Youth Villages’ Patrick Lawler to receive Jefferson Award, but it’s not last chapter
At 65, long-time CEO hopes he has another 8 to 10 years on the job
Pat Lawler, CEO of Youth Villages, will receive a Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged on Sept. 24. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
It’s probably not even possible to measure the full impact Pat Lawler has had in the 40 years he has been running Youth Villages. But the nonprofit’s growth, while insisting on tracking the effectiveness of programs, has led to a national model.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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