About the Awards
Each year UEPI honors the important movements and victories of the past year, as well as the people in the Occidental, local and regional communities whose work and dedication fit closely with the mission of UEPI. Awards include:
- The Community Action Award, given to one or more Occidental College seniors who, by action and leadership, have contributed to promoting the mission of UEPI
- The UEPI Community Building Award, awarded to an Occidental College faculty or staff member who, through his or her actions has contributed to both the missions of UEPI and Occidental College
- Alumni Community Action Award, given to an Occidental College Alumni for outstanding community service.
- Northeast Los Angeles Social Justice Award
- Los Angeles Regional Social Justice Award
To see past receipients, please click on the links to our past Building Communities From the Ground Up events on the left.
Nomination Forms
6th Annual Event
Building Communities From the Ground Up
Awards Ceremony 2005
Welcome
Ted Mitchell
President, Occidental College
Master of Ceremonies
Robert Gottlieb
Henry R. Luce Professor of
Urban & Environmental Policy
Director, UEPI
With Keynote Speaker
Karen Bass
Assembly Member, District 47
2005 Award Recipients
Staff/Faculty Community Building Award
Elizabeth Chin
Anthropology Department
Student Community Action Awards
Alessandro Morosin '05
Ellen Roggemann '05
Molly Russell '05
Alumni Community Action Award, given to an Occidental College Alumni for outstanding community service.
Dennis Zane '69
Urban Dimensions
Rex Weyler '70
Greenpeace International
Northeast Los Angeles Social Justice Award
James Rojas
Latino Urban Forum
Los Angeles Regional Social Justice Award
Rev. Altagracia Perez
Holy Faith Episcopal Church
More pictures from the event
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