2019 Board of Governors Recognition Dinner
“Honoring the City Club Staff, Life-Long Members and Past Bog Members Celebrating their Service and Achievements. It's What Makes the City Club Great.”
City Club Honors Employees at Board of Governors Recognition Dinner held Wed., April 24, 2019. Honoring the City Club Staff, Life-Long Members and Past Bog Members Celebrating their Service and Achievements. Pierre Legrand, General Manager was the evenings emcee and Mr. Bert Faulk, President City Club Board of Directors was the guest speaker
Mr. Legrand thanked our employees for taking care of City Club members and celebrated individuals for their milestones in service. “Congratulations on your service award you all have been such significant part of our team and we couldn't imagine the City Club without you.”
Mr. Faulk noted that “Eleven staff members were honored for their service and collectively totaling 200 years. In addition, sixteen members were honored who for more than 50+ years of membership totaled to more than 850 collective years with the City Club of Baton Rouge.
Staff Recognition Service Awards – presented by Mr. Pierre Legrand
During the BOG Recognition Dinner, we thanked our employees for taking care of City Club members and celebrated individuals for their milestones in service.
EMPLOYEE YEARS OF SERVICE
Mr. Kevin Messiah 6
Mr. Kevin “KJ” Mckinley 6
Mr. Marvin Hunter 8
Mr. Cleo Revish 11
Mr. Irvin Thomas 12
Mr. Pierre Legrand 13
Mr. Kenny Roberson 15
Mrs. Rae Lyons 20
Mr. Darren Betts 25
Mr. Al Glover 36
Mr. Anthony Warr 47
50+ Tenure Membership Recognition Awards
To mark this milestone, we are honored to recognize the long-term members listed below. Thanks to their dedication to the City Club these members have helped build the City Club into an outstanding organization, and for that, the entire Membership is eternally grateful.
MEMBER YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP
Mr. James S. Holliday 50
Mr. Donald T.W. Phelps 50
Mr. William Luther Wilson 50
Mr. Richard J. Dodson 51
Mr. Homer Knost 51
Judge Frank Foil 52
Mr. Eugene H. Owen 53
Mr. Richard Andrew Lipsey 54
Mrs. Jodie Benton (Mr. Thomas H. Benton) 54
Mr. Boris F. Navratil 54
Mrs. Gerald Walter 56
Mrs. Beverly Coates (Mr. Dudley W. Coates) 61
Mr. G. Allen Penniman 62
Mr. Charles E. Schwing 62
Mrs. Sarah Pipes Munson 62
Mrs. Yvonne B. Teeter 62
Also recognized, was Mr. Jim Ellis for his term a BOG President.
For over 60 years, City Club has been downtown Baton Rouge’s premier dining club where membership is by invitation only. Over 1,000 current members represent all business sectors, generations and fields of expertise. We are united by a common commitment to our City and region and to a lifelong pursuit of personal and professional excellence. The City Club is a “home away from home” as well as an extension of the office.