Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program Community Involvement Recognition Awards Nomination Form
The 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change Executive Planning Committee of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce the Eighteenth Annual Community Involvement Recognition Awards. In honor of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s recognition that local engagement is essential to the struggle for equality, the awards honor members of the Philadelphia community whose local engagement and active service to others best exemplifies the ideals Dr. King espoused.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Involvement Recognition Awards will be presented to five individuals in the following areas:
1. Faculty or Staff of the Penn community involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts. (2013 Winner: Dr. Roy Hamilton)
2. Residents (youth and adult) of the broader community involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts. (2013 Winners: Cassandra Green, Rev. Daniel E. Sutton)
3. Students involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts. (2013 Winners: Aaron Landrum & Alexis Rodriguez, Brotherhood at University of Pennsylvania)
4. Community Education Award in Honor of Dr. Judith Rodin for those who demonstrate significant contributions in community service and/or working for social justice efforts through the advancement of education and educational opportunities in Philadelphia. (2013 Winner: Dr. Andre Ford)
Nomination forms may be submitted through December 5, 2012. Electronic submissions are preferred but not required at: www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk/award.htm. If you prefer sending by mail, please send to the African American Resource Center, attn: Colleen Winn, 3537 Locust Walk, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6225. Should you have any questions, please contact the African-American Resource Center at 215-898-0104 or aarc@pobox.upenn.edu.
The form is available in Word and PDF format. Please fill out the form and email it to aarc@pobox.upenn.edu or fax to 215.573.9117. Thank you.