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Recipients of the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award and Exhibition Venues

MONTREAL/November 6, 2003—

The Ohio State University ñ Columbus, OH (5/16/01)
Mr. Amos H. Lynch Publisher/CEO, The Columbus Post
Dr. William E. Kirwan President, The Ohio State University
Mr. Theodore S. Celeste Past President, Morehouse Board of Trustees
Rev. Otha Gilyard Senior Minister, Shiloh Baptist Church

University of St. Maarten ñ St. Maarten
Dr. Josianne Fleming-Artsen Director, University of St. Maarten
Hon. Denzel Douglas Prime Minister, St. Kitts & Nevis

Lewis University ñ Romeoville, IL (6/2/01)
Brother James Gaffney President, Lewis University

Roosevelt University ñ Chicago, IL (6/19/01)
Dr. Theodore L. Gross President, Roosevelt University
Mr. Lerone Bennet Jr. Executive Editor, Ebony Magazine

Riverside Church ñ New York, NY (7/15/01)
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Senior Minister, The Riverside Church
Hon. Rev. Floyd Flake Pastor, Allen A.M.E. Church
Dr. Vincent L. Wimbush Professor, Union Theological Seminary

Atlanta Community Center ñ Riverdale, GA (8/5/01)
Dr. N. Radhakrishnan Director, Gandhi Smriti and Int'l Center of Gandhian Studies

SCLC Annual Convention ñ Montgomery, AL (8/5/01)
No award conferrals

University of Rhode Island ñ Kingston, RI (8/10/01)
Amb. Andrew Young Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Mr. Lincoln C. Almond Governor of Rhode Island
Dr. Robert L. Carothers President of the University of Rhode Island
Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Professor, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Virgil Woods Professor, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Elise Boulding Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth University

Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
No award conferrals

University of Missouri ñ Columbia, MO (10/29/01)
Dr. John C. Schuder Peace Activist and Univ. Prof. Emeritus
Mr. Bill Wickersham President, Friends of Peace Studies

California State University, Los Angeles (1/10/02)
Dr. James M. Rosser President, California State University, Los Angeles

Columbus Metorpolitan Library - Columbus, OH (1/19/02)
State Rep. Ray Miller State House of Representatives, Ohio
Dr. Gene Thomas Harris Superintendent of Public Schools, Columbus, Ohio
Rev. William Guernesy Barndt Pastors for Peace, Columbus, Ohio

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Breakfast - Columbus, OH (1/21/02)
Hon. Michael B. Coleman Mayor of Columbus, Ohio

AGAPE International Spiritual Center ñ Culver City, CA (1/30/02) Main Hall
Rev. James M. Lawson Civil Rights Pioneer; Pastor, Holman United Methodist Church
Barbara Fields Bernstein Executive Director, Assn. for Global New Thought
Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith Founder, Agape International Center
Ms. Ricky Byars Beckwith Music Director, Agape International Center
Ms. Eisha Mason Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Nonviolence

Michigan State University ñ East Lansing, Michigan (3/25/02) MSU Union
Mrs. Rosa Parks Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development
Mr. M. Peter McPherson, J.D. President, Michigan State University
Rev. Dr. Charles Gilchrist Adams Pastor, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church
Dr. E. Sharon Banks Superintendent, Lansing School District
Rev. Argentina Glasgow Senior Minister, Detroit Unity Temple
Dr. Robert L. Green Civil Rights Pioneer, Professor, Michigan State University
Rev. Dr. Jim Holley Pastor, The Holistic Little Rock Baptist Church
Rev. James Connelle Perkins Pastor, Greater Christ Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Carlyle Fielding Stewart Pastor, Hope United Methodist Church

Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College ñ Atlanta, Georgia (4/4/02)
Imam Warith Deen Mohammed Muslim American Society, Chicago, Illinois

