Nominations for the 2024 Human Relations Awards are open until October 25!
Human Relations Awards#
For over four decades, the Human Relations Awards have recognized individuals and organizations that work to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our community. These awards and the work that they honor take on greater significance as our community continues to navigate the extraordinary challenges of polarization and social inequity.
These annual awards recognize work in the following three categories:
- Individual Award
- Youth Award (18 and younger)
- Organization/Team Award (non-profit or for-profit)
Sponsored by: The Fort Collins Human Relations Commission
How to Submit a Nomination#
The 2024 Awards nomination deadline is Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
Criteria for nominees include (but are not limited to):
- Advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion in our community
- Positively impacts an underrepresented population in our community
- Serves as a role model by motivating others to effect positive change in underserved communities
- Advances the goal of making Fort Collins a safe and welcoming community for all
All award recipients and nominees, their nominators, and family and friends are invited to the Human Relations Awards ceremony. Recipients are honored by the Mayor, City Councilmembers and other City leaders.
The 2024 Human Relations Awards Ceremony is scheduled for December 12, 2024 from 3:45-5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave.
Submit a Nomination:
2024 HRC Awards Recipients#
- Individual Award: Arpi Misha Miller
- Individual Award: Nina Rubin
- Organization/Team Award: Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
- Organization/Team Award: Project Self Sufficiency
2024 Fort Collins Human Relations Commission Awards Ceremony
Individual Award: Arpi Misha Miller
Individual Award: Nina Rubin
Organization/Team Award: Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Organization/Team Award: Project Self Sufficiency
2023 HRC Awards Recipients#
- Youth Award: TAC 212
- Individual Award: Laura Michelle MacWaters
- Individual Award: Karen Wong-Brown
- Organization/Team Award: Cultural Enrichment Center
- Organization/Team Award: Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association
2022 Human Relations Awards Recipients#
Youth Award: Olivia “Livi” Christiansen
Individual Award: Janet Krech
Individual Award: Dedria “Queen” Johnson
Organization Award: Heart of the Rockies Christian Church
Organization Award: 8th Judicial/Larimer County Competency Docket
Public Service Personnel: Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik