new affordable housing development for the elderly located off Edgar D . Nixon Avenue ( behind Lanier High School ). Freedom Village is expected to be completed in 2025 . It will comprise 56 two-bedroom units in a three-story , elevator-serviced building . This project is part of Mayor Reed ’ s Re-imagine West Montgomery Initiative . It is less than half a block from the new fire station and the Fairview Farmers Market .
SAMARRIA DUNSON NAMED 72ND YMCA PERSON OF THE YEAR
Goodwyn Mills Cawood ’ s ( GMC ) Senior Technical Leader Jim Grassiano , PE has been awarded the Harris F . Seidel Lifetime Achievement Award given by Water Professionals International ( WPI ). The Harris F . Seidel Lifetime Achievement Award is the premier award issued by WPI and is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding lifetime contributions toward advancing the cause of certifying environmental professionals . The criteria for the award include a contribution of time and effort , innovative and successful approaches , leadership , development of materials or a combination of any of these .
JACKSON THORNTON NAMED A BEST COMPANY TO WORK FOR IN ALABAMA
Jackson Thornton was recently named as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Alabama . This annual program , created by Business Alabama magazine and Best Companies Group , is in its fourteenth year . The Best Companies survey and awards program was designed to identify , recognize and honor the best employers in Alabama . The list is made up of 40 companies of varying sizes throughout the state .
Samarria Dunson was named the 2023 YMCA Person of the Year . Judge Samarria Dunson is Counsel with the law firm of Balch & Bingham , LLP and she serves as a part-time Municipal Court Judge . She is a member of two internationally recognized service organizations , Delta Sigma Theta Sorority , Inc . and the Montgomery ( AL ) Chapter of the Links , Incorporated . She serves as the President of the University of Alabama Advisory Board for Community Affairs ; Chair of the Baptist Health Foundation Board ; Audience Development Chair for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Board ; and a member of the Federal Defenders Board and the Board of Saint James School . She was recently selected by University of Alabama President , Stuart Bell , to serve on the Rising Tide Campaign Cabinet .
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