The list of other organizations on whose boards Summers has actively served is extensive and varied. It includes the Council on Higher Education, Jefferson Community College, Bellarmine College, Kentuckiana Metroversity and the United Negro College Fund. He chaired the board of the 2000 Kentucky Derby Festival and the African-American Leadership Giving Committee for Metro United Way. He served as a mentor in the Metroversity Student Leadership Institute and as a member of the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Summers has received numerous other awards as well, including the National Conference on Community and Justice's Humanitarian Award, the Alzheimer's Association of Kentucky's Making Memories Award, the YMCA's Black Achiever Award and the Louisville Urban League's Equality Award.
Summers has many links to the Jewish community.
As a teenager, I was involved with demonstrations in the '60s and there were a number of Jewish individuals who were a support group behind us. Summers treasures his friendship with Jerry Abramson and appreciates the opportunity he had to serve as deputy mayor during the Abramson administration. He recalled his own experiences going into schools to speak with students. All kids appreciate an adult who comes into school, just merely speaking to them and then going the extra step of inquiring as to their well-being and having some concern about them. Summers expressed his ongoing commitment to serving others.