The John Hope Award
The John Hope Award, co-sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association and the Swearer Center for Public Service, is named for
the 1894 African-American alumnus who dedicated his life to education
and community service. With this award, the BAA honors a graduate
whose commitment to public service exemplifies leadership, innovation,
and a direct impact on the community. The honoree may be a professional
whose career is dedicated to public service or a volunteer devoted
to public service or social action.
Special note: From 2003 – 2005, due to the extraordinarily high quality of nominations of very young alumni for this award, the John Hope Award selection committee also recognized a number of these nominees with the Young Alumni Service Award. Their names are included in the list below with the designation "YASA".
(Click on a name for more information on the recipient.)
2008 Recipient:
George Lima ’48
one of World War II’s famous Tuskegee Airmen, a lifelong activist and public servant
(more about this recipient coming soon)
Nominate
a recipient for 2009
Previous Award Recipients:
John Bonifaz '87
founder and director of National Voting Rights Institute
Sheryl Brissett-Chapman
'71
executive director of the National Center for Children and Families
Thomas J. Brown '50
advocate for Boston low-income housing development
Edward E. Cornwell III '78
chief of trauma at the John Hopkins Hospital; president of both
the Society of Black Academic Surgeons and the National Medical
Association
Derek Ellerman ’02 and Katherine Chon ’02
founders of the Polaris Project
Earle W. Fisher '42
volunteer nurse caring for AIDS infants
Paul G. Heck '89
founder and director of the Red Hot Organization
Louella T. Hill '04 (YASA)
founder and director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Jeffrey R. Keitelman '82
founder of Greater D.C. Cares; continued public service
Peter A. Kovacs '78,
Stephanie L. Grace '87 and
Mary K. Swerczek '98
New Orleans Times-Picayune editor and staff writers performing multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina under extreme circumstances.
Marcia Loebenstein McBeath '45
Peace Corps volunteer
Mary Louise Hinckley Record '37
lifelong hospital volunteer
David E. Saltzman '84
founder and executive director of the Robin Hood Foundation
Jeffrey Swartz '82
CEO of Timberland; advocate and financial supporter of City Year
Bryant Toth MD '76
co-founder of the Indo China Surgical Exchange in Vietname
Patricia Walker Walsh '65
founder, Truancy Intervention Project and Kids In Need of Dreams
W. Terence Walsh '65
founder, Best Girls Club at Capitol Area Ministries
Khary Lazarre-White '95 and Jason Warwin '95 (YASA)
co-founders of The Brotherhood/SisterSol
Adriana V. Young '01 (YASA)
founder and executive director of English for Action
