Dr. Eugene Jordan Cleveland International Hall of Fame
Class of 2024
Since 2010, the Cleveland International Hall of Fame (CIHF) has inducted people who have made significant and lasting contributions to our multicultural society. Cleveland is home to people representing about 120 different ethnic groups. The CIHF exists not only to honor those special people but also to inspire a new generation of leaders to follow in their footsteps.
Over 100 worthy candidates were nominated for the 2024 Class of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. The selection committee was advised by previously inducted members of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame.
Dr. Eugene Jordan
The April 23, 2024 induction event at Windows on the River was a sell out with 500 people in attendance.
Not only did the late Dr. Eugene Jordan provide quality, professional dental services to those who couldn't afford care in East Cleveland he was a force in the African-American community.
Dr. Jordan was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. who is an American pastor, theologian, speaker, author, and activist. Moss is well known for his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and his friendship with both Martin Luther King Jr. and Martin Luther King Sr. He was regional director of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, leading several campaigns to fight various forms of discrimination and segregation. He also participated in the Selma, Alabama civil rights march with King, whom he became close friends with. In 1975 he became pastor of the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, which was then the largest black church in the state of Ohio. He led the church for 33 years before retiring in 2008. He was inducted himself into the Hall of Fame in 2011.
Here is the video of entire Cleveland International Hall of Fame ceremony. You can jump to about 1:10:10 to watch Dr. Jordan being inducted by Rev Moss Jr. and his children accepting the award.
Enjoy these images of Dr. Jordan's family and friends from the Cleveland International Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Russ Mitchell welcomes Dr. Otis Moss Jr. to the stage
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr.
Rev Moss Jr. inducts Dr. Eugene Jordan with the Jordan children on stage
