2006 Award Ceremony Photo Gallery
Marvalene Hughes, president of Dillard University, told the audience that King's leadership provides inspiration as she oversees the rebuilding of the New Orleans institution, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman presented the MLK Day Journey Award for Lifetime Service to Professor Albert Raboteau.
Charles G. Adams, senior pastor of the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, delivered a stirring address on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and the "dynamics of hope."
First-place winners included (from left): Izzy Kasdin, video contest, grade 8; Christina Cuneo, essay contest, grade 9; Alex Kasdin, video contest, grade 8; Chanjuan Ma, poster contest, grade 6; and Donald Nuzzio, essay contest, grade 8.
Images of winning entrants from all categories follow.
Photos: Denise Applewhite and John Jameson
Captions excerpted from the January 16th, 2006 News Release