10 NATION’S CITIES WEEKLY
December 5, 2011
Siemens Accepting Applications for Sustainable Community Awards
by Cynthia Cusick
For the fifth year, Siemens, an
NLC Corporate Partner, is spon-
soring The Siemens Sustainable
Community Awards in partner-
ship with the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce Business Civic
Leadership Center (BCLC).
Nominations for the 2012
awards will be accepted until
January 13, 2012, in three cat-
egories: small communities (less
than 50,000 residents), mid-
size cities (50,000-500,000 resi-
dents) and large communities
(more than 500,000 residents).
Apply for the Siemens
Sustainable Community
Awards
To apply for the Siemens
Sustainable Community
Awards, please visit: http://sus
tainablecommunity.uschamber.
com/
Applications must be sub-
mitted by Friday, January 13,
2012.
NLC Corporate Partners Program
The NLC Corporate Partners Program promotes the
exchange of ideas between corporate leaders and the leaders
of America’s cities in order to strengthen local government,
encourage economic competitiveness and promote corporate
civic engagement. For more information, visit www.nlc.org.
About Siemens
Siemens is a global leader in electronics and electrical engi-
neering, and operates in the industry, energy and health care sec-
tors. For more than 160 years, Siemens has built a reputation for
leading-edge innovation and the quality of its products, services
and solutions. With its United States corporate headquarters
in Washington, D.C., Siemens in the U.S. employs more than
60,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
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councilmember, Baton Rouge, La.
(president-elect); Jacquelyn Johnson,
Councilmember, East Orange, N.J. (first
vice president); Adam McFadden, councilmember, Rochester, N. Y. (second vice
president); Lonnie P. Hughes, councilmember, East Orange, N.J. (
treasurer); Levoyd Williams, councilmember,
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (assistant treasurer); Lavonta Williams, councilmember,
Wichita, Kan. (secretary); Ivy Taylor,
councilmember, San Antonio, Texas
(assistant secretary); Audrey Jaycox,
mayor pro tem, Maywood, Ill. (
parliamentarian); Louvenia Mathison, councilmember, Berkeley, Mo. (historian)
and Michael Johnson, councilmember,
Phoenix, Ariz. (immediate past presi-
dent).
Past presidents are: Audwin Samuel,
councilmember, Beaumont, Texas; Daisy
W. Lynum, commissioner, Orlando,
Fla.; James E. Mitchell Jr., councilmember, Charlotte, N.C. (NLC immediate past president); Felicia A. Moore,
councilmember, Atlanta, Ga.; Marian
B. Tasco, council Majority Leader,
Philadelphia; Charles Yancey, councillor, Boston; Daniel Tabor, councilmember, Inglewood, Calif. and William
Stallworth, councilmember, Biloxi, Miss.
At Large Board Members are: Robert
Avery, councilmember, Gadsden,
Ala.; Patrick Cannon, mayor pro tem,
Charlotte, N.C.; David Howard, coun-
cilmember, Charlotte, N.C.; Lewis
Johnson, councilmember, Grenada,
Miss.; Priscilla Tyson, councilmem-
ber, Columbus, Ohio and James Walls,
mayor, District Heights, Md.
Kenneth Boudreaux, councilmember,
Lafayette, La. (Region 13); Frederick
Wilson, councilmember, Grenada, Miss.
(Region 14); Deverick Williams, councilmember, Gadsden, Ala. (Region 15);
Joyce Sheperd, councilwoman, Atlanta,
Ga. (Region 16); Brian DeQuincey
Newman, councilmember, Columbia,
S.C. (Region 17); Derwin Montgomery,
councilmember, Winston Salem, N.C.
(Region 18); Hayward Benson Jr., commissioner, Lauderhill, Fla. (Region 19)
and Rikke Van Johnson, councilmember, San Bernardino, Calif. (Region 20).
Details: For more information about
NBC-LEO and for membership/spon-
sorship opportunities, contact (202) 626-
3169.
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(treasurer) and Sergio Rodriguez, alder-
man, New Haven, Conn. (immediate
past president).
At-large members are: Anderson
Ayala, councilmember, Bridgeport,
Conn.; Rosanna Gabaldon, councilmem-
ber, Sahuarita, Ariz.; Joseph Gonzales,
councilmember, South El Monte,
Calif.; Gilbert Lopez, councilmember,
Coolidge, Ariz.; Lydia Martinez, coun-
cilmember, Bridgeport, Conn.; Joel
Navarro, councilmember, Tempe, Ariz.;
Alice Rodriguez, councilmember, Waco,
Texas; Tito Rodriguez, councilmember,
North Richland Hills, Texas; and Lissa
Smith, deputy mayor pro tem, Plano,
Texas.
Details: For more information about
HELO and sponsorship/membership
opportunities, contact NLC staff at
(202) 626-3169.
