Mid-South Minority Business Council awards honor institutional diversity

Daily business news story for The Commercial Appeal

November 21, 2009

Methodist Healthcare president Gary Shorb received top honors Friday at the Mid-South Minority Business Council Robert R. Church Sr. Achievement awards.

Shorb was named the Model Diversity Corporation CEO of the Year at a luncheon at the Holiday Inn at University of Memphis.

“This is a team effort,” Shorb said. “Driving from the top is important, but it takes a team to make it work.”

The award is in recognition of the council’s program to institutionalize diversity and inclusion, applying it from the top down, in corporations around Memphis and, eventually, nationally.

“CEOs gather their team around and they embrace diversity,” said Luke Yancy III, council president and CEO. “They’re passionate about it.” … (read more)