CLEVELAND — Editor's Note: The above video features a previous interview 3News did with Cleveland Heritage Medal recipient Beth Mooney
The Cleveland Heritage Medal was awarded to four community leaders Thursday night at the Cleveland City Hall Grand Hall Rotunda
This year, Richard J. Bogomolny, the retired chairman and CEO of First National Supermarkets Inc., Margot James Copeland, the retired chair and CEO of the KeyBank Foundation, Beth E. Mooney, the retired chairwoman and CEO of Key Corp, and Margaret W. Wong, the founder and managing partner of Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC. were honored with the 2021 Cleveland Heritage Medal.
To celebrate Mooney receiving the Cleveland Heritage Medal, KeyCorp announced that it is investing $2 million into two local institutions:
$1 million to establish The Beth E. Mooney Center for Transformative Leadership at Cleveland State University: The Center will offer groundbreaking, interdisciplinary education, and civic and professional leadership training for leaders who will serve Northeast Ohio for decades to come.
$1 million to the Cleveland Clinic ASPIRE Program, which provides minority high school students with career information, skills training and mentorships in healthcare. Upon high school graduation, they begin post-secondary studies alongside part-time employment at Cleveland Clinic. This pipeline of future professionals plays a vital role in increasing diversity in the healthcare field.
The Cleveland Heritage Medal was established in 2016 and is the highest civilian award in the Greater Cleveland area. It was modeled after the Presidential Medal of Freedom and is used to recognize those that have made meritorious contributions to the welfare and development of Cleveland and its citizens.
The award has honored 20 people over the past five years.
The Cleveland Heritage Medal was presented as part of a dinner, featuring 3News anchor and managing editor Russ Mitchell as the master of ceremonies.
You can learn more about the Cleveland Heritage Medal and its inaugural class from 2016 in the player below:
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