Award Criteria

Wilson Human Relations Commission

Paul Lee Stevens Humanitarian Award

Nomination Information

 Paul Lee Stevens was a well-known humanitarian in the Wilson community for nearly a quarter of a century.  He served as Vice-Chair of the Wilson Human Relations Commission during 1980.  Mr. Stevens died on September 2, 1997.  Due to his membership on the commission and exemplary achievements, the commission decided to name an award in his honor – the Paul Lee Stevens Humanitarian Award.  This award is the highest honor the commission can bestow on an individual that has given unselfishly above and beyond the call of duty to help poor and disadvantaged persons obtain basic life necessities, food, clothing, medicine, etc., while maintaining their human dignity.

Part 1 - Residency requirement        

The nominee must be a current resident of Wilson, North Carolina for at least 10 years.

Part 2 – Letter of Support

Three letters of support for the nominee must be submitted along with the nomination form. The letters of support may not be from family members.  The letters and nomination form must all be submitted by the published deadline for consideration.

Part 3 – Achievements of Nominee

A majority of the recipient’s achievement descriptions must include:

  • using his/her time, talents and resources to help disadvantaged and oppressed people to obtain housing, to maintain shelter and to receive medicines

 

  • promoting communication among all groups and citizens and providing a forum whereby community concerns can be aired

 

  • facilitating orderly change by anticipating areas of stress; identifying problems affecting people and working to conciliate grievance and otherwise using whatever community resources necessary to solve problems that result from oppression, discrimination, or injustice

 

  • demonstrating through his/her personal and/or professional activities a concern for the rights of all people

 

  • assisting in the establishment of a human rights program in his/her community promoting an open community in the city and working toward the eradication of all discrimination, i.e., race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or economic condition