National Urban League honors Collier, Grisham and Waterhouse

The National Urban League inducted three board members from the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga into its prestigious Quarter Century Club for serving 25 years or more years as a board member or other leadership or advisory role with the local Urban League.

The 2022 inductees from Chattanooga include Judge Curtis Collier, Dorothy Lee Grisham and Albert Waterhouse. Inductees were honored last month at the pinning ceremony and Quarter Century Club Mahlon T. Puryear Dinner during the National Urban League’s Annual Conference.

Grisham has been involved with the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga board since 2006. Prior to that, she was on the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga Advisory Board between 1996 and 2006. She served as the board chair from 2017 until 2020 and is currently the immediate past chair. Throughout her tenure, Grisham served on the executive committee for several years and participated on committees for education and youth development, Shoes for School and performance assessment.

U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Collier has been involved with the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga board since 2000. He served on the advisory board for several years before becoming a member of the board of directors. During his tenure, he has been an active board member and a strong supporter for youth civics education and leadership development. Collier volunteers time to read to students in grades K-3, as literacy proficiency is also a passion of his.

Waterhouse, president of Waterhouse Public Relations, most recently served as the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga board chair from 2021-2022. He served on the advisory board from 1995 until 2007, when he joined the board of directors. As a member of both boards, Waterhouse executed all facets of marketing communications for Urban League of Greater Chattanooga.