Each year the Phoenix Human Relations Commission, in collaboration
with the city of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department, recognizes the
accomplishments of Phoenix residents, including youth, who contribute
significantly to creating a compassionate and socially just community.
The commission will present the Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement and
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream awards at the January 2008 Arizona
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Awards Breakfast presented by the
Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee at Phoenix Convention
Center.
Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes one exceptional individual who has made Phoenix a
better place to live through a lifelong dedication to promoting social and
economic justice, defending civil rights and enhancing the dignity of all
people. In his 22-year tenure with the Phoenix City Council, Mr. Goode worked
endlessly to ensure these rights for all residents. Guided by a deeply held
belief in equality for all people, his lifetime exemplifies a powerful
commitment to improving the quality of life in Phoenix, especially for young
people.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Award
This award recognizes six individuals who exemplify the ideals of Dr. King
through their personal commitment to human relations and social justice.
Eligibility Requirements
Nominees must live or work within the Phoenix city limits. Past award
recipients and current elected officials, Phoenix Human Relations
Commissioners and Awards Program Committee members are not eligible for
nomination.
Past Dr. Martin Luther King
Living the Dream Award Winners
Past Calvin C. Goode
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
General Information
Past Living the Dream Awards recipients:
2008
Deedra Abboud
Dr. Rufus
Glasper
Imran and Yasmine Hafiz
Fatimah Halim
Isabel
McMahel
Yvonne Watterson
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2007
Helen Drake
Rory Gilbert
Tony
Lopez
Andrew "AJ" Miller
Robert A. Ross Sr.
Dr. Raul Yzaguirre
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2006
Lottie Childers
Imam Abdur-Rahim
Shamsid-Deen
The Rev. Benjamin N. Thomas
Dr. Matthew
Whitaker
Mary Rose Wilcox
Ron Williams
|
2005
William "Bill" Dickey
Dr. Paul
Eppinger
Charles R. Fanniel
Lal Fernando
Dr. John W.
Molina
Ted Williams
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2004
George Dean
Susan Gerard
Faye
Gray
Luz Sarmina-Gutierrez
Gail Q. Knight
Earl Nelson
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2003
Jean Chaudhuri
Tony
de'Shay
Jose "Casper" Habre
Dr. Stephen Hennessy
Mark
Maskalenko
Don Tarkington
Rev. Oscar Tillman
|
2002
Mary M. Black
Jose
Cortez
Gerry Cullity
Judge Elizabeth R. Finn
Donna Gahagans
Guida
Jackie Platt-Jennas
Ann F. Wheat
|
2001
Harold Branch III
Alberto
Esparza
Karen Frye
Ronald Glass
Dr. Oscar Hardin
Sr.
Lawrence Moore, Ph.D.
Kambriel Booth
Kathleen Lechuga
|
2000
Eddie Basha
John Goodie
Bill
MacDonald
Gerald Richard
Calvin Terrell
Judith
Tunnell
Richard Valenzuela
|
1999
Joel Breshin
Dr. Ann
Hart
Robert Hegyi
Bill Mosley
Manuel Luis Ortega
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1998
Jesse Ary
Dr. Dick
Buscher
Gerald Heuett Jr.
Alexander Johnson Jr.
Hon. Cecil
Patterson Jr.
Yolanda Strayhand
Rev. Charlotte
Strayhorne
Sylvia Echave Stock
|
1997
Augustine Bartning
Det. Patricia
Boyd
Dr. Art Carter
Mark Colledge
Lucille Lipham
Lucia
Rodarte Madrid
Jean Williams
|
1996
Gene Blue
Jaime Cardenas
Toby
Citron
Damian Cuspard Sr.
Gloria Feldt
Ron Moser
Mark
Yoshimura
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1995
Fr. John Auther
Eliza MacCauly
Carney
Hon. Noel Fidel
Fr. Bob Glynn
Robert Lynch
Coy
Payne
Lawrence "Torrey" Winn
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1994
Catalina Broyles
Rev. Ruben
Carrico
E. Garry Grundy III
Ben Miranda
Danny Ortega
Jr.
Congressman Ed Pastor
Marvin Perry
Tammy Sixkiller
Jane
Wabnik
Mary Jo West
Earl Wilcox
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Past Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients:
2008
Rev. Dr. George Benjamin Brooks Sr.
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2007
Bishop Henry Barnwell
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2006
Cloves C. Campbell Sr.
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2005
Art Hamilton
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2004
Shirley Johnson
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2003
Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr.
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2002
Dr. C. T. Wright
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2001
Dr. John Edwards
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2000
Dr. Eugene Grigsby
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1999
Rod Ambrose
Evelyn Smith
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1998
Betty Fairfax
Justice Stanley
Feldman
|
1997
Bill Scott
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1996
Dr. Lincoln Johnson
Ragsdale
Sr.
|
1995
Juan "Chico" Bogan
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1994
Calvin C. Goode
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General Information
The Phoenix Human Relations Commission sponsors
the awards with support from the city's Equal Opportunity Department. For more
information on the awards or the commission, contact the Equal Opportunity
Department at 602-261-8242/voice or 602-534-1557/TTY.
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