University of California, Berkeley ñ Berkeley, California (4/27/02)
International House Berkeley
Dr. Robert M. Berdahl Chancellor, University of California at Berkeley
Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress Canon, Grace Cathedral
Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown Senior Pastor, Third Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox President, University of Creation Spirituality
Rev. Eloise Oliver Minister, East Bay Church of Religious Science
Rev. J. Alfred Smith Senior Pastor, Allen Temple Baptist Church
Rev. Joan Steadman Senior Minister, First Church of Religious Science
Right Rev. William Swing Bishop of California, Diocese of California
Rev. Cecil Williams Minister, Glide Memorial United Methodist Church

Soka University ñ Tokyo, Japan (9/12/02)*
Ambassador Aftab Seth Ambassador to Japan, Government of India

ìAloha Peace Concert,î Neal S. Baisdell Center ñ Honolulu, Hawaii (9/14/02)
Dr. Evan S. Dobelle President, University of Hawaii
Hon. Dr. Neil Abercrombie U.S. Representative, Hawaii (1st Dist.)

University of Chicago ñ Chicago, Illinois (10/4/02)
Dr. Don Michael Randel President, University of Chicago

Stephan P. Clark County Building ñ Miami-Dade County, Florida (12/13/02)
Lida Rodriguesz-Taseff President, American Civil Liberties Union
Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler Chairperson, Miami-Dade Commission
Dr. Robert Ingram Vice-Chair, Miami-Dade School Board
Rev. Fritz Bazin Dean of North Dade Diocese of Southeast Florida
Pedro Armando Freyre Vice-Chair, Miami-Dade Community Relations Board
Ahmed Kabani Board Member, Miami-Dade Community Relations Board

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration West Covina, California (1/20/03)
The Hon. Hilda L. Solis U.S. Representative, California (32nd District)

Princeton University ñ Princeton, New Jersey (2/3/03)
Heddye Brinson Ducree Director, Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and
Cultural Understanding, Princeton University
Dr. Peter J. Paris Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary
Past President, American Academy of Religion


Dr. Richard O. Hope Vice President, Woodrow Wilson Nat'l Fellowship Foundation Visiting Professor, Princeton University
Rev. Robert Moore Executive Director, Coalition for Peace Action
Rev. Moses William Howard Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Newark
Dr. Mark Lewis Taylor Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary
Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Williamson Retired Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel, Princeton University

University of Minnesota ñ Minneapolis, Minnesota (2/22/03)
Jim Anderson Cultural Co-Chair and Historian, Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Native American Community
Dr. David Vassar Taylor Dean, General College, University of Minnesota
Amal Yusuf Chief Executive, Somalian Women's Association

Metro Hall, City of Toronto ñ Toronto, Canada (4/7/03)*
Hon. Lincoln M. Alexander Chancellor, University of Guelph
Fmr. Minister of Labor, Canada; Fmr. Lieut. Governor, Ontario
Dr. Ursula Franklin Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
Hon. Douglas Roche Appointed to the Senate of Canada (Alberta) Former Ambassador for Disarmament, Canada

Parliament of New Zealand ñ Wellington, New Zealand (7/29/03)*
Tohu Kakahi (posthumous) 19th century Maori leader for non-violent action
Te Whiti o Rongomai (posthumous) 19th century Maori leader for non-violent action
Dr. Ian A.M. Prior, M.D. Chairperson, Int'l Physicians for the Prevention
of Nuclear War (NZ); Principal, World Court Project
Sonja Davies Member of Parliament (Ret.- Pencarrow)
Social and peace activist

New Zealand Cultural Center ñ Auckland, New Zealand (8/3/03)*
Hon. Grahame William Hall Mayor of the District of Rotorua; Justice of the Peace

Berlin City Hall ñ Berlin, Germany (9/20/03)*
Prof. Dr. Dr. Horst-Eberhard Richter Co-founder and Honorary Board Member, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Germany)

M.K. Gandhi Annual Birthday Banquet ñ Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (10/2/03)*
The Hon. Lois Elsa Hole, C.M. Lieutenant Governor, Province of Alberta, Canada

* Indicates non-U.S. venues attended by Dr. Lawrence E. Carter, Sr., Dean, Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College

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