President's Cabinet Award
1991
Bio:
Lawrence P. Doss developed a shopping list of what a good business leader needs in his quest for success and he put those thoughts into action. As founder and past president of New Detroit Inc., the nation’s first urban coalition, he helped to bring together business, labor, professional and social groups to communicate and solve urban problems. He was a partner with Coopers and Lybrand in Detroit for many years where he continued to display his remarkable vision and skills. Active on many board of Detroit-based organizations, including University of Detroit, he has also held prominent positions with the Internal Revenue Service, Martin Luther King Center for Non Violent Social Change, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Coleman A. Young Foundation. Clearly, prominent on his list is a sincere desire to serve the community. He has subscribed to this theory for most of his life and has built a distinguished reputation for business leadership and community support in the Detroit metropolitan area. Currently, he is president of Doss Ventures Inc., a business development firm specializing in manufacturing, communications and transportation industries.
Citation:
You have developed and applied to your successful business career outstanding personal qualities which have won the respect of all. Dedication, commitment, enthusiasm, community involvement and concern for others have been Lawrence Doss trademarks since you started in business more than four decades ago. Along the way, you have held numerous prominent business positions with organizations such as the Internal Revenue Service, Martin Luther King Center for Non Violent Social Change, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Coleman A. Young Foundation. It is this dedication and selfless commitment to the betterment of the community which has made you an inspiration to all. As founder and past president of New Detroit Inc., the nation's first urban coalition, and in your continued dedication to the improvement of the city, you have demonstrated this commitment time and time again. University of Detroit Mercy hereby salutes you with the President's Cabinet Award.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto inscribed our names at Detroit, Michigan this twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred ninety-one.
Maureen A. Fay, O.P., President
Robert A. Mitchell, S.J., Chancellor
