THURSDAY • APRIL 23, 2009 • PORTSMOUTH RENAISSANCE HOTEL

Remembering the legacy of
WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR.

National Urban League Executive Director, 1961-1971

Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1969

Whitney M. Young, Jr. was a tireless civil rights leader who meshed the tenets of Civil Rights activism with the practices of social work. On numerous occasions, Young conferred with Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon; testified before Congress and appealed to the giants of industry on behalf of the National Urban League constituents. Whitney Young’s agenda for Black America and many of the programs he initiated remain to be completed by his successors.

CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE WINNERS OF THE

2009 Whitney M. Young Jr. Awards!

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award
Southwest Airlines - Winner of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award

Southwest Airlines Corporate Community Affairs Manager
Kara Price Ward (2nd from right) receives the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award on behalf of Southwest. Pictured with her are (from left): Cox Hampton Roads SVP and General Manager Gary McCollum, Geico Regional Liability Director Machell Hamlin, CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux and Urban League of Hampton Roads President and CEO Edith White.

Southwest Airlines Company values diversity and seeks to create an environment that encourages it, both in the workplace and among the supplier base. The company strives to diversify its workforce through the companywide Diversity Council. The Diversity Council, which discusses company issues and opportunities, is comprised of employees from diverse departments and backgrounds. Aside from its Diversity Council, Southwest also has a Supplier Diversity Program which is designed to assist diverse businesses in their development as competitive suppliers of products and services.