Photo courtesy of Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty.
Members of the Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty attending the 2023 Top 50 Over 50 Awards dinner at The Club are (L-R) Vicki Bailey, honoree Virginia Vinson, Lisa Dole, Wanda McKoy, Susan Conway, Pam Floyd, Janis Braue and honoree Bonnie Hicks.
The Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty recently enjoyed an evening at The Club while celebrating two of the group’s members selected for the 2023 class of Positive Maturity’s Annual Top 50 Over 50 Awards.
Judge Virginia Vinson and Realtor Bonnie Hicks, both of Trussville, were honored for their longtime commitments to community service and professional achievement and for consistently seeking and taking advantage of opportunities to make a difference.
A Realtor for more than 30 years, Hicks is a past chair of the March of Dimes Walkathon and Sav-a-Life Luncheon. She has participated in 14 charity golf tournaments, financially supported an orphanage in Nicaragua and hosted 80 German students. She is a former member of Blount County Chamber of Commerce and St. Vincent's Foundation Board and a current member of Trussville Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Women's Committee of Fifty, Trussville Daybreak Rotary Club, First Baptist Church Trussville and the Trussville Downtown Merchants Association. Hicks attributes her successful career and positive community involvement to strong Christian beliefs and a commitment to honesty, loyalty and integrity.
Admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1981, Vinson enjoyed a 40-year career as a practicing attorney and a circuit judge in the criminal division of Jefferson County. She also served on legal-related committees and presented at conferences around Alabama and at Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham School of Law and UAB. During her time on the bench, Vinson presided over the first mental health court in Alabama. Her community involvement includes serving as a member and board member of Eastern Women's Committee of Fifty, St. Vincent's Foundation, The Women's Network, UAB’s Pre-Law Advisory Board, Samford University's Legacy League and the VACCA Advisory Board. A longtime member of Huffman Baptist Church, Vinson served for more than 30 years as a children's Sunday School teacher.
The Top 50 Over 50 Awards were introduced in 2014 by Positive Maturity to honor individuals over the age of 50 who exemplify what it means to grow older while remaining active, contributing members of the community.
– Submitted by Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty.
