Posted 11:44 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2014
Two UW-L alumni will receive the 2014 Martin Luther King Leadership Award from the Jubilee Center of the Greater La Crosse area.
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Dempsey Miller III[/caption]
Two UW-L alumni will receive the 2014 Martin Luther King Leadership Award from the Jubilee Center of the Greater La Crosse area.
City Council member Dempsey Miller III and veteran educator Bill Coleman will be honored during a ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center. Admission is free.
Dempsey, ’07, worked in the La Crosse School District as a liaison for African American families, and was honored as the 2007 Tribune Person of the Year for his work with local students. Dempsey helped establish new programs such as the African American Heritage Month Celebration of student efforts, a mentoring program, a culturally responsive classroom practices training, and Boyz II Gentleman. He was elected to the La Crosse City Council in 2013.
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Bill Coleman[/caption]
Coleman, ’75, helped found the UW-L Minority Studies Institute. He helped create programming initiatives and consulted on academic issues in planning and designing the Minority Studies Resource Center in the mid-’70s. Coleman was an art teacher at Logan and Lincoln middle schools. As the sole African American teacher for nearly two decades, he accepted the responsibility of being adviser and mentor to many students of color.
Dempsey Miller III[/caption]
Two UW-L alumni will receive the 2014 Martin Luther King Leadership Award from the Jubilee Center of the Greater La Crosse area.
City Council member Dempsey Miller III and veteran educator Bill Coleman will be honored during a ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center. Admission is free.
Dempsey, ’07, worked in the La Crosse School District as a liaison for African American families, and was honored as the 2007 Tribune Person of the Year for his work with local students. Dempsey helped establish new programs such as the African American Heritage Month Celebration of student efforts, a mentoring program, a culturally responsive classroom practices training, and Boyz II Gentleman. He was elected to the La Crosse City Council in 2013.
[caption id="attachment_29906" align="alignleft" width="120"] Bill Coleman[/caption]
Coleman, ’75, helped found the UW-L Minority Studies Institute. He helped create programming initiatives and consulted on academic issues in planning and designing the Minority Studies Resource Center in the mid-’70s. Coleman was an art teacher at Logan and Lincoln middle schools. As the sole African American teacher for nearly two decades, he accepted the responsibility of being adviser and mentor to many students of color.