At Marshall, Clements is director of the office of disability services, Cooley is associate vice president for intercultural affairs and Hammers is executive director of Marshall Health.
The Charleston-Institute Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., will sponsor the event, “Changing the Conversation,” to celebrate social action. The program, which is being held in commemoration of the sorority’s founders, will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the James C. Wilson Student Union on the campus of WVSU.
The Honorable Terri B. Jamison, Welch native and a judge on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations/Juvenile Division in Columbus, Ohio, will serve as the keynote speaker for the event.
The 2016 recipients of the Charleston-Institute Alumnae Chapter “Changing the Conversation” Awards include: Michael Arbogast; Frank Beach; The Honorable Irene Berger; R. Charles Byers; BrooAlexa LLS (Frances Foster Brooks and Gene T. Brooks); Joan Browning; Hazo W. Carter Jr. (posthumously); Phyllis Carter, Esq. (posthumously); Barbara Cary; Frederick Chiles; City of Charleston Police Department (Errol Randall and Eddie Whitehead); Clements; Cooley; the Rev. Homer Davis; Michelle Foster; David Fryson, Esq.; Hammers; Brian Hemphill, Cheryl Henderson, Esq.; Jada Hunter; Ivin Lee; Charles Patton; Carolyn Stuart and Karen Price Williams.
“The sorority is privileged to honor these individuals from all over the state of West Virginia who have actively engaged themselves, their professions and their families to promote the progress of social action in our local communities,” said Terri Berkley, chapter president. “This will be a day to remember for years to come.”
Tickets are available for $35 each by contacting Betty Cardwell-Spencer at 304-541-2386.