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Present at the ceremony, from left: Denise Morris, , VP Inclusion & Belonging, Employee & Labor Relations, Yale New Haven Health; Christopher O’Connor, CEO, Yale New Haven Health; Katherine Heilpern, President, Yale New Haven Hospital, Elissa Matthews; Kaeleigh Graham-Purdy; Janiya Greene, G. Brown Gervil; Raymond Lomax, Jr.; Ena Williams, Chief Nursing Executive, Yale New Haven Health; Jorge Rodriguez, Executive VP, Chief Ambulatory Officer, Yale New Haven Health; Pamela Sutton-Wallace, President, Yale New Haven Health and Melissa Turner, SR VP, Chief Human Resources Officer, Yale New Haven Health.
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) marked President’s Day by honoring five high school seniors who will receive $1,000 to help pay for their first-year college books.
The seniors were the winners of the first annual Black History Month Book Awards created by YNHHS’ Office of Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.
Following is a release with the details:
Yale New Haven Health’s (YNHHS) Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging has announced the inaugural Black History Month Book Award recipients.
This award is bestowed upon Connecticut high school seniors who demonstrate a commitment to higher education, with those honored receiving a one-time $1,000 award to support their first-year book expenses. The Black History Book Award is available to students in communities across Connecticut and neighboring regions where Yale New Haven Health provides services.
Those honored with the inaugural YNHHS Black History Award Book award are:
• G. Brown Gervi, Central High School, Bridgeport. Presenting essay on Bayard Rustin
• Kaeleigh Graham-Purdy, Greenwich High School, Greenwich. Presenting essay on Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb
• Janiya Greene, Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven. Presenting essay on Shirley Chisholm
• Raymond Lomax, Jr. Nonewaug High School, Woodbury. Son of Darcey Cobbs-Lomax, Executive Director, Health Equity & Community Impact. Presenting essay on Jackie Robinson
• Elissa Matthews, Hopkins School, New Haven. Presenting essay on William Grimes