2025 MLK Recognition Award Winners

UMB’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Recognition Awards are presented for individual and/or group achievements in diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion has named the 2025 winners. They will be honored at UMB’s Black History Month celebration on Feb. 6, featuring keynote speaker Darrick Hamilton, PhD, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and founding director of the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School.

The MLK Award winners serve as models of the ideals epitomized by the life and work of Dr. King.

Thank you to the committee members who assisted with the selection process:

Reetta Gach, MS, MBA
Hershaw Davis, Jr., DNP, MBA, RN
Nicole Palmore, MSW
Jillian Baker, PhD Student, School of Graduate Studies 

Community Champion of Equity and Justice Awards

UMB’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Champion of Equity and Justice Awards are presented to individuals and/or organizations advancing equity and justice in the city of Baltimore. 

The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Office of Community and Civic Engagement have named the winners of these awards. They will be honored at UMB’s 2025 Black History Month celebration on Feb. 6, featuring keynote speaker Darrick Hamilton, PhD, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and founding director of the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School.

The Community Champions serve as models of the ideals epitomized by the life and work of Dr. King.

Thank you to the committee members who assisted with the selection process:

Bill Joyner, JD, MSW
Katie Hughes, BA
Brian Sturdivant, MSW
Reetta Gach, MS, MBA