Dec. 13, 2014 - Dec. 19, 2014

CHRONICLES E C T I O N - The HeraldB

2014 Men of Honor (l-r) Dr. Keith Melvin, Dr. Melvin Gravely, Ed Rigaud, Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie, Kenneth RobinsonPhotos by Shellee Fisher Photography.

Linda Clement-Holmes of Procter & Gamble presents award to

Ken Robinson.

Dr. Yousuf Ahmad (left), Market President of Mercy Health

presents award to Dr. Keith Melvin (right).

Ken Robinson, center, celebrates with his family.

International jazz recording artist, Najee, makes a surprise

appearance.Ray Napier performs tribute to

Ed Rigaud.

(l-r) Bob Castellini of the Cincinnati Reds presents award

to Ed Rigaud, who was saluted by Toyota.

Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie (center) celebrates with his family.

2014 Men of Honor celebrate with past honorees.(l-r) J. Phillip Holloman, President and COO of Cintas presents award

to Dr. Mel Gravely.

President Santa Ono of the University of Cincinnati presents award to Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie.

Dr. Keith Melvin (center) with his grant recipients, the Masonic Lodge Pythagorans

2nd Wind performs during the reception.

Dr. Mel Gravely (center) celebrates with his grant recipient, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Scholarship Program.

Corporate leaders, community members, family, and friends came together for an elegant evening for Men of Honor, A Salute to Af-rican American Men on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Savannah Center in West Chester to celebrate the accomplishments of fi ve extraordi-nary men who have succeeded against all odds and achieved special greatness. The distinguished honorees were: Dr. P. Eric Abercrumbie, Executive Director of Student Af-fairs Diversity & Community Relations, University of Cincinnati (Education) Dr. Melvin Gravely, President & CEO, TriVersity Construction (Entrepreneurship) Dr. Keith Melvin, Physician, Mercy Health (Medicine) Edwin Rigaud, President and CEO, EnovaPremier (Business) Kenneth B. Robinson, Vice President of Finance & Global Inter-nal Audit, Procter & Gamble (Finance) Each honoree received a grant from The Men of Honor Founda-tion to designate to an organization of his choice that serves African American males. This year’s grant recipients were Envision Children, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Scholarship Program, Masonic Lodge Pythagorans, Alpha Delta Boule Scholarship Program, and Elementz. Men of Honor, A Salute to African American Men was presented by Toyota, Cintas Corporation, Mercy Health, Procter & Gamble, and the University of Cincinnati and produced by The Abercrumbie Group.

Men of Honor 2014 celebrated during evening of elegance