Scenes From the 2025 Social Justice Awards

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´óÏã½¶ÊÓÆµ honors community members for their commitment to peace, civil rights, education, public health, and various forms of justice.

The 2025 Social Justice Awards ceremony was held May 21 at the Hanover Inn. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Héctor Tobar delivered the keynote speech.

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Héctor Tobar giving the keynote address
Keynote speaker Héctor Tobar challenged honorees and attendees to view the path of social justice as one we must take together, and to recognize along the way our ability to act as a positive catalyst in someone else’s life. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Dr. Mishka Murad accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
Senior Vice President Shontay Delalue, left, handed out the Social Justice Awards at the ceremony, including the Emerging Leadership Award to Mishka Murad, right, for her work as associate director of Greek life and student societies. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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John Brett accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
The Ongoing Commitment Award went to John Brett ’00 for his work with the unhoused and members of the San Francisco Bay Area street community. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Cameron Moore and Elyjah McRae accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
Honoring a student group for its commitment to promoting social justice in our community and beyond, the Student Organization Award went to ´óÏã½¶ÊÓÆµ Alliance for Children of Color, accepted by DACC co-coordinators Cameron Moore ’25, center, and Elyjah McRae ’25 (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Dr. Lisa McBride accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
There were two winners of the Holly Fell Sateia Award this year, including Lisa McBride, right, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at the Geisel School of Medicine. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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David McKinley accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
The second recipient of the Holly Fell Sateia Award was David McKinley, assistant director of the Center for Professional Development. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Julius Turner accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
Julius Turner, co-founder of the Upper Valley BIPOC Network, was the inaugural recipient of the Upper Valley Community Award, which honors members of the public who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to social justice in the Upper Valley. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Lisa Robinson Spader accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
Lisa Robinson Spader ’81, right, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work with Global Pearls, which seeks to reduce poverty and suffering in developing countries, especially among women, children, and other marginalized groups. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Dr. David Woody accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
The Lester B. Granger, Class of 1918, Award, recognizing a ´óÏã½¶ÊÓÆµ graduate or graduates whose lifelong commitment to public service has been exemplary, also had two recipients this year. The first was David Woody ’77, president and CEO of The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)
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Theodore Tapper accepting an award from Shontay Delalue
The second Lester B. Granger, Class of 1918, Award recipient was Theodore Tapper ’61, for his work as a pediatrician providing quality health care for children in a lower-income area of South Philadelphia and for his tireless efforts to exonerate a patient who had been convicted of attempted murder. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)