The Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) will host the 2010 EDC Award Dinner from 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10th at Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort. At the annual award dinner, the Honorable Toni Jennings will receive the James B. Greene Economic Development Award and Walt Johnson will be honored with the EDC Chairman's Award.
The James B. Greene Economic Development Award, first presented in 1990, is the highest honor bestowed by the EDC. The award recognizes an individual whose work has contributed substantially to the economic prosperity of the region. The EDC Chairman's Award, first presented in 2007, recognizes a long-term contributor to the work of the Metro Orlando EDC.
Toni Jennings is the former Lieutenant Governor of Florida and the chairman of Jack Jennings & Sons, her family construction business. She is widely known for her legacy of community service. This one time public school teacher served in the Florida Legislature for 24 years, served as Senate President for four years (the only person to have held that position for two consecutive terms), and served as Florida's first (and so far only) female Lieutenant Governor. Her contributions to workforce development and Florida's education system are especially notable among the many underpinnings she helped put in place to support economic development in our region and state.
Walt Johnson is the chairman and CEO of Johnson Bros. Construction. Walt has served in a variety of volunteer leadership positions since becoming an investor with the EDC in 2004, including serving on the board of directors and executive committee, as the current chair of the 2010 Leadership Mission, as a member of the leadership cabinet of the EDC's hdED fundraising campaign, the EDC's CEO Roundtable, trade missions...and the list goes on and on.
The price for an individual EDC investor is $175, non-investors is $215 or $1,750 for a corporate table of 10. Click here for more information. For questions or to RSVP, send an e-mail to Events@OrlandoEDC.com or call 407.422.7159 ext. 230.
