2012 Champions
![Wayne Ory](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wayne_ory_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Wayne Ory
On January 6, 2009, at age 69, Wayne Ory unveiled his plan to significantly expand the transportation services available to senior residents of Jefferson Parish.
![Phillip Sage](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/phillip_sage_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Phillip Sage
On April 25, 2012, at the age of 70, Phillip Sage perfected a process to remove mold from fine art etchings printed on even the most fragile types of paper.
![Emelina Edwards](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/emelina_edwards_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Emelina Edwards
On February 23, 2012, at age 71, Emelina Edwards published Forever Fit and Fabulous: A Guide to Health and Vigor – Even at 70 and Beyond.
![Eleanor Cocreham](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/eleanor_cocreham_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Eleanor Cocreham
In 2008, at the age of 79, Eleanor Cocreham successfully realized a dream with the publication of her first book, a romance novel titled Choice Makers.
![Libby Melton](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/libby_melton_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Libby Melton
In 2012, at the age of 84, Elizabeth “Libby” Milton completed a critical renovation to boost the health and well-being of children attending nursery school at Kingsley House.
![Carol Sobolewski](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/carol_sobolewski_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Carol Sobolewski
On July 28, 2012, at the age of 69, Carol Sobolewski competed in her first-ever triathlon … and took home a 1st place trophy.
![Russ Herman](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/russ_herman_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Russ Herman
On December 15, 2011, at the age of 69, Russ Herman, a co-lead attorney for victims of defective Chinese drywall, successfully negotiated the largest settlement of its kind in U.S. history.
![Anna Saltaformaggio](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/anna_saltaformaggio_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Anna Saltaformaggio
On October 16, 2012, at age 68, Anna Saltaformaggio capitalized on the success of her Hammond-based dance troupe with the debut of a second troupe in Ponchatoula.
![Calvin Collins](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/calvin_collins_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Calvin Collins
On January 27, 2011, at the age of 82, Calvin Collins successfully debuted the most challenging project of his career: a stage set blending the architectural styles of both Elizabethan England and the 1920s Harlem Renaissance.
![Freddie King](https://champions.peopleshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/freddie_king_peoples_health_champion_2012_493X567.jpg)
Freddie King
On January 20, 2012, at the age of 72, Little Freddie King was featured as a musician on the soundtrack of a major motion picture. His recording of “Cleo’s Back” in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close perfectly captured the sorrowful beauty that earned the film an Oscar nomination.