Hawkinson Foundation to honor peace activists

UPCOMING EVENT
Hawkinson Foundation to honor three peace activists, 20 students
on its 20th anniversary

The Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation for Peace and Justice will present the 2008 Honorary Awards and Hawkinson Scholarships at its annual award presentation on Sunday, November 16, 4 p.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 East 31st Street, Minneapolis. The presentation is open to the public.
The Honorary Awards are given annually to individuals demonstrating long-term dedication to furthering peace and social justice. The 2008 Honorary Award recipients are:
• Rhoda Gilman of St. Paul, an historian and former Green Party candidate for lieutenant governor of Minnesota.
• Betsy Raasch-Gilman of St. Paul, a social activist, grassroots organizer and trainer in strategic nonviolence.
• Arvid “Bud” Dixen of Circle Pines, an ordained Lutheran pastor who marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., organized efforts to support farmers during the farm crisis, and helped found the Nonviolent Peaceforce.
In addition, in recognition of its 20th anniversary, the Foundation has awarded the largest number of Hawkinson Scholarships in its history to 20 undergraduate and graduate students. The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage young people to strive for peace and justice in their educational pursuits and in their personal and professional lives.
Both the Honorary Awards and Hawkinson Scholarships are aimed at furthering the work of the late Rev. Vincent L. Hawkinson, who served for 30 years as pastor of Grace University Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. The Foundation was founded in 1988 in his honor.
Previous Hawkinson Honorary Award recipients have included Mulford Q. Sibley, Polly Mann, Marianne Hamilton, Stanley and Martha Platt, Joel Mugge, Arthur and Martha Sternberg, Eleanor Otterness, Louise Pardee, Larry Cloud Morgan, Joseph Schwartzberg, Marv Davidov, Lynn Elling, Eleanor and John Yackel, Brigid McDonald, Jane McDonald, Kate McDonald and Rita McDonald, Donald Irish, Gene and Mary Lou Ott, Luther Granquist, Marie and John Braun, Ralph and Kay Hilgendorf, and Lowell and Carol Erdahl.
For more information, please call 612-331-8125.