The Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship recognizes a Boston College junior who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, community service, and involvement with the African American community and African American issues both on and off campus.

Scholarship recipients

Date

Recipients

Speaker

News

2/22/22Kudzai KapururaDr. Donald Brown Ed.D., Founder & President of Brown & Associates Education and Diversity Consulting, and Director of ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨'s Office of AHANA Student Programs, 1978-2005ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 2022
Ìý2/16/21ÌýÌýLatifat OdetundeDr. M. Shawn Copeland, Professor Emerita of Systematic Theology and African and African Diaspora Studies, Boston CollegeÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 2021
Ìý2/6/20ÌýÌýShakalah ThompsonDavid R. Williams, the Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, Harvard UniversityÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 2020
Ìý2/19/19ÌýÌýThair BrownVincent Rougeau,ÌýDean of Boston College Law SchoolÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 19, 2019
2/1/18Anthony SmithL'Merchie Frazier, Director of Education and Interpretation for the Museum of African American History, BostonÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 15, 2018
2/15/17Akosua Opokua-AchampongLinda Dorcena Forry, Senator of Massachusetts representing the 1stÌýSuffolk DistrictÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 15, 2017
2/16/16Chiamaka OkorieRev. Gregory Carl Chisholm, S.J., Pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Charles Borromeo/Resurrection Chapel in the Archdiocese of New YorkÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ News February 24, 2016
2/17/15Cai ThomasValerie D. Lewis-Mosley ’79, Director of religious education at the Church of Christ the King in Jersey City, NJ and Vice President of the Social Justice Committee of Jersey City
ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle March 12, 2015
2/8/14Patience MarksJohn H. Jackson, President and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education.
2/4/13Philip McHarrisDr. Clayborne Carson, Ronnie Lott Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford UniversityÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle February 14, 2013
2/10/12Sandra DicksonCharles J. Ogletree, Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and JusticeÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle February 16, 2012
2/15/11Angela DonkorRev. Dr. Evan C. Hines, Boston College Graduate '90ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle March 3, 2011
2/3/10Catherine DuarteSettie Warren, Boston Colege Graduate '93, was President of the UGÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ and currently, first African American elected to the position of Mayor of the City of Newton Mass.ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle February 24, 2010
2/11/09Gerrel OlivierWalter C. Carrington, former Ambassador to Nigeria and to SenegalÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle February 26, 2009
2/12/08Eric Asuo-ManteAndrea J. Cabral '81, Sheriff of Suffolk CountyÌý
2/13/07Jacqueline GrantStephen J. Pemberton '89, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Monster.comÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle
March 1, 2007
2/15/06Alexandria BradshawNancy E. Norman, Director, Boston Public Health CommissionÌý
2/23/05Chikaelo IbeabucciJ. Keith Motley, Interim Chancellor, University of Massachusetts-BostonChikaelo Ibeabucci and Father Leahy
2/17/04Helina TeklehaimanotRev. Allen Dwight Callahan, Baptist Minister and Former B.C. Theology Faculty Member, now in BrazilÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle
March 4, 2004
3/13/03Roderkick L. CareyRev. J. Glenn Murray, SJ., Director of the Diocese of Cleveland's Office for Pastoral Liturgy.Ìý
2/19/02Rufus L. Caine IIIReverend Calvin 0. Butts III, D. Min., Pastor Abyssinan Baptist Church, NY, NYÌý
2/13/01Tiffany GriffinJanet Helms, Professor, Counseling/Dev/Psych,Lynch School of EducationÌý
2/9/00Alvin BarnettRev. Michael Louis Pfleger, Pastor, Preacher, Parent, Lecturer, ActivistAlvin Barnett with Father Leahy
2/9/99Saya HillmanRev. Dr. Ray Hammond, Pastor, Betherl A.M.E. ChurchÌý
2/11/98Alison HarriottJoseph A. Brown, S.J., Author, Consultant, LecturerÌý
2/11/97Simeon BureschRev. Michael Haynes, Pastor, Twelfth Baptist Church and friend of MLKÌý
2/20/96Rizwan JamalDarcel Clark, First MLK Scholarship RecipientRizwan Jamal and Father Monan
2/15/95Leonardine A. PacombeJulianne Malveaux, Ph.D., Eonomist, Author, Syndicated ColumnistÌý
2/2/94Okey MbawuikeTBAÌý
2/2/94Nancy JosephRalph Wiley, Author, Journalist, LecturerÌý
2/10/93Sandra Jean-LouisTBAÌý
2/10/93Natasha GriggerDelores E. Cross, Ph.D., President, Chicago State Univ.ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle
February 18, 1993
2/12/92Nique HenryJulian Earls, Director, Health Services NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OHÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Chronicle
February 18, 1993
2/11/91Lucia ThomasRev. Samuel Proctor, Pastor, Abyssinan Baptist Church, NY, NYÌý
3/21/90Candace (Candi) N. NicholsRep. John Lewis, GA Representative, Civil rights activistÌý
2/15/89Raymond SykesMary Francis Berry, U.S. Civil Rights CommissionerRaymond Sykes Article
2/22/88France Kevin BowersMarie Gadsen, Deputy Director, Nat'l Assn. Equal EmploymentÌýOpportunity in Higher Ed., Oxfam America Bd. of TrusteesÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ BiWeekly
2/1/87No award given.
Carlos Brito, Donna Graham, and Gaylord Taylor received special recognition
Lorraine Hale, Executive Dir., Hale House (a NYC center for drug-addicted infants)ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Biweekly
February 26, 1987

Gaylord Taylor Article
2/24/86Maritza SkeltonHassan Minor, Managing Director, The Corp. for BostonMaritza Skelton Article
2/25/85Maya HandwerkMartin Luther King, IIIMaya Handwerk Article
2/1/84Francois DumontRep. Saundra Graham, MA State RepresentativeFrancois Dumont Article
2/1/83Stephanye A. ReddRobert Drinan, S.J., Former Congressman, Boston College Law School Dean, 1956-70ÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Biweekly
February 3, 1983
2/2/82Darcel ClarkWayne Budd, Attorney, Boston College Bd. of TrusteesÌÇÐÄvlogÖ±²¥Æ½Ì¨ Biweekly
February 4, 1982