On Wednesday, February 25, the Office of Spiritual Life, Diversity, and Service celebrated members of the campus community who are working to advance the civil rights movement at the Fifth Annual Sheldon H. Nahmod Civil Rights Awards Ceremony.

The Sheldon H. Nahmod Civil Rights Awards was established in 2010 in honor of Sheldon H. Nahmod, a distinguished professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law whose work in supporting civil rights and civil liberties inspires Illinois Institute of Technology faculty, staff, and students.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2015 Sheldon H. Nahmod Civil Rights Awards:

Social Justice Award:
Engineers Without Borders
IIT Chapter

Social Action Award:
Alex Tillett-Saks
3rd Year Law Student
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law

Vision Award:
Gerald Doyle
Vice Provost of Student Access, Success, and Diversity Initiatives
Illinois Institute of Technology

Honorable Mentions:
African Student Organization
Social Justice, Vision

Alternative Spring Break
Social Justice

Jong Massaquoi
Social Justice

To learn about how you can get involved in planning 2016’s awards ceremony, please contact Lynne Meyer at lmeyer2@iit.edu.

This event reflects the values expressed in IIT’s Diversity Statement and is intended to promote diversity at IIT.