Awards

President of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), for his commitment to RIT, promotion of equity, outstanding community involvement in the City of Rochester.

Former President of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, for her pioneering efforts to redefine the leadership role that community foundations have in creating regional cooperation across the United States..

Co-Directors of the Asset Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University, for their great contributions to the entire field of community development through their asset-based neighborhood development and community building research.

Bridge Builders Award

Ken Woodley of The Farmville Herald and the Commonwealth of Virginia for creating educational opportunity in the form of scholarships to individuals who were denied public education fifty years ago.

Bridge Builders Award

Bob Santos, Executive Director, Inter*Im, Roberto Maestas, Executive Director, El Centro de la Raza, Larry Gossett, Councilmember, King County, Washington, and Dorry Elias-Garcia, Executive Director, Minority Executive Directors, Coalition of King County for building and fostering a coalition of minority leaders who work together to best advocate for King County, WA’s diverse population.