Meet 3 Winners of the 2006 HCR Awards

Submit Your Nomination Now for the 2007 Awards

Each year NEA recognizes individuals who are champions of human and civil rights. To see the caliber of award winners we celebrate each year, take a look at three winners of the 2006 HCR awards. We hope they inspire you to nominate that special person you know, that person whose work and life promote human and civil rights. 

Applegate-Dorros Peace and International Understanding Award

Christine Sundberg, a member from Denver, Colorado, received the award for activities in education that contribute to international understanding and motivate youth to work for world peace. Learn more about her and her high school students' work promoting world peace and understanding.  56K | Broadband Time: 1:37 min

 Author-Illustrator Human and Civil Rights Award 

Beth Dutton, a member from Windsor, Vermont, won the award for the author whose books promote an understanding and appreciation of human and civil rights. Learn more about her work and her book about a Holocaust survivor.  56K | Broadband Time: 1:14 min

Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights

Phill Wilson, of Los Angeles, California, received the award for activities in human and civil rights that significantly impact education and the achievement of equal opportunity for those facing such discrimination. Learn more about his work fighting AIDS.  56K | Broadband Time: 1:01 min

You, Too, Can Contribute to This Annual Tradition
We invite you to nominate an exemplary individual, organization, or affiliate to recognize through the 2007 NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards. Winners will be honored at a gala dinner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 2007.

Each year, nominations must be postmarked by December 1.

For more information, see the guidelines for the 14 HCR award categories. If you have further questions, please contact Sabrina Williams at (202) 822-7709.