On January 23, 2015, Coro will hold our eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Awards. The celebration is an occasion to recognize those in our community who are role models of values-based leadership. We invite you to help us identify individuals and organizations to be considered for an award.
Values-based leadership at Coro is rooted in our goal of inspiring and preparing people who are early in their careers, and who want to make a difference in the world, to become leaders in our community. A leader is one whose actions result in opportunities for other people to step forward and contribute to a change process. In other words, a leader is a catalyst.
Coro is committed to building leadership with a strong orientation to values. Values inform why a leader commits to a leadership role. Martin Luther King Jr. activated thousands of people with a strong orientation towards the greater good. Specifically, he embraced the values of equity and social justice. Values also inform how a leader fulfills a leadership role. Dr. King led with nonviolence and courage in the face of oppression. By doing so, he served as a role model, inspiring and motivating others to step forward and contribute their talents to the civil rights movement.
Nominations are being accepted from midnight on November 10 to midnight on December 5, 2014. There are three award categories for which you can nominate a leader:
- The Distinguished Individual Leadership Award goes to an individual whose actions and accomplishments exemplify values based leadership. Click here to nominate.
- The Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award goes to a Coro alumnus whose actions and accomplishments exemplify values based leadership. Click here to nominate.
- The Distinguished Organizational Leadership Award goes to an organization whose activities and accomplishments exemplify values based leadership. Click here to nominate.
Selection of award recipients will be decided by a committee designated for each of the three categories. Committees will include members of the Coro board, alumni and partner community.