Several honored on W.Va. Civil Rights Day
James Parker (center) leads honorees and audience members in "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the ninth annual West Virginia Civil Rights Day.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Twenty-four people were honored Tuesday at the ninth annual West Virginia Civil Rights Day celebration. The honorees were chosen by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.
Robert S. Baker, chairman of the Access to Justice Commission for the state Supreme Court and a former director of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund.
Bonnie Brown, House of Delegates member from Kanawha County.
Marion Elaine Jones Capehart, former state Human Rights Commission member and McDowell County teacher.
Hazo W. Carter Jr., president of West Virginia State University.
Earl Eugene "Gene" Corum, former West Virginia University football player, coach, professor and administrator.
The Rev. Darrell W. Cummings, chairman of the state Human Rights Commission and a longtime minister in the Wheeling area.
Elmer H. Day Jr., executive director of the Beckley Human Rights Commission.
Lt. Col. Kenneth L. Hale, equal employment manager for the West Virginia National Guard.
James Lonnie Haygood, longtime Logan County teacher.
Richard J. "Dick" Henderson, former House of Delegates member from Kanawha County.
Allan N. Karlin, Morgantown lawyer and past president of the West Virginia Association for Justice.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Twenty-four people were honored Tuesday at the ninth annual West Virginia Civil Rights Day celebration. The honorees were chosen by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.
Robert S. Baker, chairman of the Access to Justice Commission for the state Supreme Court and a former director of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund.Bonnie Brown, House of Delegates member from Kanawha County.Marion Elaine Jones Capehart, former state Human Rights Commission member and McDowell County teacher.Hazo W. Carter Jr., president of West Virginia State University.Earl Eugene "Gene" Corum, former West Virginia University football player, coach, professor and administrator.The Rev. Darrell W. Cummings, chairman of the state Human Rights Commission and a longtime minister in the Wheeling area.Elmer H. Day Jr., executive director of the Beckley Human Rights Commission.Lt. Col. Kenneth L. Hale, equal employment manager for the West Virginia National Guard.James Lonnie Haygood, longtime Logan County teacher.Richard J. "Dick" Henderson, former House of Delegates member from Kanawha County.Allan N. Karlin, Morgantown lawyer and past president of the West Virginia Association for Justice.The Rev. Jim Lewis, former rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Charleston and founding member of West Virginia Patriots for Peace.Darrell V. McGraw Jr., West Virginia attorney general.Jane Moran, Williamson lawyer who drafted the Family Protection Act, a state law to protect battered women.Charles G. Peters Jr., founder of Washington Monthly magazine and president of the nonprofit group Understanding Government.Paul R. Sheridan, state deputy attorney general for civil rights and former coordinator of the West Virginia Hate Crime Task Force.Jean E. Simpson, co-founder of Manna Meal in Charleston.Randall Reid-Smith, commissioner of the state Division of Culture and History.Richard F. "Dick" Smith, longtime Charleston automobile dealer and missionary who assists with the Living Wells for the World project.Carolyn Elizabeth Smoot, former state commissioner of employment security.Dallas S. Staples, former Charleston police chief and commissioner of the state Alcohol Beverage Control Administration.Dwight J. Staples and Gail Henderson Staples, partners in the Henderson, Henderson and Staples law firm in Huntington.Milford Ziegler, longtime activist and community service director.
