Annual Dinner
Join leaders of the community and your fellow Cincinnati Chamber members at the premier business event of the year, highlighted by the induction of the newest class of Great Living Cincinnatians and Making Black History honorees.
Annual Dinner
Join us February 27, 2025 for our next Annual Dinner – Legacy & Promise: A Celebration of Leadership. The Annual Dinner, presented by PNC is our premier business event and is highlighted by the induction of the newest class of Great Living Cincinnatians and celebration of the 2025 We Are Making Black History honorees.
Since 1967, the Great Living Cincinnatian Award has been presented annually by the Cincinnati Chamber. The 2025 honorees will join our previous 172 awardees chosen by the Chamber’s Senior Council for service to the community; business and civic attainment on a local, state, national or international level; leadership; awareness of the needs of others; and distinctive accomplishments that have brought favorable attention to their community, institution, or organization. In 2025 we will welcome to this prestigious group James M. Anderson, Dolores J. Lindsay, Charles R. Scheper and Geraldine “Ginger” B. Warner.
Presenting Investor
Platinum Investors
Excellence Investors
Wine Sponsor
2025 Great Living Cincinnatians
The 2025 Class of Great Living Cincinnatians featured four individuals who left an indelible mark on our Region. We were honored to recognize James M. Anderson, Dolores J. Lindsay, Charles R. Scheper, and Geraldine “Ginger” B. Warner as Great Living Cincinnatians.
2024 Making Black History Honorees
Our #MakingBlackHistory celebration recognized seven Black leaders living and working in our region creating legacies today. These are leaders who go the extra mile for their community, excel in their respective fields, and open doors for the future leaders coming up behind them.
The 2024 Making Black History honorees were celebrated at the 2024 Annual Dinner. They include:
- Tracey Artis | CEO, I Hear Music, Inc.
- Keith Borders | Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer & VP Community Development, Union & Guardian Savings Bank
- Patrice Borders | Founder & CEO, AmplifyEI
- Vernon Jackson | CEO & Founder, Noble Barber & Beauty and Creator of The Gifted Event
- Danielle Lewis Jones | Head of Communications, Kroger Health
- Alandes Powell | Co-Founder & Executive Director, Black Art Speaks
- Robert Sanders | Principal & Founder, Sanders Development Group
- Dr. Rolanda J. Wilkerson | Senior Director, Fellow Beauty Care, Procter & Gamble
Our 2024 Investors
