On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 11:00A.M. the CT Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission’s will hold its twenty-ninth annual National Liberty Bell Ringing Celebration to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King. Jr. Within the ceremony the Commission will present awards to three outstanding Connecticut citizens in three different areas of service.
- Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean an Associate Professor at Quinnipiac University will receive the Leadership Award
- Wendy Samberg a Director at Gateway Community College will receive the Community Service Award
- Dr. Gary Rhule Author of Sailing On Broken Pieces will receive the Humanitarian Award
The CT Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission
Established
in 1986 to ensure that the Commemoration of Dr. King’s birthday is
meaningful and reflective of the spirit with which he lived and the
struggles for which he died, and to maintain a clearing house of
programs and activities relating to the observance and promotion of the
holiday in the state.
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