NEWPORT BEACH : Goodwill Industries Honors Businessman
Coalson Morris, a Newport Beach businessman, has been awarded Goodwill Industries of America’s top award for a Goodwill volunteer.
Morris, 74, has been on the board of directors for the Orange County Goodwill agency for 31 years and has served as its chairman and treasurer.
During his tenure, the Orange County Goodwill agency, headquartered in Santa Ana, has grown to a budget of $12 million and 760 employees.
Morris is the chairman of Perry Morris Co. in Newport Beach. He is also chairman of the Lincoln Club and chairman of USC’s Half-Century Club.
The Goodwill award was presented last week in St. Paul, Minn., during Goodwill’s annual meeting of its delegate assembly.
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