Greater Scranton MLK Commission Hosts Awards Dinner at University

Area residents and businesses were honored at The Greater Scranton Martin Luther King Commission annual awards and celebration dinner, which was held at The University of Scranton in January. From left: Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The University of Scranton; recipient of the Leader of the Year Award Danikka Pons, Bank of America; recipient of the Distinguished Honor Award Michael J. Hanley, chief executive officer of United Neighborhood Centers of Northeast Pennsylvania; recipient of the Youth Leader of the Year Award Mackenzie Black, a sophomore at Dunmore High School; and Cathy Ann Hardaway, president, The Greater Scranton MLK Commission. Representatives for the Business of the Year Award recipient, EP Fashions, are not pictured.

The Greater Scranton Martin Luther King Commission annual awards and celebration dinner took place at The University of Scranton in January. From left: speakers at the event included Marwan Wafa, Ph.D, chancellor Penn State Worthington Scranton; Linda Cliatt-Wayman, principal of Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia; Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The University of Scranton; and Alexis Kirijan, Ed.D, superintendent for the Scranton School District.