MLK Award Nominations
African-American Resource Center
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change Executive Planning Committee of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the Annual Community Involvement Recognition Awards. These awards honor members of the Philadelphia community whose local engagement and active service to others best exemplifies the ideals Dr. King espoused. These awards are presented to the honorees during the Interfaith Commemoration program.
Awards were presented to six individuals in the following areas:
Faculty or staff Community Involvement Recognition Award
Faculty or staff of the University of Penn community involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts:Jack Drummond
Community Member Community Involvement Recognition Award
Youth or adult community member involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts in Philadelphia: Stephanie Booker
Student Community Involvement Recognition Award
Students of the University of Pennsylvania involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts: Undergraduate, Sade K. Taiwo / Graduate, Makayla Buchanon
Community Education Recognition Award in Honor of Dr. Judith Rodin
Educator who has demonstrated significant contributions in community service and/or working for social justice efforts through the advancement of education and educational opportunities in Philadelphia: Felix Shondell Jones
Photo right: President J. Larry Jameson
Submitting MLK Nominations
We seek your help in nominating individuals whose work most merits recognition. Please share this information with others in your families, communities, schools, departments, and organizations so that we may identify those most deserving of this award.
The nomination process begins during the Fall semester.
To submit an award nomination go to our online form.
If you have any questions, please contact us at aarc@upenn.edu
MLK Awards
Should you have any questions, please contact the African-American Resource Center at (215) 898-0104 or email aarc@upenn.edu.
Download the past honorees (PDF) of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Involvement Award.
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