Retired Educator, Businessman Rick Platz Named Recipient of Top JA Volunteer Award
MONDAY 162nd YEAR • No. 140 OCTOBER 10, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ Retired educator, businessman Rick Platz named recipient of top JA volunteer award By RICK NORTON have witnessed Rick’s relentless and pas- Associate Editor sionate dedication to JA throughout the “As a JA board member, I have years. His commitment to this organization Rick Platz, a familiar face and longtime witnessed Rick’s relentless and has been inspirational, invaluable and fixture in the Cleveland and Bradley passionate dedication to JA immeasurable.” County business and education worlds, has throughout the years. His Platz, who retired as director of the Small been named recipient of Junior commitment to this organization Business Development Center on the Achievement of the Ocoee Region’s most has been inspirational, invaluable Cleveland State Community College cam- prized volunteer honor. and immeasurable.” pus in 2010 and who has since served as Described as a selfless, unpaid worker — Cheryl Dunson an adjunct instructor, follows a series of who has made a “significant difference in previous JA award winners he praised as the lives” of many local students, Platz friends and role models: Margaret Schenck, received the 2016 Ron Braam Award. financial footing when it appeared JA was Don Lorton and Ron Braam, the latter for The presentation came during the non- imminently on the brink of fiscal adversity,” whom the award was eventually named. profit’s recent annual meeting, its 51st said Cheryl Dunson, executive vice presi- Contributed photo “I am honored to receive the Ron Braam RICK PLATZ, left, a retired educator and businessman and former since the organization’s local establishment dent of marketing for Santek Waste Award,” Platz said in accepting the tribute.
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