The 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change announce the 22nd 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 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Involvement Recognition Awards will be presented to five individuals in the following areas:

• Penn faculty or staff involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts.
• Youth and adults involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts in Philadelphia (two recipients).
• Students of the University of Pennsylvania involved in community service and/or working for social justice efforts.
• Community Education Award, in honor of Penn president emerita 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.

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. Nomination forms may be submitted through November 30. Electronic submissions are preferred but not required. If you prefer sending by mail, please send submissions to the African-American Resource Center, Attn: Colleen Winn, 3643 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6230.

Should you have any questions, please contact the African-American Resource Center at (215) 898-0104 or aarc@pobox.upenn.edu

Submit a nomination by November 30. Visit the Award Nominations homepage.