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December 21, 2022 - December 27,2022
Vol. 52 No. 51
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Good Times Jazz Bar Sc Restaurant to Host Savannah
Christmas Special
Dred “Perky Scott Eric Jones
S avannah’s
premiere jazz
venue Good
Times Jazz Bar & Restau
rant is set to host a Christ
mas Special performance by
“Dred ‘Perky’ Scott and The
Eric Jones Trio” featuring
Eric Jones with Marc Chesa-
now and Robert Saunders.
Performances are set to take
place on Thursday, Decem
ber 22 from 7:00 pm-10:00
pm and Friday, December
23 from 8:00 pm-ll:00 pm.
Dred “Perky”
Scott of the “Dred ‘Perky’
Scott Quintet,” a native of
Harrisburg started his career
at age of 11 with the stage
name “Little Perky Wonder.”
He has played in numerous
groups such as the El Dantes
(with Cedric Lawson) and
the Emperors, a very notable
Harrisburg group who had
a hit record, “Karate.” He
honed his chops with many
significant artists in the jazz
realm over the last 50 years.
He worked with Jazz greats,
Marcus Belgrade, Gerri Al
len, Kenny Barron and Max
Roach, Roger Humphries,
Dwayne Dolphin, and John
‘Squirrel” Mosley.
Eric Jones was
bom in Moultrie, Georgia,
and started to play piano by
ear at the age of five. At 11,
Eric began studying tram-
pet. At 16 he started formal
lessons on piano and within
two years, he was awarded
a piano scholarship to An
drew College. Eric went on
to pursue his education at
Armstrong Atlantic State
University, studying under
Dr. Kevin Hampton, gradu
ating with a B.A. in Piano.
In addition to teaching pri
vate lessons, composing and
arranging, he completed his
Master’s in Composition
from Georgia Southern Uni
versity, where he studied un
der Dr. Martin Gendelman.
Continued on Page 3
Savannah State University Honors Two Graduates with
President’s Second Mile Award
Kimberly Ballard-Washington presents award to honor graduate Anastasia W. Stephens (L)
and Kevontae S. Kelly (R). Photos by James Gardner, Upscale Photography
Savannah State
University (SSU) has named
Kevontae S. Kelly and hon
or graduate Anastasia W.
Stephens the recipients of
the President’s Second Mile
Award.
Presented during
each commencement cere
mony to a deserving senior
or seniors in recognition
of stellar and meritorious
achievement, the President’s
Second Mile Award is the
highest honor awarded to a
student and is based upon
character, values, leader
ship, and service to the uni
versity and the larger com
munity.
A native of
Colquitt, Ga., Kelly is a
Computer Information Sys
tems, Logistics and Supply
Chain major best known as
the voice of the Powerhouse
of the South, Savannah State
University’s marching band.
Described as a natural bom
leader who tmly cares about
integrity, dignity and hones
ty, Kelly volunteered with
several local organizations
and campus clubs during his
collegiate career, including
Overcoming by Faith Min
istries where he served as
a greeter and assisted with
church outreach programs.
and the Frank Callen Boys
& Girls Club where he
mentored young children,
encouraging them to reach
their full potential. On cam
pus, he served on the Cam
pus Activities Board and as
event coordinator for the
Student Government Asso
ciation.
Continued on Page 4
John Mowry Installed as 66th President of The Home Builders
Association of Greater Savannah
John Mowry Jr.
of Homes of Integrity Inc.
was recently installed as the
66th President of the Home
Builders Association of
Greater Savannah (HBA).
Beth Williams-Holley (52nd
President) installed Mowry.
The ceremony took place at
the Desoto Savannah with
over 200 members, family,
and friends.
Raised in Deland,
FL, Mowry is the son ofNan-
cy Madigan and John Mow
ry Sr. He attended Deland
High School and later, while
serving in the US Anny,
was stationed at Ft. Stewart
in 1996. Upon leaving the
service a year later, he was
hired by Ft. Stewart/Hunter
Anny Airfield Civilian Fire
The 2023 HBA Officers. (Back (L-R): Patty Rietkovich, Tara Boyer.
Front (L-R): Josh Waters, John Mowry, Jeff Kramer, and Rodney Rawls.
Department. He and his 2004. Mowry continued to until he worked his last day
wife Meagan started Homes work as a firefighter while at Ft. Stewart in 2008.
of Integrity Constmction in building Homes of Integrity Continued on Page 5
The Savannah Tribune Salutes
Suzanne Shank
Suzanne Shank
Recognized as
CEO of the largest Woman
and Minority-owned Non
bank Financial Finn, The
Savannah Tribune congrat
ulates Savannah native,
Suzanne Shank, for being
inducted into the inaugural
class of the Bond Buyers’
Hall of Fame. Shank is the
founding owner, chairman,
CEO and majority stock
holder of Siebert Cisneros
Shank & Co., LLC, an inde
pendent non-bank financial
services firm that offers in
vestment banking, sales and
trading, research, and advi
sory services. She was also
the recipient of the Black
Enterprise Inaugural Earl
Graves, Sr. Visionary Award
this past May.
Locally, Shank is
featured among SCAD’s
(Savannah College of Art
and Design) gilded relief
portraits in Arnold Hall,
honored as a Savannah
Women of Vision in 2020
and USA Today’s Women
of the Century in the same
year. Suzanne Shank is the
daughter of Roger and Mary
Shank, and a graduate of
Sol C. Johnson High School
(1979), the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
with a Master of Business
Administration degree in
Finance, and the Georgia In
stitute of Technology with a
Bachelor of Science degree
in Civil Engineering.
Rep. Carl Gilliard Named
Chair of Georgia Legislative
Black Caucus
State Representa
tive Carl Gilliard (D-Savan-
nah) was recently named the
chair of the Georgia Legisla
tive Black Caucus (GLBC)
for the 2023-2024 legisla
tive term, beginning January
9, 2023. Founded in 1975,
the GLBC is currently the
largest caucus of Black state
legislators in the nation.
“The Georgia Leg
islative Black Caucus stands
on the shoulders of giants,
like the 33 original Black
legislators whose sacrifices
paved the way for us to serve
in the Georgia House Repre
sentatives,” said Rep. Gil-
hard. “I want to thank State
Senator Tonya Anderson for
her servant leadership as
caucus’ chair for the last two
years, as well as the caucus’
vice chair, State Represen
tative Derrick Jackson, and
the entire executive board.
I am humbled to have the
chance to look to their ex
amples as we transition our
leadership team.”
As the GLBC
chair. Rep. Gilliard will fo
cus on galvanizing Black
voices from across the state
and identifying legislative
solutions that support Black
fanners and minority partic
ipation in economic devel
opment. Rep. Gilliard also
plans to launch the “Chair
man’s Roundtable” event
series, which will feature
African American elected
officials from different re
gions of Georgia.
The Georgia Leg
islative Black Caucus is a
501(c)3 non-profit, non
partisan organization com
prised of 68 GA House
& Senate members. The
GLBC seeks to protect the
general welfare of Black
people, other people of color
and disadvantaged citizens
of GA in matters of health
and welfare, education, so
cial and criminal justice,
employment and economic
empowerment.
For more info
about the GLBC, visit www.
gablackcaucus.org
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