Good News - January 2021

33 JANUARY 2021 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition OUT AND ABOUT A 2021 NFL Hall of Fame legend, 2021 Grammy-nomi- nated recording artists and a commander and captain in the United States Coast Guard were among the distinguished Broward County high school alumni who were honored by Broward Education Foundation during the Publix Super Markets Charities 2020 “Hall of Fame Awards” presented by Memorial Healthcare System. The first- ever drive-in award ceremony was held the evening of Satur- day, December 5 at William T. McFatter Technical College and High School in Davie. Broward Education Foun- dation reimagined the annual event, taking extra precautions and factoring in safety protocols and social distancingmeasures, to fittingly salute this year’s hon- orees. Guests enjoyed the evening’s program from their cars in the high school’s expan- sive parking lot watching the awards onstage and on four large LED screens. Award pre- sentations were interspersed with performances by the McArthur High Marching Band, Nova High Titan Cheer Team, Walker Elementary TurnAround Arts Dancers and Coral Springs High Senior and extraordinary vocalist Carynna Joseph. Guests dined on boxed lite bites and beverages and applauded each Hall of Fame recipient and performance with celebratory honks and cheers. The 2020 Broward Educa- tion Foundation Hall of Fame honorees include: Receiving the JM Family Enterprises, Inc. Bravo Award for their positive impact on the lives of thousands of children were two talented Dillard High School graduates, Grammy- nominated, national recording artists and co-founders of the group Black Violin, Wil Baptiste, class of 2000 and KevinMarcus Sylvester, class of 1999. Recipients of the Bank of America Community Achieve- ment Award for their contribu- tions to the community were: Isaac Bruce, former profes- sional football player and mem- ber of the NFL Hall of Fame, owner of Bruce Zone and Dillard High School graduate, class of 1990 Jo-Ann F. Burdian, Sector Commander and Captain of the Port, UnitedStatesCoast Guard, Sector Miami and Piper High School graduate, class of 1993 Marty Kiar, Broward County PropertyAppraiser andWestern High School graduate, class of 1995 The three honorees who re- ceived the Office Depot Educa- tionAchievement Award for their dedication to a career in public education were: AmyDeCelle, medical mag- net coordinator at Blanche Ely High School and graduate of Piper High School, class of 1993 Mark Howard, principal of Hallandale Magnet High School and graduate of Nova High School, class of 1990 Carletha B. Shaw-Rolle, Ph.D., educator and cadre di- rector for Broward County Pub- lic Schools and graduate of South Plantation High School, class of 1985 “This year has been any- thing but ordinary but that did not take away from the ex- traordinary Broward County public school alumni who were honored at this year’s Hall of Fame Awards. We are inspired by their leadership, passion and commitment to education and community,” said Tim Curtin, Broward Edu- cation Foundation Board Chair. Reminiscent of Califor- nia’s Hollywood Walk of Fame, Broward’s distin- guished alumni are honored with large engraved granite stars on the BrightStar Credit Union “Walk of Fame” perma- nently located at the Broward County Public Schools District Office, 600 S.E. Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Honorees also receive a hand-crafted desktop replica of their star. To learn more, visit browardedfoundation.org Broward Education FoundationHosts Publix Super Markets Charities 2020 “Hall of Fame” Awards Left to right: Mark Howard, Amy DeCelle, Marty Kiar, Isaac Bruce, Dr. Carletha Shaw-Rolle, James Griffin, Shea Ciraigo, Wil Baptiste,Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian and Kevin Marcus Sylvester. Photo: Downtown Photography