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Columbus Hall of Fame honors five civic leaders for decades of service
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Mayor Andrew Ginther and city officials inducted five people into the Columbus Hall of Fame, highlighting achievements in law, community organizing, philanthropy and medicine.
Mayor Andrew Ginther and city officials on Wednesday evening inducted five people into the Columbus Hall of Fame, honoring their contributions to neighborhoods, public service and civic life in Columbus.
The ceremony recognized the late Judge William H. Brooks Sr.; Barbara Fergus; the late Clarence Lumpkin; Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr.; and the late Dr. Wilburn H. Weddington Sr. Officials and family members described each honoree’s local impact and read personal remembrances and accomplishments.
The inductions highlight a range of public-service careers spanning municipal government, neighborhood advocacy, philanthropy and medicine. Mayor Andrew Ginther opened the ceremony by calling it “one of the great nights of the year” and saying the Hall of Fame is “a way for us to acknowledge how extraordinary…
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