MLK Award Nominations

MLK Awards selection committee
MLK Award recipients


  
This painting is an original work by local artist, William Yancy Cooper, and is located in the lower level of the college's Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library.

Call for MLK Award Nominations

PLEASE SUBMIT NOMINATIONS BY
Friday, February 10, 2012

To use the paper nomination form click here (.pdf) or to use the Online Nomination Form at the bottom of this page, click here.

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

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 2011-2012 Awards Selection Committee
Committee members are not eligible for nomination.

CHAIR — Dr. Bruce Dierenfield, Professor, History; Director of the All-College Honors Program

RECORDING SECRETARY — Kathleen Mathews, Administrative Associate/ALANA Student Center 

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES
Lilly Adams-Dudley, Associate Dean, Director/COPE
George Boger, PhD, Professor,Chair/Philosophy
Sr. Patricia Brady, SSMN, Director/Community Based Learning
Rev. John P. Bucki, S.J., Director/Campus Ministry
Leonid Khinkis, PhD, Professor, Mathematics & Statistics; Senior Admin. Fellow
Gary Lew, Senior Facilities Operations Manager
Rev. Patrick Lynch, S.J., Assoc. Professor,Chair/Religious Studies & Theology
John Maddock, Associate Director/Athletics/External
Margaret McCarthy, PhD, Associate Professor/Graduate Education & Leadership
Sababu Norris, Director/ALANA Student Center (ex-officio)
Denise Rogers, Payroll Associate/Controller’s Office
Brian Smith, Director/Leadership Development
Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., Director/Mission & Identity; Rector/Jesuit Community
Deborah Winslow-Schaber, Director/Human Resources


STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
Benjamin Macaluso ’12, President, Undergraduate Student Association 
Samuel Scarcello ’12, Editor-in-Chief, The Griffin 
Brianna Jackson '12, Treasurer, Afro American Society                                

MLK Online Nomination Form
For each award category (student and non-student), please identify and explain at least two (2) reasons which make this person deserving of the award.  Please provide specific examples of  MLK-related work. (No more than 750 words, which is equal to approximately 2 typed pages, double spaced.)

AWARD -- Student

Nominee's Name:

I wish to nominate the person named above for the MLK Award because (she or he) demonstrates commitment to MLK's legacy through selfless service or leadership by doing one or more of the following (please list specifics in appropriate areas):

Works for social justice (a society which affords individuals and groups dignity and a just share of the benefits of society) as shown by:


Works to achieve racial harmony as shown by:


Works for civil rights (the equal protections and privileges given to all citizens by law) as shown by:


Works for human rights (the basic rights of individuals to life, liberty, and justice) as shown by:


Advocates for the poor as shown by:


Works for change through non-violence as shown by:



AWARD -- Non-Student --Faculty, Staff or Administrator

Nominee's Name:
Indicate  Faculty    Staff    Administrator

I wish to nominate the person named above for the MLK Award because (she or he) demonstrates selfless service or leadership and commitment to MLK's legacy, specifically by doing one or more of the following (please list specifics in appropriate areas):  

Works for social justice (a society which affords individuals and groups dignity and a just share of the benefits of society) as shown by:

Works to achieve racial harmony as shown by:


Works for civil rights (the equal protections and privileges given to all citizens by law) as shown by:


Works for human rights (the basic rights of individuals to life, liberty, and justice) as shown by:


Advocates for the poor as shown by:


Works for change through non-violence as shown by:
Nominator's Name:
Nominator's Email/Phone:

Submissions for nominations must include nominator's name and contact information to be considered.