In 2022, the MAX Board of Directors created the Wendell Dallas Excellence in Leadership Award in honor of our founding board chair, Wendell Dallas.
This award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in providing leadership in workforce development through the Metro Atlanta eXchange for Workforce Solutions (MAX) and/or MAX partners. An individual recognized through this award is known for leading with integrity, devotion, and selflessness in service to others in the workforce development sector.
Previous recipients have included Jenny Taylor, Karen Leone de Nie, Dr. Barbara Wall, and Nate Marsh.
The next award will be given during the 2026 MAX Annual Meeting of the membership on Wednesday, December 9th, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, 2026.
The MAX Board of Directors invites you to nominate an individual you believe should be honored through this award. We ask that you submit your nomination no later than Friday, October, 30, 2026.
Click here to nominate someone today!
ABOUT THE MAX WENDELL DALLAS EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AWARD
Wendell Dallas and partners launched MAX in 2014. Reflecting on the development of MAX, Dallas says, “Not only are we committed to the workforce system, and we’re working together and supporting each other, we know each other, we trust each other, and we like each other.”
In 2016, Dallas accepted the invitation to serve as MAX’s founding board chair. In the years that followed, he continued to help develop the board of directors and strengthen the MAX organization, while also serving as chair of Georgia’s State Workforce Development Board, in leadership roles with the National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs, and in numerous other civic leadership capacities.
Dallas is widely recognized for going above and beyond in advancing workforce development and for leading with integrity, dedication, and selflessness in service to others across the workforce development sector.