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Friends Awards
The Friends of Iowa Civil Rights Awards are presented annually in four different categories based on a significant contribution in promoting civil rights in Iowa during the past year. Honorees fought against hate crimes or sexual harassment; discrimination in education, housing or employment; and age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or race and national origin discrimination. Nominees are selected on merit, not endorsement.
Individuals
Those who have led the way to a better life for Iowans by making an impact in one or more areas of civil rights, whether an educator, volunteer, board member, business leader, or community activist, etc. Individuals will be selected based upon their efforts to ensure equal rights beyond the scope of their employment.
Businesses
Entire operation or a single policy or specific program, including diver- sity in hiring and vendor relations and/or to promote civil rights in their community.
Nonprofit/ Community Organizations
Including educational, religious and governmental institutions, which have promoted civil rights, cultural democracy, tolerance and other efforts to promote the community of people and/or the preservation of our overall quality of life.
Youth/Young Adult
For those in elementary school up to 25 years of age for efforts to raise awareness of civil rights and community tolerance.
Previous Recipients
- 1997 Recipients
- - Greg Naylor
- - Rosa Maria de Findlay
- - CENEX Land O’Lakes
- - Avery Brothers Sign Company
- - Creative Visions
- - Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc.
- - First Friday Breakfast Club, Inc.
- - Marshalltown Diversity Committee
- - The Honorable Terry E. Branstad, Governor
- - The Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.
- 1998 Recipients
- - Elizabeth “Libbie” Creger
- - Nancy Nauman
- - Langston Hughes Players & B. John Burns
- - Heidi Bagg
- - Mark Willits
- - Wanda Everage
- 1999 Recipients
- - Royce Barnum
- - Ed O’Leary
- - Sylvia Tijerina
- - Des Moines Diversity Chorus
- - St. Mark Community Center
- - Cedar Valley Diversity Appreciation Team
- - Honorable Sally Pederson, Lt. Governor
- - Jonathan Wilson
- 2000 Recipients
- - United Parcel Service
- - Richard Hayes
- - Howard and Florence Eldrenkamp
- - Ruby Sutton
- - Ruth Ann Gaines
- - NCCJ
- - Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Governor
- 2001 Recipients
- - Oscar Argueta
- - Sergio Corona
- - Lena Robison
- - Latinos Unidos of Iowa, Inc.
- - Healthy Henry County Communities’ Diversity Action Committee
- - Mary Treglia Community House
- - Wells Fargo & Co.
- - City of Des Moines
- - Don Nickerson
- - Manjari Saha/Chair, Friends of Iowa Civil Rights, Inc
- 2002 Recipients
- - Johnie Hammond
- - Warren Morrow
- - Maria Rundquist
- - Sandra Sanchez
- - American Friends Service Committee
- - Eddie Moore, Jr.
- - Bankers Trust
- - Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
- - Podelefsky Law Firm
- - Iowa Asian Alliance
- - Outside In
- 2003 Recipients
- - Thomas Determan
- - Rich Eychaner
- - Leo Prieto
- - Len Sandler
- - Asian American Council
- - GLBT Task Force
- - American Republic Insurance Company
- - Meredith Corporation
- - Townsend Engineering
- 2004 Recipients
- - Charlotte Nelson
- - David Meeks
- - Donald Rowan
- - George Peters
- - Harry Scott
- - Kathy Collins
- - Norma Bosley
- - Rev. Reasby
- - New Iowans Program
- - The Legal Center for Special Education
- - Waterloo Commission on Human Rights
- - White Privilege Conference
- 2005 Recipients
- - Nancy Bobo
- - Martha Garcia
- - Tess Judge-Ellis
- - Heather Shank
- - Emily Frerichs
- - Lance Pemberton
- - Iowa Council for International Understanding
- 2006 Recipients
- - Sam Carbajal
- - Judy Haley Giesen
- - Des Moines Choral Society
- - Iowa EXPORT Center of Excellence on Health Disparities
- - Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa
- 2007 Recipients
- - Mercy Medical Center
- 2007 Special Recognition for Unprecedented Service:
- - H. Ted Coppock
- - Michael Early
- - J. Barry Griswell
- - Jerry Hadenfeldt
- - Marcia Nichols
- - Mark Rosenbury
- - Michael Sadler
- - Thomas E. Stanberry
- - Connie Wimer
- 2008 Recipients
- - Rev. Robert Knight, Jr
- - Deanna Lehl
- - Women’s Resource and Action Center, University of Iowa
- 2009 Recipients
- - Sharon Malheiro
- 2009 Special Recognition for Unprecedented Service:
- - Rev. Robert Cook
- - Dr. Tom Narak
- - Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center
- 2010 Recipients
- - Dr. Nicholas Pace
- - Youth and Shelter Services, Inc.