2009 Walk of Fame Inductees Announced
Since its inception in 1996 as a part of the City of Daytons bicentennial celebration, over 115 individuals have been recognized on the Miami Valley’s Walk of Fame for their outstanding and enduring personal or professional contributions to the community, nation and the world.
Five new honorees took their place in history alongside other Miami Valley greats, such as Orville and Wilbur Wright, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Charles Kettering, and James Cox on September 24, 2009. Wright Dunbar, Inc. proudly announced the 2009 Walk of Fame inductees as Vincent Apple Groby, Lucinda Williams Adams, Reverend DeSoto Bass, Carl Day, and Laverne Sci.