Alliance Board Chair to be honored at upcoming event

Congratulations and thank you to Jack Rossi for his dedication to the Alliance, and to the many other community organizations he has devoted himself to over the years.

Charleston Daily Mail

Business leaders to be honored in May

The West Virginia State University Foundation is set to honor two Charleston business leaders during an annual dinner to be held May 24.

Charles H. James II, whose father started one of the oldest and biggest black businesses in the country, and accountant Jack Rossi will receive awards for contributing to business in West Virginia.

"This is an opportunity to honor [and] really distinguish people," said foundation president James Rowley. Both men have given in many ways to the university and state, Rowley said. The University Foundation, which supports WVSU and West Virginia State Community and Technical College, hopes to raise $1 million this year, said foundation vice president Robin Baldwin. "The money involved goes almost entirely into student scholarships," Rowley said. "These are students that are deserving. They are needy students and they are primarily from West Virginia."

Anyone interested in supporting the foundation can sponsor the dinner, buy tickets or give money directly to the organization. The 30th annual dinner will start at 7 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. Individual tickets cost $150.