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Proclamation recognizing Mr. Ralph J. Papa, President of Citizen's Bank, for earning the Fred E. Obley Award from the Amen Corner and Mr. Donald W. Ickert for his past service as President of the Amen Corner.
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ralph J. Papa, President of Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, will be honored with the 2006 Fred E. Obley Award for Business Leadership and Excellence at the Amen Corner Holiday Reception and Annual Meeting held at the Duquesne Club on November 29th, 2006; and
WHEREAS, prior to joining Citizens in 2001, Mr. Papa was President of Mellon Bank, Western Region in Pittsburgh and Chairman of Mellon Bank N.A., Central Region in State College; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Papa serves on the boards of Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, St. Barnabas Health System, United Way of Allegheny County and World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, just to name a few; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, he received the CEO Communicator of the Year Award from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and was named Vector's 2002 Man of the Year for Finance. He received Life's Work's 2004 Joseph F. Mulach, Jr. Award in recognition of his efforts to make life and work more meaningful for persons with disabilities and he also received the American Jewish Committtee's Community Service Human Rights Award for his contributions in western Pennsylvania, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Inspiration Award and the Pittsburgh Public Schools Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2005, he received the B'nai B'rith's International Community Achievement Award;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council, on behalf of the citizens of Allegheny County, hereby recognizes and congratulates Mr. Ralph J. Papa upon receiving the 2006 Fred E. Obley Award for Business Leadership and Excellence. This Council commends Mr. Papa for his dedication and commitment to lead...
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