Dori Wilson, P.R. Guru, to Be Saluted at Scholarship Benefit
Chicago Defender › August 25, 2009
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Newsy Names-Congrats to Carol L. Adams, Ph. D., secretary of the Ill. Dept. of Human Services, who was among 14 alumni inducted into Louisville's Central High School Hall of Fame. Alums from the Chicago area inducted in past years include Muhammad Ali and the late Dr. Maurice Rabb ... Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bradie Jr., parents of Dianne Bradie-Baskin and Andrew III, marked their 59th wedding anniversary. The "groom" is being nursed and nurtured by his "bride," Mary, as he continues to recover at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ... So sorry to learn of the passing of a long-time pal, Chuck Lawrence, retired police officer and a jazz aficionado, who had just returned from his annual hiatus in Acapulco. Services were held at St. Columbanus Church. Our sympathy to his family and friends ... Ruby Rogers, vice president of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, was "surprise saluted" by the Hyde Park Jazz Society on Sunday at CheckerJazz at the Checkerboard Lounge. Other honorees: Lorraine Walton and Vivian Watson, widows of two jazz historians. Charles Walton, retired Malcolm X College prof, was an officer in the musicians union; John Watson, was a band teacher at Manley High School and an actor ... Dr. Christopher R. Reed, noted historian, author and former professor of History and North American Studies at Roosevelt University, addresses Saturday's 109th Man-Boy Breakfast at Simeon Career Academy sponsored by George Glenn and Concerned Christian Men. Free for boys, 6-17 years. Call (773) 401-0025 ... Seventime Grammy winning Gladys Knight performs Thursday at Genesee Theatre in Waukegan ... The Real Thing Tour with Jill Scott hits the Chicago Theatre March 22-23. .. Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour with Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco comes to United Center May 23-24.
Benefit Bash-A fave media sis, Dori Wilson, former high-paid, high fashion model turned public relations guru, receives high honors at an evening of revelry and recognition "for her numerous contributions to the world of public relations and fashion" during the Stanley Paul/Raelene Mittelman Scholarship Benefit on May 22 at The Casino. Proceeds from the event, cocktail reception with light supper sponsored by the Stanley Paul Foundation, will fund tuition for fashion design students currently enrolled in Chicago area colleges.See the full content of this document
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Dori Wilson, P.R. Guru, to Be Saluted at Scholarship Benefit
Benefit Bash-A fave media sis, Dori Wilson, former high-paid, high fashion model turned public relations guru, receives high honors at an evening of revelry and recognition "for her numerous contributions to the world of public relations and fashion" during the Stanley Paul/Raele...
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