For the fourteenth year the United Nations Association of Dane County will honor one or more persons who have worked to improve the lives of others internationally or have worked to highlight the mission, value and goals of the United Nations.
This award honors global work that improves the health, equality, environment, education, legal rights, living conditions, distribution of resources, rule of law or conflict resolution for people anywhere. It may also honor someone’s work to enhance the knowledge and understanding about the work of the United Nations.
Nominations are now closed.
The award will be presented in November 2022 at the annual celebration to recognize the founding of the United Nations.
The award recipient is not required to be a member of UNA Dane County to receive this award and nominees should have permanent residence in Dane County, or employed in Dane County. Current UNA-USA Dane board members cannot be considered.
This award honors global work that improves the health, equality, environment, education, legal rights, living conditions, distribution of resources, rule of law or conflict resolution for people anywhere. It may also honor someone’s work to enhance the knowledge and understanding about the work of the United Nations.
Nominations are now closed.
The award will be presented in November 2022 at the annual celebration to recognize the founding of the United Nations.
The award recipient is not required to be a member of UNA Dane County to receive this award and nominees should have permanent residence in Dane County, or employed in Dane County. Current UNA-USA Dane board members cannot be considered.
HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION
You can submit your nomination by filling out the form above and emailing it to
unausadanecounty@gmail.com
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By filling out the form below and submitting it
unausadanecounty@gmail.com
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By filling out the form below and submitting it
PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR SUBMISSION:(1) Name, address, email, and phone number of the person you are nominating as a Global Citizen
(2) In 500 words or less, please explain why you believe this person exemplifies a Global Citizen and describe the work they are doing. (You may attach brief supporting information such as a CV, if desired.) (3) Your name, address, email and phone number The award will be presented at the UN Day Anniversary Celebration in November 2022. The Board will select the recipient. No current Board members will be considered. |
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2021
100 Black Men of Madison for their unselfish engagement in the community, to improve the lives of local and community youth, and others. 2020 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison for their continued work in the Madison community to promote international wellbeing. 2019 Lori DiPrete Brown for her work with the campus 4W Women and Well-being initiative and advocacy for human rights and women and girls. 2018 Liberian Assistance Program for its work to expand education opportunities for children in Liberia. 2017 Margaret Hawkins for the development of the Global Story Bridge Program she developed to connect under-resourced English language youth around the world via technology. 2016 Araceli Alonso for her Health by Motorcycle Project in Kenya 2015 Cecilia Zarate-Laun for her work helping Colombians create a peaceful participatory democracy and an economically just society. 2014 Joseph Elder for his peace keeping in Kashmir, Vietnam, Korea, and Sri Lanka and promoting the work of the United Nations. 2013 Vince Kavaloski for teaching the philosophies of peace and social justice. 2012 Sarith Ou and Roger Garms for the Cambodian School Project 2011 Lisa Fernandez for providing wheelchairs and school supplies to Nicaragua 2010 Norma Berkowitz for assisting the people affected by Chernobyl 2009 Jennifer Lowenstein for her work in Palestine 2008 Mike Boehm for his work in Vietnam |
