Eight Clark County adults and 22 high school seniors have been nominated for this year’s Gen. George C. Marshall leadership awards.
The two 2017 award recipients will be announced at a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on March 22 at the Providence Academy, 400 E. Evergreen Blvd.
Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib will be keynote speaker at this year’s ceremony.
The awards honor the legacy of Gen. Marshall, who lived in Vancouver from 1936 to 1938 as commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade at Vancouver Barracks. During World War II, Marshall served as the chief of staff of the U.S. Army. He was secretary of state from 1947-1949 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Marshall Plan, which helped rebuild the economies of Europe and the Pacific nations after the war.
The leadership awards are a program of the Fort Vancouver National Trust.
Adult award nominees:
Katie Archer, Archer Public Affairs; D. Max Ault, Columbia River Economic Development Council; Alex Major, Army National Guard, Evergreen High School DECA; Whitney McMillin, Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington; Sean Philbrook, Identity Clark County; Michael Pond, Young Democrats of Clark County; Bradley Richardson, Clark County Historical Museum; Jenny Thompson, Police Activities League.
