David F. Lyons Sr. of Centreville, Delaware has received The Inspiration Award from the Nemours Partnership for Children’s Health, the philanthropic arm of Nemours. The award was presented on September 9, 2009 at the annual gathering of The Nemours Society, which honors contributors whose yearly contributions to Nemours total $1,000 or more. It honors an individual who generously contributes with their time and resources to Nemours and inspires others to do the same.
Mr. Lyons provided leadership for the Garrett B. Lyons Sr., DDS Children’s Dental Program Fundraising Committee. His late father, Garrett B. Lyons Sr., DDS, was the Director of the Children’s Dental Clinic at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children for 47 years. Due to Mr. Lyons’ tireless efforts, more than $580,000 has been raised to establish a Fellowship in Dentistry for Children with Special Needs to train the next generation of pediatric dentists in providing care for children with mental disabilities, neuromuscular disease and cognitive difficulties.
Members of The Nemours Society and a major gift donor to Nemours, David and his wife Kate and have engaged many of their business colleagues and friends in philanthropy at Nemours. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lyons Companies, Delaware’s largest privately held insurance brokerage and risk management firm, which is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware with additional offices in Rehoboth, Delaware and Bethesda, Maryland.
As an active member of the community, David Lyons, serves as a Director on several Boards and Executive Committees including the Delaware Business Roundtable, Artisans’ Bank, The Tatnall School, and the Delaware Tennis Foundation. He was formerly co-chairman of the Young Alexis de Tocqueville Society and is active with United Way. Mr. Lyons also serves on the board of the Delaware Council for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship at the Lerner School of Business at the University of Delaware.
The Inspiration Award was presented in 2008 to Richard T. Christopher, President and CEO of Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate. For more information about the award, call the Nemours Partnership for Children’s Health at 302-651-4828.