THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO
The Board
Gary E. Bell, Chairman for Life
Thaddeus J. Bel
Reginald S. Bel
Veta T. Bell Faison
William Hopkins
Henry H. Kennedy Jr.
Angela S. Kennedy Acree
Randall L. Kennedy
James L. Price Jr.
Clement A. Price
Jarmila L. Price
Cyril O. “Butch” Spann Jr.
This book is also dedicated to the parents of
all the board members.
Special recognition is given to Anna Spann Price, Hattie Lillian
Spann Bell, and Rachel Spann Kennedy, the surviving daughters of
Sellers Spann and Lillian V. Spann (Big Mama). These three
extraordinary women have generously offered guidance, support,
discipline, wisdom, and love to all the members of The Board.