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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2007Talbert House honors three for exemplary community service
Talbert House Annual Luncheon honorees (from the left): Ohio Senator Patricia Clancy, Dr. Karen Bankston and Ann Lugbill. CINCINNATI—Talbert House awarded three community leaders with its most prestigious awards at the agency’s 42nd Annual Luncheon in September. Those honored were Dr. Karen Bankston, Ohio Senator Patricia Clancy and Ann Lugbill.
Talbert House is a social service agency ranked in the Business Courier’s list of top 25 largest nonprofit organizations in Greater Cincinnati. The agency provides services in community corrections, mental health, substance abuse and welfare-to-work and serves 28,000 registered clients a year with an additional 50,000 served through prevention and hotline services.
Dr. Karen Bankston, Senior Vice President, Drake Center
The Community Service AwardDr. Karen Bankston is senior vice president of Drake Center, part of the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati. Dr. Bankston volunteers with the United Way and led the Oral Health Initiative. She serves on various boards, including Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, YWCA, and Babies Milk Fund and helped found The Center for Closing the Health Gap. Dr. Bankston earned an associate’s from Youngstown State University, a bachelor’s and master’s in Nursing from Kent State University and a doctorate from University of Cincinnati.
The Community Service Award was established in 1992 to honor an individual who has gone beyond the call of duty to provide valuable leadership and outstanding services to our community.
The Honorable Patricia Clancy, Ohio Senator, 8th District
Agnes Seasongood Good Government AwardThe Honorable Patricia Clancy (R) serves Ohio’s 8th Senate District in Hamilton County. Clancy was elected to the Senate in 2004, after serving four terms in the Ohio House, where she was Majority Floor Leader. As senator, Clancy is chairman of the Highways and Transportation Committee and vice chairman of the Judiciary-Criminal Justice Committee. A former probation officer, she has supported Talbert House through her focus on criminal justice and domestic violence issues. Clancy received a bachelor’s in Secondary Education from the University of Cincinnati.
The Agnes Seasongood Good Government Award was established in 1992 to honor an individual in public service who has worked in the spirit of Seasongood to promote the development of mental health, community corrections, substance abuse and welfare-to-work services for the community. Agnes Seasongood (1890-1982), a prominent Cincinnati citizen, was particularly interested in the treatment and rehabilitation of prisoners, which led to her involvement with Talbert House as a board member.
Ann Lugbill, Attorney, Grant and Eisenhofer
The Ernest Talbert Award
Ann Lugbill is an attorney with the firm, Grant & Eisenhofer, and specializes in employment law with a focus on class action and whistleblowers. She has co-authored two books, False Claims Act: Whistleblower Litigation and Representing the Terminated Employee in Ohio. Lugbill is chairperson of the Foundation for Talbert House and serves as co-chair of the Josh Morrow Workplace Fairness Fund. In 1989, she became the first woman to serve as chair of Talbert House Board of Trustees. Lugbill earned a bachelor’s from Kalamazoo College and law degree from University of Virginia.The Ernest Talbert Award was established in 1992 to honor an individual who has acted as a benefactor or advocate for Talbert House in promoting its community awareness of community corrections, mental health, substance abuse and welfare-to-work issues in the community. Dr. Ernest Talbert (1879-1971) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati. He was an early leader in advocating the use of community alternatives to incarceration.
Talbert House is a community-wide nonprofit network of social services with over 40 proven programs focusing on prevention, assessment, treatment and reintegration. Each year, Talbert House helps more than 28,000 men, women and children across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky overcome adversity to become healthy and productive citizens through its programs in community corrections, mental health, substance abuse and welfare-to-work.
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