The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) and the Capitol Square Foundation announce the 2024 Great Ohioan Award recipients. The Capitol Square Foundation presented the selected individuals from nominations submitted by citizens and organizations across Ohio.
Larry Doby, Toni Morrison, Carl Stokes selected as ‘Great Ohioans’
By Dean Narciso - The Columbus Dispatch (TNS)
A Major League Baseball player, Nobel Prize-winning author and former Cleveland mayor have been selected as the recipients of this year’s “Great Ohioan” award.
The honorees Larry Doby, Toni Morrison and Carl Stokes, respectively were selected Thursday by the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and Capitol Square Foundation from nominations submitted by citizens and organizations from across Ohio.
“It is fitting to recognize these three amazing people as Great Ohioans. They changed society and the way we all look at society. Their impact went well beyond Ohio’s borders,” said Capitol Square Foundation Chairman Charles Moses in a statement.
A Major League Baseball player, Nobel Prize-winning author and former Cleveland mayor have been selected as the recipients of this year s “Great Ohioan award.
The honorees Larry Doby, Toni Morrison and Carl Stokes, respectively were selected Thursday by the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and Capitol Square Foundation from nominations submitted by citizens and organizations from across Ohio.
“It is fitting to recognize these three amazing people as Great Ohioans. They changed society and the way we all look at society. Their impact went well beyond Ohio’s borders,” said Capitol Square Foundation Chairman Charles Moses in a statement.