PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia leaders were recognized for their achievements Monday in Center City at the 7th annual Globy Awards.
Global Philadelphia, a non-profit that encourages greater interaction among organizations on a global scale, presented the awards which recognize work in the areas of education, heritage and preservation, community and corporate.
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Executive Director Zabeth Teelucksingh said the group made Philadelphia the nation's first world heritage city.
"There are 330 world heritage cities in the world, and we are closely connected with each and every one of them. We being those relationships to Philadelphia for all kinds of international opportunities," Teelucksingh said.
Teelucksingh said the selection panel followed specific criteria.
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"Doing work that's global in nature was one of them, being a leader that's high profile in Philadelphia, and it was also important to ask of the association that the array be as diverse as possible," Teelucksingh added.
Attorney and community leader Leslie Anne Miller received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
"I'm still alive! I intend to be. I regard it more than a lifetime achievement, as a mid-life opportunity to recharge, refuel, and keep driving," she said.
City Water Department Commissioner Randy Hayman received the Sustainable Development Award.
"For years, we have been involved with green infrastructure and going forward with the Green City, Clean Water program which allows us to eliminate combined sewer overflow pollution from entering our streams and rivers," said Hayman.
Dr. Steven Tang received the award for Corporate leadership. He is the president and CEO of OraSure Technologies, which is a leader in diagnostic tests for viruses such as HIV, Ebola, and COVID-19.
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"The work we've done during COVID-19 to ramp up our efforts to create new products to fight COVID and make testing more available is a key part, of, I think, how we're going to get out of this pandemic," Dr. Tang said.
"We're pleased to be recognized for it."
Jillian Patricia Pirtle, CEO of the National Marian Anderson Museum and Historical Society, received the award for heritage and preservation leadership.
She said Anderson was recognized globally before she was recognized here in her hometown.
"What she was able to do globally was raise the consciousness of what it means to be a Black woman in America as an artist, as a person of peace...something that everybody should be the model of."
