69th Annual Humanitarian Award Celebration

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Honoring: Darrell L. McNair and Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD

The premiere of our powerful new video by Goldfarb Weber Creative Media was a highlight of the evening. Watch it again here, and please share it with others who may not know about our work.

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Humanitarian Award Celebration 2021
Honoring: Craig Arnold, Andrew Berry and the Cleveland Browns Organization

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Humanitarian Award Celebration 2020
Honoring: Sally Gries

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69th Annual Humanitarian Award Celebration
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel

Thank you for joining us as we paid tribute to Robyn Minter Smyers and Christopher M. Gorman at our 69th Annual Humanitarian Award Celebration! Special thank you to our generous sponsors, which are highlighted in our Tribute Book.

The Diversity Center’s mission is to eliminate bias, bigotry, and racism. We believe we can achieve this through teaching acceptance and building community. We hope our event has inspired you and given you hope that we can succeed!

The premiere of our powerful new video by Goldfarb Weber Creative Media was a highlight of the evening. Watch it again here, and please share it with others who may not know about our work.

As always, we are deeply grateful for your generous financial support, especially for our Fund A Need drive that supports our School & Youth programming. Your gifts are helping a new generation of students and future leaders embrace their differences and become change agents for inclusion and diversity.

Thank you to our Honorary Co-chairs Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins, Stewart A. Kohl, Lillian Kuri, and Darrell L. McNair; Board Co-chairs Jill E. Hennessey and Robert E. Soroka; Master of Ceremonies Russ Mitchell, Channel 3 News Anchor, WKYC TV-3; and our many special guests.

Join us in celebrating our outstanding Award Recipients! Click on the videos below for their acceptance speeches. Be inspired by their passion, insights, and gratitude as they share their remarkable stories and achievements with you.