Frederick Douglass Medal

Title

Frederick Douglass Medal

Description

The Frederick Douglass Medal is awarded by the University of Rochester and its Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies to acknowledge both scholarship and civic engagement that honor the Douglass’ legacy.

Format

image/jpeg

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Form

electronic

Text

2018

Paul Burgett ‘68E, ‘76E (PhD)
A musician, scholar, teacher, and University leader for over half a century and one of the Rochester community’s most prominent and beloved figures.

Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
Co-founder and president of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) and great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass.

2017

Constance Mitchell
Social, civic, political, and industrial activist; first woman and first African-American to serve on the Monroe County Legislature

2016

Frederick Jefferson
University Intercessor and Professor Emeritus at the Warner School; pioneer and champion of diversity and inclusivity at the University

2013

Yolanda Moses
Scholar on the origins of social inequality; former president of the City College of New York

2012

Garth Fagan
Tony Award–winning choreographer

2010

Deborah Gray White
Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University; pioneering scholar in the field of African-American women’s history

Fall 2008

David Kearns
Retired CEO of Xerox Corp. and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education under President George H.W. Bush
VIDEO: David Kearns

Walter Cooper
Retired research scientist at Eastman Kodak Co.; one of the founding members of the Rochester chapter of the National Urban League and Action for a Better Community; New York State regent emeritus
VIDEO: Walter Cooper

Spring 2008

Lani Guinier
Professor of law at Harvard University

Gerald Torres
Professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin

Tags

awards; Douglass, Frederick; Encyclopedia Rocestriensis; medals

Collection

University Archives (UR-RBSCP)

Citation

“Frederick Douglass Medal,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/4509.

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