MLK Award Nominations

Please submit Nominations by Friday, February 08, 2013

To use the paper nomination form click here (pdf)


Only current students, faculty, and administrators can nominate Canisius College members.

Canisius College would like to acknowledge a student and/or a non-student (faculty, staff, or administrator) who represent the ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Toward this end, we would like to solicit nominations for an award or awards to be presented at the Spring Honors Convocation. The nominee(s) must demonstrate qualities promoting social justice, racial harmony, civil rights, human rights, advocacy for the poor, or non-violence.

Please take a moment to nominate college members for this honor. For each award category (student and non-student), please identify and explain at least two reasons which make this person deserving of the award.

Past recipients of the MLK Award 

2012

Robert J. Butler, PhD (Faculty)

Davidlee E. Klimchuk '12 (Student)

Mary I. Mietlicki '12 (Student)

2011
Stephen F. Liebig (Staff)
Thomas K. Rogers III ’11 (Student)

2010
Daniella M. Pettinari '10 (student) 
George Boger, PhD (faculty)

2009
Albertha F. Kelley (staff)
Josal R. Diebold '09 (student)

2008
Rhonda F. Dyess-Hands (Administrator)
Emilee C. Flynn ’08 (Student)

2007
Charles R. Schmidtke, PhD (Faculty)
Gary M. Everett (Administrator)
Brian C. Ricci '07 

2006
Michael J. Gent, PhD (Faculty)
Jerome L. Neuner, PhD (Administrator)
Danielle V. Esposito ’06 (Student)

2005 
LaVerne M. Seales-Saley, PhD (Faculty)
Evangeline J. Powell  (Staff)
Aamina Edwards '06 (Student)

2004 
Bruce J. Dierenfield, PhD (Faculty)
Barbara J. Porter, PhD (Administrator)
U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott 
    (Special Appreciation)
JulieAnna Golebiewski ’04 (Student)

2003 
Peter Koehneke (Faculty)
Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. (Administrator)
Mary Pat Leahy (Staff)
Kathy Riley '03 (Student)

2002 
Kenneth Sroka, PhD (Faculty)
E. Roger Stephenson, PhD (Faculty)
Ellen O. Conley, PhD (Administrator)
Patty Grasso (Staff)
Elizabeth Bocchino '02 (Student)		     2001 
Joseph Lovering, PhD, Prof. Emeritus(Faculty)
Lake Kearney (Staff)
Kelly Barden ’01 (Student)

2000 
Rev. Benjamin Fiore, S.J. (Faculty)
Sr. Patricia Brady, SSMN (Administrator)
William St. Jean ’00 (Student)

1999 
Ruben Gomez, PhD (Faculty)
J. Joe Van Volkenburg (Administrator)
Elaine Mrugala (Staff)
Gerry Muir, MS ’99 (Graduate Student)
LaShekia Chatman ’99 (Student)
Sababu C. Norris (Special Appreciation)

1997 
Terrence Bisson, PhD (Faculty)
Kathryn Philliben (Administrator)
Sgt. Gwendolyn Johnson (Staff)

1996 
Julia Wescott, PhD (Faculty)
Patricia Rissmeyer, PhD (Administrator)
Willie Mae Frazier (Staff)
Stanley L. Purdie ’98 (Student)

1995 
Edward Kisailus, PhD (Faculty)
Deirdre Egan (Administrator)
Nicole Jones (Student)

1994 
Candalene J. McCombs, PhD (Administrator)
Henrique Caine ’94 (Student)

1993 
Paula McNutt, PhD (Faculty)
Lilly Adams-Dudley (Administrator)
Caesar Brown ’94 (Student)

1992 
Martha Veasey (Administrator)
Lewis Carver (Student)

1991 
Jesse E. Nash Jr., Prof. Emeritus (Faculty)
Mark Swiatek ’91 (Student)

Members of the MLK 2012-2013 Awards Selection Committee

Committee members are not eligible for nomination.
CHAIR

Dierenfield, Dr. Bruce J., Professor, History; Director, All-College Honors Program

RECORDING SECRETARY

Mathews, Ms. Kathleen V., Administrative Associate, ALANA Student Center 

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES

Adams-Dudley, Mrs. Lilly A., Associate Dean, Director of COPE
Boger, Dr. George, Professor, Chair, Philosophy
Brady, Sr. Patricia B. SSMN, Director, Community Based Learning
Butler, Dr. Robert J., Professor, English                                                                     
Firestone, Ms. Luanne C., Interim Director, Campus Ministry
Khinkis, Dr. Leonid A., Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Lew, Mr. Gary B., Senior Facilities Operations Manager
Lynch, Rev. Patrick J., S.J., Chair, Religious Studies & Theology
Maddock, Mr. John L., Associate Director, Athletics External
McCarthy, Dr. Margaret C., Professor, Graduate Education & Leadership
Norris, Mr. Sababu C., (Ex Officio) Director, ALANA Student Center
Rogers, Mrs. Denise T., Payroll Associate, Controller's Office
Smith, Mr. Brian P., Director, Leadership Development
Tunney, Rev. Michael F., S.J., Director, Missions & Identity
Winslow-Schaber, Mrs. Deborah J., Director, Human Resources

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Jackson, Lauren T. ’14, Vice President, Afro American Society
Veronica, Nicholas P. ’13, Editor-in-Chief, The Griffin
Wilkinson, Brock J. ’14, President, Undergraduate Student Association

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