(Press Release from ACCE)—The American Chamber of Commerce Executives announced today that Richard C. D. “Dick” Fleming has been selected to receive the 2014 John Parr Award, recognizing a lifetime of outstanding individual leadership in advancing regional stewardship of metropolitan areas. The Parr Award will be formally presented on August 13 at the American Chamber of Commerce Executives’ (ACCE) centennial convention in Cincinnati. Fleming has served on Partners' Board of Trustees since 1993.
The John Parr Award was established in 2008 by the Alliance for Regional Stewardship (ARS) to recognize individuals who have dedicated their professional and personal lives, as well as social and political capital, to advancing regional stewardship. The award commemorates the legacy of the late John Parr (1948--2007), former chief executive of the National Civic League, co-founder of ARS, and one of America’s foremost advisors in the areas of collaborative government, public/private partnerships, and regional governance.
“Frankly, I think of no one in our profession who has done more and been more committed to regionalism than Dick Fleming.” said J. Mac Holladay, CCE, LM, CEO of Market Street Services. “I know John Parr would be glad to see his old neighbor Dick receive this prestigious award.”
For more than 30 years, Dick Fleming has been a civic entrepreneur engaged in private sector and public initiatives to revitalize center cities and metropolitan communities in Atlanta, Denver and St. Louis.