Each year Leadership Howard County has honored individuals for outstanding dedication and commitment to serving our community. These honorees exemplify the goals of leadership at the highest level: using their skills and resources to positively impact the community and provide an enduring legacy for others to follow. In 2023, LHC updated its annual awards categories – the previous Leadership Legacy, Unsung Hero, and Distinguished Alumni Awards were merged into a new category, LHC’s Key Leader, which acknowledges the key past award attributes, while looking ahead to LHC’s future. Two new awards were also introduced, LHC’s Emerging Leader, which recognizes a recent Premier graduate for their engagement and advocacy, and LHC’s Corporate Community Impact Leader, which recognizes a company for their compassion and service to the community. The 2024 honorees were awarded at A Night of Illuminating Leadership ~ Emerging Leader, Jinal Contractor, LP ’24; Key Leader, Ellen Flynn Giles, LP ’15; and, Corporate Community Impact Recipient, Sherri Collins Witzke, LP ’07, & Harry H. Witzke’s Family Funeral Home ~ congratulations!
