An HIV prevention specialist for the Berrien County Health Department, Melissa Zmyslo provides HIV testing and counseling, works on case reporting

Clifton C. Turner was a mentor to the young people of the Flint area for more than 30 years as a teacher, coach and school administrator.

Richard H. Smart worked for aerospace giant McDonnell Douglas Corporation for 37 years.

Dana Harris Slagle is an associate editor at Jet magazine in Chicago where she researches and writes on topics ranging from education and entertain

Judith Buchalski was awarded the Bernard C. Radde Distinguished Service Award in 2007.

Merlin and Carolyn Hanson received the Bernard C. Radde Distinguished Service Award in 2006.

Theresa Orlaske-Rich is an attorney and human resource professional who has worked for General Motors Corporation since the mid-1980s.

Professor Richard L. Bishop is professor emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gloria Ender is president of Freedom Finishing in Benton Harbor.

Neldine Edwards is executive director of We Can Make a Difference, a non-profit organization through which she delivers parenting and life skills t