The City of Oceanside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service award is an annual award given to a resident of the City of Oceanside or member of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton. The award is given to a resident who exemplifies the ideals and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who worked to advance civil rights, equal education, labor, and voter rights and who fought racial inequality through non-violence and civil disobedience. The Community Service Award began thirty years ago as a way to recognize persons in the community who have given time and energy through volunteerism to improve community life, develop positive relations in the community, and enhance the lives of individuals. The award has no restrictions as to race, ethnicity, gender, or type of service and is open to any resident of Oceanside or MCB Camp Pendleton.
The nomination process is as follows:
The Selection Committee is now seeking nominations for the 2022 award. The DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 28, 2021.
2022 MLK, Jr. Service Award Nomination Form
For more information or submission of nominations, contact City staff at (760) 435-5044 or via email at mlkserviceaward@oceansideca.org.
Previous Honorees |
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1990 Oscar Culp |
1991 Terry Johnson |
1992 Rev. Gerald Stinson |
1993 Miriam Ship-Tolliver El |
1994 Reginald Owens |
1995 Kay and Harold Kutler |
1996 Concha Hernandez Green and Connie Johnson |
1997 Lillian Adams |
1998 Alfonso C. Harris |
1999 Milton C. Taylor |
2000 E. Marie Swan |
2001 Dorothy Foster |
2002 SSgt. Matias Anderson |
2003 Gwen Sander |
2004 Rev. Clyde K. Shideler |
2005 James McCargo |
2006 Willie E. Little, Sr. |
2007 Ronald Daniel |
2008 Janet Bledsoe Lacy |
2009 Joseph N. Farmer |
2010 Dennis and Diana Cleary |
2011 Kay Parker |
2012 Colleen O'Harra |
2013 Max Disposti |
2014 Raye Clendening |
2015 Charles Adams, Sr. |
2016 Edith Jones |
2017 Gerald Hampton |
2018 Larry Hatter |
2019 Cynthia Rice |
2020 Alma Sisco-Smith |
2021 Lt. Col. Eddie Bickham, USMC (Ret) |