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June 23, 2005: Headlines: Awards: Minorities: COS - Kenya: Peace Corps: Kenya RPCV David Jones to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award
Kenya RPCV David Jones to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award
Kenya RPCV David Jones to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award
Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Awards Ceremony Will Honor Community Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 23, 2005 – Eleven former Peace Corps volunteers from across the nation, now contributing domestically as community leaders, will be recognized for their service with the Franklin H. Williams Award tonight at the Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Established in 1999, the Franklin H. Williams Award pays tribute to returned Peace Corps volunteers of color who continue the Peace Corps mission through their commitment to community service, and who support the agency’s third goal of promoting a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The award assumes the name of former Peace Corps Regional Director for Africa and U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Franklin H. Williams. Ambassador Williams was instrumental in assisting the first Peace Corps Director, Sargent Shriver, in advancing the agency’s mission across the globe.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Wilbert Bryant, Counselor to the Secretary for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). In this role, Bryant is responsible for advising the Secretary of Education on ways to strengthen the nation’s HBCUs, and on ways to advance the opportunities for HBCUs to participate in federally supported programs. Bryant also serves as deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs for the Department of Education.
Peace Corps Deputy Director Jody Olsen will present the 11 Franklin H. Williams Awards, in addition to the Director’s Award, which recognizes an individual who has served the Peace Corps’ mission through a commitment to international development and cross-cultural understanding. Finalists for the Franklin H. Williams Award were selected by the 11 Peace Corps regional recruiting offices across the United States. The 2005 winners include:
David Jones
David Jones served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya from 1990-1992, where he taught at a trade school training business owners and assisting in the education of community HIV/AIDS health workers. One of his chief accomplishments was his involvement with a woman’s group that constructed water jars. “I think the daily interaction that I had with people was the most rewarding part of the experience,” said Jones, “There came a time, when I really felt like part of the community and part of the social development team in the office where I worked.”
Jones now serves as the Director of the Shanti California Peer Educator Project, a San Francisco-based not-for-profit organization that provides support services to citizens living with breast cancer and HIV/AIDS. He previously held positions as program director for training and technical assistance at Bailey House, Inc. and as an AmeriCorps assistant program officer at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. “When I first told people that I was going into the Peace Corps, so many of them said that they could never give up two years of their life,’” he once told a Peace Corps staff member. “But I didn’t give up anything. I got so much out of Peace Corps. It truly changed my life.”
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