"Reinventing Communities: Turning Misfortune into Opportunity"
Thursday, January 20, 2011 4pm
Claudia Nance Rollins Building Auditorium, Rollins School of Public Health 1518 Clifton Rd
To the Metropolitan Atlanta Community:
For over eighteen 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
our current Dean James 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 and our theme is "Reinventing Communities:
Turning Misfortune into Opportunity." This event will take place on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Claudia Nance Rollins Building,
Rollins School of Public Health (1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322) and will be followed by a catered reception.
This year's program is dedicated to Phoebe Prince, Tyler Clementi, Seth Walsh, Jessica Logan, Asher Brown, Billy Lucas, and all of the other kids who ended their lives after
being bullied by classmates. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., Sr. Distinguished Scholar, Candler School of Theology.
Awardees include:
- Southern Center for Human Rights
- The HEALing Community Center
- Wellspring Living
- Health Students Taking Action Together (HealthSTAT)
- Cafe 458
- Craig Gilbert
- Concrete Change
- Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta (Girls Inc)
- International Rescue Committee (IRC Atlanta) Youth Futures
- The Ben Marion Institute For Social Justice
We hope that you will join us for this celebration of service.
Sincerely,
Hannah Cooper, ScD. and Peter Roberts, Ph.D.
Co-Chairs, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee
Please contact Angela Thomas at 404-727-7697 if you have any questions.
View Past MLK Community Service Award Recipients
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