2027 MLK Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Adult Leadership Award Form

Nomination Form for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Adult Leadership Award.Adult Leadership Award

Presented by the MLK, Jr., Community Committee

At the 2027 MLK, JR. Community Celebration Monday, January 18, 2027 at 7:00pm

Established in 2009, the purpose of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award is to recognize leadership and commitment to building community, enhancing diversity, and working for justice in the La Crosse area. A committee of past MLK, Jr. award recipients and representatives from regional social justice organizations will review the nominees and select the winner.

DEADLINE is November 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM

THE AWARD WINNER MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THE CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS CENTER ON JANUARY 20, 2027 from 6:00p to 8:30p

Need info? Want to complete a paper version of the nomination packet instead? Contact the selection committee at [email protected] for any questions about the nomination form or process.

THANK YOU!

List of Former Recipients:

Vince Hamilton (2026)

Henry Greengrass (2025)

Willem Vanroosenbeek (2024)

Bridget Todd-Robbins (2023)

Antoiwana Williams (2022)

Amanda Goodenough (2021)

Tracy Littlejohn (2020)

Shaundel Spivey (2019)

Nathaniel “Nate” Coleman, Jr. (2018)

John Medinger (2017)

Nahoua “Tony” Yang (2016)

Barbara Stewart (2015)

William Coleman & Dempsey Miller III (2014)

James Parker (2013)

Maureen Freedland (2012)

Andrea Hansen (2011)

Thomas Harris (2010)

Roberta Stevens (2009)

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Name of the person you are nominating *

Phone number of your nominee *

Email address of your nominee *

Mailing address of your nominee

Organizations/Affiliations of your nominee

Please address the following aspects of your nominee’s current and past involvements and contributions: Efforts are directed toward creating tangible, permanent and/or systemic positive change in the Greater La Crosse area Efforts are focused on issues of social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, unearned privilege (may include other justice issues that mirror Dr. King’s work, e.g., race-equity, anti-poverty, peace, nonviolence)

You MUST submit one letter of recommendation in either a document, image, PDF, video or audio file, along with you nomination. We encourage you to submit up to 2 letters of recommendation to support your nomination. The form can accept up to 100 MB per submission, including this section and the next. Submit the 1st document here:

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We encourage you to submit up to 2 letters of recommendation to support your nomination. Submit the optional 2nd document here:

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