Meet the Student Recipients of the 2024 MLK Humanitarian Award
By Megan Melone, Writer
Cover photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington retrieved from Getty Images
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King advocated for an end to legal segregation through non-violent acts of protest and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
McKendree University honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by awarding students and faculty who embody King’s philosophy for non-violent advocacy for change and emulate humanitarian principles through their actions and words. Recipients of the MLK Award embrace and advocate for inclusion, social justice, and service to others.
McKendree’s 2024 student recipients of the McKendree Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award are Ma...