Pictured is Darrell McNair, president of MVP Plastics and the Black Professional of the Year for the BPACF'S 2021 Scholarship & Awards Gala Celebration, which is Sat., Nov. 13, 2021 at LanderhavenBy Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief
CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Black Professionals Charitable Association and Foundation will honor Darnell McNair, president of MVP Plastics, as its Black Professional of The Year at its 41st Anniversary Scholarship & Awards Gala on Sat,. Nov. 13, 2021 at Landerhaven, an in-person event.
"This is indeed an important milestone for our organization and the community as we will return to an in-person event," said Alexandria Johnson Boone of GAP communications Group in a press release on behalf of BPACF on Tuesday."Your support of the 41st Annual Scholarship and Student Award fuel the BPACF's mission and vision.
Each year, an individual is chosen for their "professional accomplishments, civic engagement, personal standards of excellence and community visibility.”
BPCAF's mission is to provide a forum for networking among professionals, to enhance opportunities for young scholars in the greater Cleveland area, and to highlight accomplished Black professionals from across the spectrum.
Its annual scholarship event is a black tie gala designed to recognize its named Black professional of the year and to further higher education and Black advancement and empowerment.
BPACF board president Meltrice Sharp has said that BPACF has awarded over $3.5 million dollars in scholarships since its inception, with more than 70% of that funding going to first-generation Black college students
Previous honorees include Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, former congresspersons the late Louis Stokes and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the Rev. Dr Otis Moss, and former Cuyahoga County Community College presidents Drs. Nolen Ellison, Jerry Sue Thornton, and Alex Johnson.
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