AMBASSADOR OF PEACE AWARD
The Ambassador of Peace Award is presented by The Conflict Center in recognition of resolute and exemplary dedication to peacemaking and a commitment to nonviolence. There are among us individuals whose lives and daily choices affirm the ways of peace and reject unacceptable norms. The Conflict Center dedicates this award to these individuals and pledge to create a world in which each person and all peoples know peace. The Ambassador of Peace Award honors the perseverance of those individuals. Award recipients from the past decade include:
- 1997: Swanee Hunt, Women Waging Peace
- 1998: Deborah Prothrow Stith, MD, Harvard School of Medicine
- 1999: Mary Luke Tobin, Sister of Loretto
- 2000: Tom Rauch, peace and disarmament activist
- 2001: Barbara Coloroso, speaker and writer
- 2002: Elizabeth Loescher, Founder of The Conflict Center
- 2003: Bill Ritter, Jr., Denver District Attorney
- 2004: Opalanga, African American griot and storyteller
- 2005: Richard & Michele Steckel, Milestones Project
- 2006: Dawn Engle & Ivan Suvanjieff, Peace Jam
- 2007: Reverend Leon Kelly, Open Door Gang Alternative
- 2010: Dr. Vincent Harding, The Vetrerans of Hope Project
