Gold-Record Selling R&B Artist Tyrone Davis will perform for the 43rd Annual Awards Banquet Weekend. 43rd Annual Awards Banquet Weekend Gold-Record Selling R&B Artist Tyrone Davis will ‘Turn Back The Hands of Time’ to kick off the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club’s 43rd Annual Awards Banquet Weekend festivities at 8 p.m., Saturday, February 21, at the Adam's Mark Hotel, 4th & Chestnut Streets, in downtown St. Louis. The concert follows the 15th Annual Alumni Reception and Awards Program earlier that evening and celebrates the 79th Birthday of President, CEO and Co-Founder Martin L. Mathews. The weekend continues at the Adam's Mark with the noon, Sunday, February 22 banquet, where 1,000 young people and volunteer coaches are recognized for achievements in baseball, basketball, football and swimming. Tickets are on sale now for both events by calling (314) 382-5952, ext. 234. St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley Six Outstanding alumni and more than 50 community leaders are recognized at Saturday's 5 p.m. pre-concert, invitation-only reception. ‘The Spirit of St. Louis’ award is presented to St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, for his exemplary service to the community and leadership during a challenging transition. Mathews-Dickey Alumnus Johnny Furr, Jr., vice president of sales development and community affairs for Anheuser-Busch, Inc., receives the Meritorius Service award, as ‘In Appreciation of the Year’ honors are bestowed upon Susan Benigas, Media Events Partnership Co. president; Sandra Moore, Urban Strategies, Inc. president; and Dorothy White-Coleman, White Coleman & Associates, LLC manager. Award winners (Clockwise): Mathews-Dickey Alumnus Johnny Furr, Jr., vice president of sales development and community affairs for Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; Susan Benigas, Media Events Partnership Co. president; Sandra Moore, Urban Strategies, Inc. president; and Dorothy White-Coleman, White Coleman & Associates, LLC manager Sunday's family-oriented gala features a mini-variety show of dazzling entertainment by Best Talent Center, professional recording artist and Club alumnus Jamie ‘King James’ Dennis, St. Louis Academy of Dance Pazazz Performers, the Super Bowl Champion Mathews-Dickey 8-Heavy and 9-Light Bulldog Cheerleaders, several Mathews-Dickey members and the Washington University Pikers. KTRS Morning Show Co-Host Bill Wilkerson emcees the weekend's festivities, joined on Saturday evening by his morning show co-host Wendy Wiese and KTVI Fox 2 Sports Anchor/Reporter Rob Desir. Major sponsors are the Adam's Mark Hotel, Anheuser Busch, Inc. and Equal Sweetener Foundation. Mathews-Dickey serves more than 40,000 young men and women annually in the St. Louis-metropolitan area. The Club provides structured athletic, educational and cultural-enrichment activities. For more information, call Barbara A. Washington or Bill Fronczak at (314) 382-5952, ext. 234. The roll call of the remaining award winners includes: Outstanding Alumni Leon Algee, Associated Press/Suburban Journals photographer; Veronica Anderson-Johnson, sales support and directory operations manager, SBC Smart Yellow Pages; Michael Harding, vice president of operations, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; Jeffery Randle, CPA, president, Randle & Associates; Martise Scott, loss prevention supervisor, Walgreens Corporation; Marvin Witherspoon, St. Louis City Fire Department captain. Memorial Kim Admire, senior commercial banking associate, LaSalle Bank - Samella Zomphier Memorial; John Bernard, retired principal, Scullin Elementary School - Osbie Savage, Sr. Memorial; Edward Brown, accounting service center manager, United States Postal Service - George Green Memorial; Doris Byrd, BJC medical assistant - Christine Jinkins Memorial Lakisha Coleman - Florence Carter Memorial; Vivienne Dobbs, community volunteer - Rhodia Miller Memorial; Toney Fulton, bus driver, Laidlaw Education Services - William Patterson Memorial; Diane Gee, accounts payable manager, Engineered Support Systems, Inc. - Pearl S. White Memorial; Fernando Gines, Casino Queen dealer - Bessemer Carter Memorial; Shirley Hardge, coordinator of adult life span services, Christian Northeast Hospital - Rose Mae Ballentine; Lee Hart, St. Louis Public Schools teacher - Anna B. Hines Memorial; Barbara Hilton, Special School District teacher - Vernice Trice Memorial; Laura Holder, retired vice president of options, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. - Marie Hankemeyer Memorial; Andrew Jameson, retired associate, General Motors Corporation - Eugene Crymes Memorial; Sandra Lewis, home care provider - Barbara Mathews Memorial; Vince Loggins, plant foreman, International Foods - Eugene Miller Memorial; Alexis Nunley, sales representative, Lohr Distributing Co. - Tommie Younger, Jr. Memorial; Peggy O'Malley-Dean, Special School District teacher - Mary Allen Memorial; Mary Parram, assistant to the director, Southside Wellness Center - Verlie D. Williams Memorial; Frank Robinson, Sr., electrical engineer, City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety - James Whiteside Memorial; Lt. Anthony Russo, lieutenant, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department - Cerman F. Mathews Memorial; Leon Vaughn - Larry Ford Memorial; Johnny Wilder, Laclede Gas Co. supervisor - Garland Barnes Memorial; Jeffrey Younger, public relations and special events intern, Mathews-Dickey - Hubert “Dickey” Ballentine Memorial Mother & Father of the Year Brenda Jones, sports manager, Mathews-Dickey - Mother of the Year; Robert White, Sr., Budget Rental Car manager - Father of the Year Medal of Excellence Chad Brown, junior, Ace Development Center - Silver; Brittney Johnson, freshman, Lutheran North High School - Silver; Brandan McCluskey, sophomore, Cleveland Junior Naval ROTC - Gold; Shannon Roper, junior, Incarnate Word Academy - Gold; Gregory Rutherford, sixth grader, Nance Elementary School - Bronze; T'Nisha Travis, sophomore, Parkway South High School - Bronze Athletic Cornell Andrews, home equity representative, State Farm Insurance - Baseball Manager of the Year; Ossie Jinkins, Colonial Freight Co. driver - Football Hall of Fame; Rochelle Merriweather, service representative, SBC Communications, Inc. - Cheerleading Coordinator of the Year; Gwen Moss, engineering lead, Boeing Co. - Girls' Basketball Coach of the Year; Willie Temple, Habberburger pipe fitter - Baseball Hall of Fame; Marcus Townsend, Townsend & Townsend Construction Co. contractor - Football Coach of the Year; Rick Wilson, United States Parcel Service driver - Boys' Basketball Coach of the Year For more information on the Bulldog Football & Cheerleading Campaign, Click Here. 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