Final Call for Merlin G. Pope, Jr. Diversity Leadership Award

TODAY IS THE DEADLINE

TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS!

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and Pope & Associates Call for Nominations: Merlin G. Pope, Jr. Diversity Leadership Award.

Nominations must be received no later than TODAY, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. To download form, visit our website: www.chrc.us

Merlin G. Pope Jr. (1942-1998). Yale-educated sociologist, Merlin has long been recognized as one of the pioneers in the Diversity Industry. In 1977, he coined the term "diversity" to describe the changing demographics of the U.S. workforce. Merlin and the company he co-founded, Pope & Associates, Inc., has trained over one million participants across the globe, and worked with over half of the Fortune 500 companies. The CHRC Diversity Leadership Award was established in his memory by his wife and co-founder of Pope & Associates, Patricia C. Pope.

The Merlin G. Pope, Jr. Diversity Leadership Award was created in 2003 to recognize an individual executive in the Greater Cincinnati Area who has demonstrated outstanding inclusion within their organization and/or the community.

Recipients of the award to-date have been:

2003 John Pepper, former P&G Chairman

2004 Lynwood Battle, Diversity Manager, P&G

Chad Wick, CEO, Knowledge Works Foundation

2005 Karen Bankston, Sr. VP External Affairs, Health Alliance

2006 Kathryn Merchant, President/CEO, Greater Cincinnati Foundation

2007 Art Shriberg, Professor, Xavier University

2008 Marvel Gentry Davis, President/Board, Ballet Tech Cincinnati

2009 Icy Williams, Associate Director of Supplier Diversity, P&G

Dr. Stephen Price, Superintendent, Middletown City Schools

2010 William T. Sprankles III, Principal, Princeton High School

2011 Laura N. Brunner, Exec VP, Al. Neyer, Inc.

2012 Clarence Pauley III, VP HR, UC Health

J. Phillip Holloman, Pres./COO, Cintas Corp.

2013 Alicia Tidwell, Senior Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Luxottica Retail

David Singleton, Executive Director, Ohio Justice & Poverty Center

Peter S. Strange, Chairman, Messer Construction Company

2014 Deborah Robb, Director, Community Revitalization & Inclusion, Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority

Michelle Stacy, VP of HR, Sibcy Cline Realtors.

About the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission: CHRC was established in November of 1943 as The Mayor's Friendly Relations Committee. The goal was to appoint a committee that represented various racial, industrial and religious groups to make sure all groups felt a part of their communities and supported one another in the city of Cincinnati. As time passed the name was changed to CHRC and the mission grew to target a much larger issue, discrimination. Thus, the agency's mission is "to help our community to overcome prejudice and discrimination, build mutual respect and understanding, and to become more harmonious and cohesive."

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission is a non-profit organization. For additional information on how you can support CHRC and its programs, please contact Executive Director, Ericka King-Betts, PhD at 513-352-3237.