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2009 Dominion VITA Awards (Volunteer in the Arts)
Thank you for your nominations for the 2009 Dominion VITA Awards! Please check back soon to see the winners.
If you have questions regarding the VITA Awards, please call Emily Gallentine at 412-622-1590.
The Dominion VITA Awards program is a joint community partnership between Dominion and WQED Pittsburgh. It is funded by an annual grant from Dominion. Dominion is one of the nation's largest fully integrated electric and natural gas holding companies. The Dominion VITA Awards are coordinated by WQED Pittsburgh, the nation's first community-owned public broadcasting station. Today, WQED Pittsburgh is a leading regional, public multimedia enterprise that creates and distributes quality products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within its community and around the world.
Meet past awardees.
AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Arts, Culture, Recreation
REVEREND GLENN G. GRAYSON
Senior Pastor, Wesley Center AME
Zion Church
Civic, Community, Humanitarian
YVONNE COOK
President/Highmark Foundation
& Vice President of Community
and Health Initiatives, Highmark Inc.
Business/Government
IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Education
AND
 Talisa Barnes, a Pittsburgh native, has lived in Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Returning to Pittsburgh during high school, Barnes earned her diploma from Peters Township High School. Barnes is currently working towards her Associate's Degree in Nursing at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC).
Corranda Y. Cain moved to Pittsburgh and attended Oliver High School. She graduated with a 3.4 GPA and is currently in her first year at the Bradford School majoring in computer programming. Cain plans to obtain her bachelor's and master's degrees at Robert Morris University.
 Riccubono (Ricco) Cobia attended Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia through the 11th grade. Cobia is currently a senior at Mt. Lebanon High School. He hopes to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) or University of Southern California (USC).
Kemar Anthony Leamy, born in Jamaica, came to the United States at age seven. A graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, Leamy majors in sports management and marketing at California University of Pennsylvania. He hopes to be a market analyst for a sports apparel company or an athletic director.
Click here to meet the 2007 winners
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