The Paul Mann Memorial Human Relations Award

A program launched in 1991, the Human Relations Award honors an individual or group for exemplary contributions toward the advancement of human and civil rights. This program is designed to accomplish the following goals:

• to recognize contributions of individuals and/or groups, while encouraging others in their human and civil rights efforts, and
• to foster development of programs for the advancement and protection of human and civil rights among ISEA members.

In order to help the selection committee fairly evaluate all nominations for this award, comparable information is needed for all candidates. Through contributions and programs, nominees for the ISEA Human Relations Award must have demonstrated effectiveness in working in at least two of the following human relations areas:

1. Established or improved an effective human relations program in a school district or building, area education agency, area community college, or four-year institution of higher education.
2. Promoted multi-ethnic educational opportunity:
   1. 1. Helped to bring about improved inter-group and intra-group relations and understandings.
   2. 2. Promoted quality in educational opportunity for minority children.
   3. 3. Promoted the inclusion of human relations training for educators in in-service and pre-service programs.
   4. 4. Designed and initiated plans to identify and encourage the use of effective multi-ethnic teaching materials in the area of human rights.
3. Demonstrated creative leadership in women's rights:
   1. 1. Worked to gain for women a greater voice in educational policy and decision making.
   2. 2. Helped to eliminate sex-role stereotyping within school curriculum.
   3. 3. Worked to improve the economic situation and job opportunities for women in the educational community or community in general.
4. Contributed significant leadership in eliminating discrimination against, and providing increased opportunity for, handicapped persons.
5. Advanced educators' rights and worked to involve the community:
   1. 1. Helped protect and advance the human and civil rights of educators.
   2. 2. Worked to eradicate discrimination in the education profession.
   3. 3. Established program(s) that provide for real community involvement and created in the community a feeling of investment and responsibility for the operation of the schools.
   4. 4. Designed and carried out project(s) to inform the public about what human rights are and how they can be secured.

Eligibility Requirements

Any Association member, other educator, school district or group, or member of the general public is eligible to receive this award. Nominations may be submitted by local associations or by individuals working through their local association officers.

Deadline for nominations: January 15.