I was truly surprised and honored to receive notice that I have been nominated for a Vulcan Award in the Game Changer category in “recognition of leadership in innovative projects that have made or are likely to positively impact the region.” I was even more honored to learn that my good friend Randall Woodfin is a previous winner in this category. Win or lose, I am grateful to have our community development efforts recognized and to be in such good company.
More info on the Vulcan Awards can be found here:
The Vulcan Awards: Community leaders are carrying the torch
The Vulcan Awards Nomination Process
2014 Vulcan Award Winners
Dr. Hood and his wife Robin live in the Bush Hills neighborhood. In 2014, they were winners of a Community Health Innovation Award of the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science for NHabit, a social entrepreneurial startup aimed at improving the health of their community by addressing the problem of vacant and abandoned property. Specifically, they are applying the principles of strategy and entrepreneurship to create a repeatable and scalable model for monitoring blight, occupancy and other conditions indicative of community health. Their efforts were recently highlighted by WBRC Fox 6 News as well as in the following articles: Building on an Idea and Local and global outreach land UAB on president’s community service honor roll.
