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!

TOWNE BANK
A. Phillip Randolph Award
TowneBank - Winner of the A. Phillip Randolph Award

TowneBank President R. Scott Morgan (2nd from right)
receives the A. Phillip Randolph Award on behalf of TowneBank. Pictured with him are (from left): Cox Hampton Roads SVP and General Manager Gary McCollum, CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, Farm Fresh VP of Consumer Affairs and Public Relations Susan Mayo and Urban League of Hampton Roads President and CEO Edith White.

TowneBank’s culture is one that values free and creative thinking;
and the employees are empowered to make daily decisions to provide outstanding member service. Its diverse staff and directorate have enabled the company to be an asset and a banking leader within the local community, both in monetary support and civic engagement. The bank strives to hire minority bankers who have strong ties to the Hampton Roads community
and a strong sense of civic duty.