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AWB Honors Gerri Coleman with 2003 Bruce Briggs Award |
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Written On: May 28, 2003 |
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Written By: Richard Davis |
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SPOKANE – The Association of Washington Business recently honored Gerri Coleman, owner of Express Personnel Service in Walla Walla, with the 2003 Bruce Briggs Award for her long history of state and community service.
The Briggs award recognizes individual volunteer efforts among AWB members.
Presently, Coleman is one of only three employers to serve on the state’s Workforce Education and Coordinating Board. She has served as president of the Washington State Job Service Employers Committee from 1993 to 1995, and represented the state at the National Employers Conference in Washington, D.C. in 1996. Coleman has also served on the board of the Children’s Home Society of Washington for eight years.
AWB President Don Brunell said the Walla Walla Chamber put it best: “She does not look for credit, but looks for ways to show appreciation to others. Gerri is always running at full speed---it is amazing to watch what she can accomplish.”
Active in the community since 1976, The Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce named Gerri Coleman their “Woman of the Year” in 2000. She was honored with AWB’s “Heavylifter Award” that same year.
The award was presented during the association’s Spring Board meeting in Spokane.
Named in honor of the late Bruce Briggs, founder of Briggs Nursery in Olympia, the Bruce Briggs Award is AWB’s highest honor for community service. Past winners include Bruce Briggs, Olympia; Mike Porter, Tacoma; and, Patrick Quigg, Hoquiam.
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