• Greater St. Louis, Inc. Senior Director Trezette Dixon (right) of the St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative (SLBDI) The Fellows Experience is delighted to see many friends at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • David Steward II, David Steward, Michael Kennedy, Sr. and Michael B. Kennedy at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 22nd Annual Salute to Business Networking and Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22 at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.

  • Cheryl Jones, Non-Profit Executive of the Year chats with President and CEO of The Muny Kwofe Coleman (right) at 22nd Salute to Excellence Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024.  

  • Peter Neidorff (center) and the Neidorff family were surrounded by family, friends and colleagues at the 22nd Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon. The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation presented a special inaugural Champion of Civic and Business Inclusion award to honor Michael F. Neidorff, posthumously, on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Steven Harris, 7th Managing Partner, and first Black Managing Partner of Rubin Brown is St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 2024 Corporate Executive of the Year.  Harris was honored during the 22nd Annual Salute to Business Networking and Awards Luncheon on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis. See full photo gallery: 2024 St. Louis Charitable Foundation Salute to Excellence in Business photos.

  • Personal Touches Designs President and CEO Jeanetta Hawkins (left) greets St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee David Steward II (center) and Yi Du at 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 Salute to Business Lifetime Achiever Michael Kennedy, Sr. gave a heartfelt acceptance speech at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American City Editor Alvin A. Reid speaks in honor of late St. Louis American COO and Director of Sales and Marketing Kevin Jones.

  • CEO Jason Hall of co-presenting sponsor Greater St. Louis, Inc. spoke about economic inclusion at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • President and CEO of Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Michael McMillan (left) and RBC President and CEO Kathy Osborn (right) speak about the huge foot print in the U.S. left by Michael F. Neidorff honored posthumously by The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation with a special inaugural award as a Champion of Civic and Business Inclusion at the 22nd Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs (left) and President and CEO of Adrian Bracy & Associates, LLC,  Adrian Bracy (right) greet each other at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 Corporate Executive of The Year Steven Harris chatted with Naretha Hopson at 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • President and CEO of RBC Kathy Osborn and St. Louis City Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler chat at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Thelma Steward (left) and Inaugural Salute to Excellence in Business Entrepreneur of the Year David Steward (center) were thrilled that David Steward II was honored as the 2024 Salute to Excellence in Business Entrepreneur of the Year and they celebrated with him at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Michael Whitley (left), Jomo Castro and Kendall Norris enjoy themselves at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 Non-Profit Executive of The Year Cheryl Jones (center), Deborah Patterson (right) and friend enjoying the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.  

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Reporter Ashley Winters (left) and St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Director Raven Whitener at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Preston Davis and Darryl Jones II at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Shaylah Roundtree and Diamond Spence at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Missouri American Water team members: Summer Richardson, Ren Lawrence, Nita Brooks and Patrice Bryant at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 2023 Non-Profit Executive of the Year Yemi Akande-Bartsch (left) and Nicole Adewale of ABNA Engineering enjoy the  22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Abe Adewale of ABNA Engineering (left) greets Yinka Faleti of ASCEND Venture Capital at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Crowd at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Andrew Soll, Centene Director of Excellence, talks to Centene Foundation Director Keith Williamson (right) at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.  

  • St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Corporate Executive of The Year Steven Harris is cheered on by family, colleagues and friends at The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Darryl Jones II listens intently at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Dr. Jerome Williams, Jr. still wears the watch he was awarded as Salute to Excellence Lifetime Achiever in Health Care for 2021. He came out to support St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Salute to Excellence in Business honorees at the networking reception and awards luncheon on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024.

  • Cheryl Jones, Non-Profit Executive of the Year honoree is cheered on by husband John Jones (left) and St. Louis County Police Chief Kenneth Gregory at the 22nd Salute to Excellence Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Corporate Executive of The Year Steven Harris is cheered on by family, colleagues and friends at The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Kathy Conley-Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page enjoy the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • President and CEO of Network Nine Amy Shaw and Founder & CEO of Entrepreneur Business Basics Kira Cheree’ Cobb enjoy the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • President and CEO of co-presenting sponsor Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Michael McMillan speaks about the huge foot print in the U.S. left by Michael F. Neidorff honored posthumously by The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation with a special inaugural award as a Champion of Civic and Business Inclusion at the 22nd Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon.

  • Laurna Godwin, St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 2023 Entrepreneur of the Year honoree (left), and Joan Berkman, columnist for Town and Style Magazine at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs (left) and greets an attendee at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Friends embrace 2024 Salute to Business Lifetime Achiever Michael Kennedy, Sr. at St. Louis American at the St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • James Tatum and Solomon Thurman enjoy catching up at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.  

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Corporate Executive of The Year Steven Harris (center) is cheered on by Eta Boule Archons surrounding him at 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Anna Bryant and her mother Tanya Bryant, toast lifetime achievement honoree Michael Kennedy Sr. at the networking reception. Tanya Bryant is the sister of Michael Kennedy. 

  • St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee David Steward II and Yi Du arrive in style at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Chris Randall and Kenan Morrison catch up at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024.  

  • Minister Terrance Clark said the blessing before the awards luncheon at at The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • CEO Jason Hall of co-presenting sponsor Greater St. Louis, Inc. spoke about economic inclusion at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • RBC President and CEO Kathy Osborn (right) and President and CEO of Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Michael McMillan (left) speak about the huge foot print in the U.S. left by Michael F. Neidorff honored posthumously by The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation with a special inaugural award as a Champion of Civic and Business Inclusion at the 22nd Annual Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Host Rene Knotts and The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Executive Director Raven Whitener present prizes at The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 2024 St. Louis American Salute to Business. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 Salute to Business Lifetime Achiever Michael Kennedy, Sr. gave a moving acceptance speech at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 Salute to Business Lifetime Achiever Michael Kennedy, Sr. gave a moving acceptance speech at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • David Steward II is recognized as The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 2024 Entrepreneur of The Year and Host Rene Knotts congratulates him at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Thelma Steward was thrilled to see her son David Steward II honored as the 2024 Salute to Excellence in Business Entrepreneur of The Year and celebrated with him at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • CEO of Polarity and Lion Forge Animation David Steward II speaks humbly and thankfully about his historic contributions after being awarded The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 2024 Entrepreneur of The Year at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • Rubin Brown Managing Partner Steven Harris is recognized at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Corporate Executive of The Year and given an award from Foundation Director Raven Whitener at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Charitable Foundation Corporate Executive of The Year Steven Harris gives a passionate acceptance speech at The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Awards Luncheon at Ritz-Carlton St. Louis on Thurs., Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • President and CEO of Girls Inc. Cheryl Jones is recognized at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation as Non-Profit Executive of The Year and given an award from Foundation Director Raven Whitener at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

  • President and CEO of Girls Inc. Cheryl Jones is recognized at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation as Non-Profit Executive of The Year and gives a heart warming acceptance speech at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

  • Host Rene Knotts speaks of the accomplished honoree at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.  

  • 2024 St. Louis American Salute to Business. 

  • The 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 St. Louis American Salute to Business. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 St. Louis American Salute to Business. 

  • St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs (left) and President and CEO of Network Nine Amy Shaw chat at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs (left) and President and CEO of Adrian Bracy & Associates, LLC,  Adrian Bracy (right) greet each other at The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs (left) congratulates CEO of Polarity and Lion Forge Animation David Steward II on being awarded The St. Louis American Charitable Foundation 2024 Entrepreneur of The Year at the 22nd Salute to Excellence in Business Networking Reception and Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. 

  • 2024 St. Louis American Salute to Business. 

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