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August 17, 2007 and August 26, 2007
Alabama State University’s Small Business Development Center and The
Black Belt Center for Enterprise Innovation hosted two awards banquets
celebrating the 29th anniversary of the incorporation of the Alabama
Small Business Development Consortium.
Dr. Percy J. Vaughn Jr. and Madam C.J. Walker Entrepreneur Awards
Banquets recognized the leadership of outstanding small business owners
and encourages small business entrepreneurship.
The
awards are named for Dr. Percy J. Vaughn Jr., Dean of Alabama State
University College of Business Administration and inaugural chairman of
the Consortium, and Walker, philanthropist and highly successful
businesswoman who became the first female African-American self-made
millionaire.
The first awards banquet was held on August 17, 2007 at the Hayneville
Plaza Conference Center in Hayneville, Alabama.
The award recipients for the Madame C.J. Walker award were:
Howard “Smitty” Powell and Cynthia Payton-Carter. The award recipients
for the Dr. Percy J. Vaughn, Jr., award were: Lee E. Jackson, Jr., Karl
& Helenor Bell and Kelvin & Marilyn Lawrence.
The second awards banquet was held on August 26, 2007, at Union Springs
Elementary School in Union Springs, Alabama. The award recipients for
the Madame C.J. Walker award were: Jackie Broaden and Evelyn Smart. The
award recipients for the Dr. Percy J. Vaughn Jr., award were: P.J.
Walker, Dorothy Carter-Shelton and Jernigan’s Automotive & Salvage. And
a special award was presented to Mr. Johnnie Lee Carter for his
dedication,
and many years of entrepreneurial services provided
to the Union Springs area.
The Alabama Small Business Development Consortium provides management
and technical counseling and training to small business owners in
Alabama. Its mission is to enhance economic growth by making Alabama
small businesses more competitive by providing entrepreneurial
assistance. Through the Consortium, 11 universities in Alabama have
created small business development centers.
  
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