The annual Minority Enterprise Development Awards recognize the achievements of minority entrepreneurs and business leaders in the Conway area. Through this event, the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce aims to foster growth and sustainability of minority businesses and recognize minority businesses and their supporters.
The 2019 honorees were celebrated on Thursday, October 3, at an awards reception held at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas.
Held in partnership with UCA Public Appearances, the MED Awards included remarks by John Quiñones, renowned journalist, speaker, and host and creator of ABC’s What Would You Do? All MED ticket holders received admission to Quiñones’ lecture at Reynolds Performance Hall.
2019 Award Recipients
Minority Business of the Year: Allstate Insurance, Chris Hervey Agency
Outstanding Young Minority Professional: Dr. George Parks, Jr. | New Hope Baptist Church
Minority Executive of the Year: Marcus Elliott | Conway Regional Health System
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Charlotte Green | University of Central Arkansas
Held in partnership with UCA Public Appearances, the MED Awards included remarks by John Quiñones, renowned journalist, speaker, and host and creator of ABC’s What Would You Do? All MED ticket holders received admission to Quiñones’ lecture at Reynolds Performance Hall.
2019 Award Recipients
Minority Business of the Year: Allstate Insurance, Chris Hervey Agency
Outstanding Young Minority Professional: Dr. George Parks, Jr. | New Hope Baptist Church
Minority Executive of the Year: Marcus Elliott | Conway Regional Health System
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Charlotte Green | University of Central Arkansas
John Quinones
ABC News Veteran, Creator and Host of TV's What Would You Do?
A lifetime of “never taking no for an answer” took Quinones from migrant farm work and poverty to more than 30 years at ABC News and the anchor desk at 20/20 and Primetime. As host and creator of What Would You Do?, the highly-rated hidden camera ethical dilemma newsmagazine, Quinones has literally become “the face of doing the right thing” to millions of fans.
ABC News Veteran, Creator and Host of TV's What Would You Do?
A lifetime of “never taking no for an answer” took Quinones from migrant farm work and poverty to more than 30 years at ABC News and the anchor desk at 20/20 and Primetime. As host and creator of What Would You Do?, the highly-rated hidden camera ethical dilemma newsmagazine, Quinones has literally become “the face of doing the right thing” to millions of fans.
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