David S. Banks
...Of Shelby, N.C.
Win* PPG Award
Banks’ Name
Will Be In Lights
David S. Banks' name will
be in lights as he throws out
the first ball of the Pittsburgh
Pirates and Cincinnati Reds
baseball game June 9.
The lighted board at Pitts
burgh’s Three Rivers Stadium
in Pennsylvania will say,
"PPG Employees Honor 1978
Citizen of the Year, David S.
Banks of Shelby, N.C."
Prior to receiving special
recognition before the game
on PPG Night at the stadium,
Banks will be honored by PPG
board Chairman Robinson
F. Barker in ceremonies at the
PPG General Office in Pitts
burgh and will receive a PPG
Foundation grant of 81,200 to
be presented in his choice plus
the Robinson F. Barker
Citizenship award (formerly
the Steuben glass trophy).
Modest about receiving the
company's highest honor, the
local PPG plant employment
prised by the recent
announcement and had almost
forgotten his name had been
sent in to represent the Shelby
plant in the company-wide
event open to some 36,600 PPG
employees and their spouses.
Banks was selected 1978
PPG Citizen of the Year from
more than 65 semifinalists
from PPG locations through
out the United States because
of his diverse and outstanding
involvement in company and
community activities.
Banks is presently serving
as chairman of the Cleveland
County United Negro College
Fund and as vice chairman of
the Rutherford County Half
way House Board of Directors
and is a member of the Cleve
land County Boys' Club Board
of Directors, the Cleveland
" County Technical Institute
Learning Resources Center
Lay Advisory Committee, the
Cleveland County Alchoho
lism Task Force and the
NAACP.
He is Church School superi
ntendent and a member of the
Board of Trustees of Wardell
A.M.E. Zion Church in Shelby
and is a 32nd degree Mason of
Wilson Street Lodge 193.
He is tormer president of the
Cleveland Industrial Rela
tions Association, vice chair
man of Shelby Board of Elect
ions, treasurer of the Cleve
land County Mental Health
Association and member of
Shelby Parks and Recreation
Board of Directors.
Banks recently received the
Cleveland County Mental
Health Volunteer Outstanding
Service award and last year
received the Human Relations
Award presented by the Shel
by Human Relations Council.
In 1976, Banks attended the
Economic Affairs budget
briefing at the White House in
Washington, D C.
Bill Messer. PPG manager
of employee relations, said
Banks' "contribution to the
community has been outstand
ing which is indicated by the
fact that he was selected over
all the plant employees and
that he received the Human
Relations Award.
"The fact he participates in
so many varied activities, all
people-oriented, shows his
genuine concern for his fellow
man."
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