Rosedale Neighbor, Ed Stout, received two awards recently for his work in neighborhood development and creative programming as Branch Manager of the Midtown Gateway Center of the Human Development Corporation — the 1977 HDC Employee of the Year Award and the Saint Louis Jaycees 1977 Distinguished Service Award.
The HDC Employee of the Year Award was presented to Ed at the 7th Annual HDC Awards Banquet attended by over 800 at the new Sheraton Saint Louis Hotel, on October 7. Ed was cited for creating in Midtown a “model neighborhood center” whose community organization component is “second to none.” The Midtown Center serves the poor and residents of the Midtown District through a variety of social and neighborhood development services. During this past program year, the Midtown staff under Ed’s direction have developed the midtown Neighborhood Housing Corporation with a commitment of $144,000 even prior to hiring its Executive Director, created a unique Neighborhood Planning Assistance Office to help residents of the Tiffany Neighborhood compete on a more equal basis with professional developers, and mobilized over $600,000 in new grants and services.
During his acceptance speech, Ed presented his own “HDC Spouse of the Year Award” to Mary Bea, his wife, citing the many sacrifices she has had to make “so that we could attain the successes the staff and board of Midtown have reached.”
The Jaycees Distinguished Service Award was presented to Ed at the annual Jaycees Award ceremony on October 13, at the Chase Park Plaza. The panel of judges for this year’s awards were Ms. Robin Smith, KTVI-Channel 2 Reporter; Mr. J. A. Baer of Stix, Baer and Fuller Company; and, Mr. John Lindenbusch, Director of the Missouri Historical Society.
Each year the Jaycees honor young men in the Saint Louis Area who have served their community, nation and families in an outstanding manner. The Distinguished Services Award is the highest honor bestowed by the organization.
Originally published in The Paper, November 1977.
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