2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Award
The M.L.K. Commemoration Committee @ UWSSW is thrilled to share that nominations are now open! We seek your suggestion for the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Volunteer Recognition Award.
Whom do you know that should be noted for how their work continues the legacy of Dr. King at UW SSW?
With our Health Sciences Center colleagues, we will recognize awardees at this two-part, program honoring those who exemplify the national holiday’s principles through their:
Commitment
Development
Efforts
Please nominate a UWSSW student, staff, faculty, alumni member or group! Describe the good work they have done and the ways this matches the award’s criteria above. Please email your brief letter of support for your nominee(s) to our MLK Commemoration Committee, attention: MLKCC, mwambk@uw.edu, no later than Thursday, November 14th at 11:59p.m.
We appreciate your help in Co-creating our school’s social climate health by supporting celebrations of these deserving persons, programs and groups! Don’t delay, nominate today!
Past Awardees
2024—Khalfani Mwamba
2023—August Rivers
2022—Rachel Wrenn
2021—Kathy Taylor
2020—Taylene Watson
2019—Tracy Harachi
2018—The CWTAP Program
2017—The “Dean’s Team” of the UW SSW
2016—James DeLong
2015—Norma Timbang
2014—Jennifer Maglalang
2013—Leon Preston
2012—OSSW
2011—Juanita Ricks
2010—Emiko Tajima
2009 – Karen Johnson
2008 – Gino Aisenberg
2007 – Marian Harris
2005 – Margaret Spearmon
2004 – SWINAC
2003 – Sue Sohng
2002 – Tony Ishisaka
2001 – Steve Wilson
2000 – Stan de Mello