S. Dale High awarded Leadership Award

S. Dale High, Chair of High Foundation and Chair Emeritus of High Companies, received the Leadership Award from the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County at the 2024 C. Emlen Urban Award Ceremony. The Leadership Award is presented to an individual who recognizes the value of saving historical artifacts and taking the initiative to ensure their preservation. The award is in recognition of Dale's leadership skills, restoration and preservation efforts, and his overall goodwill in the community.

 

Through the preservation of Old Town Lancaster, the building of the Marriott at Penn Square, his preservation of old farmhouses during the development of Greenfield, and helping to launch the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy, Dale High has worked to ensure future vibrancy while preserving the structures that define our community. In his remarks, Dale High said “Let us all continue to build bridges between our past and our future to remind us of where we came from and inspire where we can go.”