To the Metropolitan Atlanta Community:

For over ten years, the Rollins School of Public has honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Awards Program. The genesis of this celebration grew out of dialogue in 1993 between Dr. Joyce Essien and then Dean of the School of Public Health, Ray Greenburg where they agreed that it was time to align the mission and values of Public Health with the precepts of social justice. With the support of Dean Curran and the diligent work of faculty, staff, and students, this program has grown to be a major event among the calendar of King Week activities held at Emory. Our program is unique as the only event that has consistently recognized and celebrated people and organizations in greater Atlanta whose work exemplifies the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year's program, as in past years is sponsored by the Rollins School of Public Health and the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and our theme is "Balancing the Scales: Social Justice on the Forefront.” The event will take place on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Goizueta Business School with a reception immediately following the program.

This year’s program is dedicated to the victims of social injustice and the keynote speaker will be Isaac N. Farris, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, The M.L. King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc.

Awardees include:

Mr. Bradley Cartwright and Ms. Kerry Smith, Atlanta Girls’ School
Moving in the Spirit http://movinginthespirit.org
The Open Door Community www.opendoorcommunity.org
Fugees Family www.fugeesfamily.org
Brenda Joy Bernstein  www.bernsteinfirm.com
Planned Parenthood of Georgia’s Teen Action Group www.ppga.org
MAN-UP Organization
Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic http://childwelfare.net
Marvin Bussey
Sistaspace Collective Inc.

We hope that you will join us for this celebration of service.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Jacob Arriola, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Co-Chair, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee
Rollins School of Public Health

Peter W. Roberts, Ph.D.
Co-Chair, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee

Goizueta Business School

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Criteria for the 2008 Awards

King Week at Emory

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