City of Huntington Foundation

11/10/2025

Wall of Fame DInner 2025. Congratulations to these new members.

10/02/2025

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HQ Editor Jack Houvouras has been elected to the Huntington Wall of Fame, an honor that celebrates citizens who have made lasting contributions to our community. He will be joining such past honorees as Chuck Yeager, Joan Edwards, Bill Campbell, Soupy Sales, Mike Perry, Verna Gibson and Bob Pruett.

09/24/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 inductees to the "City of Huntington Foundation, Inc's" Greater Huntington Wall of Fame:
Robert (Bob) Bailey
Melanie P. Hall
John H. (Jack) Houvouras
Jan. K Rader
George T. Smailes, Jr.
For more information please go to our https://www.cityofhuntingtonfoundation.org/

07/04/2024

GHWOF nomination deadline for 2024 is July 15, 2024. Please contact Maxine at 304-654-1471 if you want to still make a nomination.

10/27/2023

City of Huntington Foundation Wall of Fame 2023 Recipients, Dr. Robert Hess, James Hanly Morgan, Dan O'Hanlon, Dr. Stephen Petrany, and Carter Taylor Seaton. Congratulations to a wonderful class of recipients. And don’t forget our illustrious president, Maxine Loudermilk.

06/11/2023

Awesome job troops.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Target today announced that the City of Huntington is one of the winners of this year’s Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant Program, which is designed to identify, promote and support police policies and practices that cities of all sizes are finding to be most effective in advancing the goal of justice for all residents.

In the third year of this competitive grant program, judges named one winner in the program’s large (over 300,000), mid-sized (100,000 – 300,000) and small (under 100,000) population categories. Huntington was the winner in the small population category. Arlington, Texas (large category) and Lansing, Michigan (mid-sized category) also were named winners.

The three winning cities will share in a total of $350,000 in grant funds.

Huntington was recognized for its Crisis Intervention Team, which pairs mental health providers with police officers to respond to mental health/co-occurring substance use crises. The Huntington Police Department, working with other city officials and community health agencies, developed the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in September 2022.

The purpose of the CIT is to handle active mental health crises in the community that cannot be solved by other mental health programs such as crisis phone numbers. The CIT is a part of the Department’s new Coordinated Care Unit that will focus solely on mental health needs within the community. In addition to the Police Department’s Mental Health Liaison and CIT officers, the project currently utilizes partners from the City of Huntington (Mayor's Council on Drug Control Policy) and mental health providers in the community.

In most instances, Cabell County 911 dispatchers inform the HPD shift supervisor of incoming calls and a decision to dispatch the CIT is made after ensuring the scene is clear. Calls can also come from sources such as 311, from within the Department and from community partners and stakeholders. Substance use and mental illness are leading causes of homelessness, and the city has recently experienced an influx of unsheltered individuals that continuously fall through the gaps in the continuum of care. The project provides resources for those unsheltered or unstably housed, those suffering mental health and/or SUD crises and others at risk of continuous interactions with the criminal justice system.

"Our Crisis Intervention Team enables our police officers, working alongside mental health workers, to provide individuals suffering from a mental health crisis multiple paths to services as opposed to arresting them,” Mayor Steve Williams said. “People must still be accountable for criminal violations, but these avenues to receive treatment create compassionate accountability."

08/05/2022

City of Huntington Foundation, Inc
Greater Huntington Wall of Fame
2022 Inducteed
Paul E. Davis
Linda S. Holmes
Marie E. Redd
Edward "Chad" Chadwick

Event date 10-20-2022
Civic Arena
Ticket information - 304-654-1471

04/24/2022

HUNTINGTON — The City of Huntington Foundation Inc. is seeking nominations for the 2022 Greater Huntington Hall of Fame.

10/25/2021

2021 (and 2020) Wall of Fame Ceremony on October 21, 2021

10/05/2021

A letter from us to the Herald Dispatch Voice of the People

Dear Sirs:

2021 brought a host of changes to our beloved City of Huntington Foundation, Inc. In December 2020 we were informed by the Mayor's Office that after 35 years our Jean Carlo Stephenson Auditorium lease was not being renewed. After moving, our Board of Directors was given the option to bid on a contract for rental which we declined. We, of course, continue to serve the community which includes recognizing outstanding citizens for their tremendous contributions to Huntington. Scores of amazing individuals have been recognized in the past for giving their time, talent, and treasure, over a lifetime, for all of us. Now, the City of Huntington Foundation is asking for your help. We have over 150 plaques which have been awarded over 36 years that are in need of a new home for display. The plaques were removed from the arena when recent renovations were completed and as far as we know have not been included in the arena plan. Our Board of Directors has discussed (as in the past) alternate locations and we decided that as "Plaques of and for the People" your input would be important. We are seeking indoor space with access by the general public as the arena had. It would need to be a larger space and be a long term home for them. Of course, the Foundation remains a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Corporation and any contributions are tax deductible. Please send suggestions or questions to City of Huntington Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 564, Huntington, WV 25701.

Be assured our mission to recognize outstanding individuals remains strong. We have been so blessed with their efforts and accomplishments it is an honor to continue this work.

Thank you.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Manis
Vice Chairman
City of Huntington Foundation, Inc.

09/03/2021