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5 added to Dayton Walk of Fame
Four individuals and a chorus were inducted as members on the Dayton area Walk of Fame Thursday, Sept. 23, during ceremonies in the Wright-Dunbar Business Village.
Annae Barney Gorman (1862-1938), founder of what is now Children’s Medical Center of Dayton; Daniel W. Mikesell (1883-1965), who started the Mike-Sells Potato Chip company 100 years ago in Dayton; David Ponitz, community leader and former president of Sinclair Community College; Betty Schmoll, founder and first president of Hospice of Dayton; and the Gem City Chorus, six-time international Sweet Adelines champions, each had pavers bearing their names installed, joining 120 others along both sides of West Third Street between Shannon and Broadway streets.
Ponitz and Schmoll accepted their awards and were among the speakers.
Martha Mapp and two of her sons who also work in the family business represented her grandfather, Mikesell; David Kinsaul, president and CEO of Children’s, accepted for Gorman, and member Nancy Duffee represented the Gem City Chorus, which is observing its 40th anniversary.
The presentation at the Regional Cooperation Auditorium, 1100 W. Third St., was followed by a lunch at Sinclair Community College.
The Walk of Fame was begun as part of the local bicentennial celebration in 1996 to recognize those who have made lasting contributions to life in the Miami Valley. For more information, go to www.wright-dunbar.org
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By Edie Moorehead
October 9, 2010 9:32 AM | Link to this
As a member of Gem City Chorus, it was such an honor to be among the chosen inductees for the Walk of Fame. I now live in Loveland, but was born and raised in Dayton (the city I love). Words cannot express my feelings being among those chosen this year. A day of such honor, I will never forget. Thank you, thank you!!! Edie M.