Cleveland International Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Ceremony Sponsors and Lists Windows on the River April 23, 2024
Cleveland International Hall of Fame 2024 Gold Sponsors
Irish Garden Club
Kent State University
Minutemen Family of Companies
Crowd of 500 at 2024 Inductions
Cleveland International Hall of Fame 2024 Silver Sponsors
Albert and Audrey Ratner
Alex Machaskee
Cleveland Asian Festival
CCWA
Crawford United
Dr. Joy Jordan and Family
Eddie Ni - Windfall Group
Global Cleveland
Lou and Ann Frangos - Greek Garden
Margaret W. Wong & Associates.
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Richard W. Pogue
Superlative Group
Proclamations for the Inductees:
State of Ohio - Governor Mike DeWine
City of Cleveland - Mayor Justin Bibb
Cleveland City Council and President Blaine Griffin
US Senator JD Vance
Ohio State House of Representatives -Tom Patton
US Congressman David Joyce
Albert Ratner has always been interested in, and has become an expert in, population and immigration topics. He led the creation of Global Cleveland in 2011. He was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame in 2011 and has given several keynote addresses at their induction ceremony. Unable to attend the 2024 induction ceremony in person he created this short video with his perspective and advice on population and immigration. It's worth a watch.
Past Inductees attending the 2024 Ceremony
Anda Cook
Anthony Yen
August Pust
Carl Robson
Carolyn Balogh
Dick Pogue
Dr. Wael Khoury
Georgine Welo
Gerry Quinn
Gia Hoa Ryan
Ingrida Bublys
Irene Morrow
James Foster
Jenny Brown
Jim Craciun
Joe Meissner
Jose Feliciano
Ken Kovach
Margaret Lynch
Margaret Wong
Maria Pujana
Mary Rose Oakar
Mike Polensek
Paul Burik
Pierre Bejjani
Ralph Perk Jr.
Rev Otis Moss Jr.
Sheila Murphy Crawford
Sudarshan Sathe
Valarie McCall
Awards and Proclamations
Libation Ceremony
We honored and remembered those past inductees and board members who have passed on. The libation ceremony consists of a ritual pouring of a liquid in memory of the dead. It was common in many religions of antiquity and continues to be offered in many cultures today. But I first experienced it, and learned about it, from Dr. Jordan and Khalid Samad and Carl Ewing and others in our African American community where the ancestors are greatly respected. The term "Ashe" is from the Yoruba people, a West African ethnic group mainly from Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. It is kind of like saying Amen - it gives the general affirmation of hopeful wishes.
Let's remember and honor those who have gone before us - inductees and board members.
