Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Awards honor spirit of justice and inclusion
Mar 4, 2021
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Awards honor spirit of justice and inclusion
At the awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 4, fourteen Rindge students received Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Service Awards recognizing their commitment
to service and volunteerism. Ayodele Ouhuru ’20, Carina Dillon’21, Kathryn Cunningham
’20, Victoria Vargas ’20, and Vincent Hall ’21 received Distinguished Honors and a
$250 prize, recognizing the depth of their work toward justice and inclusion.
Selected by the Council on Diversity and Inclusion, the five Distinguished Honors
recipients shared their thoughts about the importance of young people engaging in
their communities, the mentors who are important to them, and the value of getting
outside one’s comfort zone.
Ouhuru has spearheaded the ASK program, a youth discussion initiative and is active
within the Hugh O’Brien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Program. Dillon has been instrumental
in organizing FPU’s Students of Faith. Cunningham directed a campus production of
the Vagina Monologues, an episodic play exploring women’s issues that has been called
“the most important piece of political theater of the last decade.” Vargas has contributed
to an international organization that provides improvements in housing and healthcare
South and Central America, while Hall has worked tirelessly on behalf of youth-serving
and justice organizations in New Haven, CT.
Congratulations to all the students were nominated and recognized with these meaningful
awards!
View a Slideshow of the A.L.A.NA Awards Ceremony.
