The Brookings Human Rights Commission is now accepting nominations for the Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award. This award is presented each year by the Commission to the person(s) who has contributed to advancing the cause of human rights. The award bears the name of the first recipients, Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler. The Butlers were recognized for their lifelong advocacy in human rights issues on a local, regional, and national level.
To obtain a nomination application, please go to https://www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov/429/Awards or contact the Brookings Human Resources Office at:
Brookings City & County Government Center
520 Third Street, Suite 230
Brookings, SD 57006
605-697-8668
cbell@cityofbrookings-sd.gov
The nomination deadline is 5 p.m., July 31st, 2022.
All nominations will be considered and reviewed by the Brookings Human Rights Commission. When the final selection for the 2022 Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award recipient has been made, the Commission will notify the recipient and the public.