Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Awards Program
The Human Relations Commission annually gives awards to one student and one adult for their time and service to the human rights/relations cause. The awards will be presented at the Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Program held on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 1 pm. The speaker this year is Dr. Samuel Betances (click here for his boigraphy [PDF]).
- Youth Award Criteria & Nomination Form [PDF]
- Adult Award Criteria & Nomination Form [PDF]
- Online Nomination Form
Mayor Chris Koos with Molly Sender, Guest
Speaker Joe Ehrman,
Monica Taylor, and Chairperson Evelyn Young
| Adult Human Relations Awardees | |
| Merlin Kennedy | 1977 |
| Dr Ralph Lewis Smith | 1978 |
| Charles Morris | 1979 |
| Anna Keaton | 1980 |
| Rev Tom Todd | 1981 |
| Dale R Jackson | 1981 |
| Kathryn P. Dean | 1982 |
| Dr William D. Colvin | 1983 |
| Melba Moore | 1984 |
| Rev William A Hammitt | 1985 |
| Rev James W Pruyne | 1986 |
| Carol Reitan | 1987 |
| Pamela Oliver | 1988 |
| Dr Mildred Pratt | 1989 |
| Scott Eatherly | 1990 |
| Mary E Campbell | 1991 |
| Robert Hathway | 1992 |
| Frank Suggs | 1993 |
| Carol Schrantz | 1994 |
| Jewel Beale | 1995 |
| James A Knecht | 1996 |
| Rev James Hines | 1997 |
| Robert sutherland | 1998 |
| Rev Richard Watts | 1999 |
| Jana Edge | 2000 |
| Ronald Morehead | 2001 |
| Patricia Turner | 2002 |
| Brenda Melcher | 2003 |
| Carla Campbell-Jackson | 2004 |
| William A. Myers | 2005 |
| Dr. Joann Walters | 2006 |
| Dr. Jeanne Morris | 2007 |
| Monica Taylor | 2008 |
"I Have a Dream" Youth Awardees |
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| Rachel A Reynard | 1994 |
| Chinonye Nnakwe | 1995 |
| Supna Chaudhari | 1996 |
| Walter D Pano II | 1997 |
| Sara Chan | 1998 |
| Racchel Gordon | 1999 |
| Carley Schinault | 2000 |
| Jacob Fulk | 2001 |
| David C. Foster | 2002 |
| Joel Allen | 2003 |
| Sheytophia Jimenez | 2004 |
| Noelle Harper | 2005 |
| Lauren Kay Murphy | 2006 |
| Tosha Childs | 2007 |
| Molly Sender | 2008 |