Jacob Green Memorial Prize

In honor of Jacob Green (1998-2019) the Race and Ethnic Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences introduces the Jacob Green Memorial Prize for Building Racial Justice and Inclusive Communities.

The Jacob Green Memorial Prize will recognize up to two CAS undergraduate students every year who promote the values that Jacob embodied—a commitment to racial justice, equality, and leadership in order to build a loving, inclusive community at the University of Redlands. Students from all years are eligible to be nominated. These prizes will pass the torch of racial justice leadership from one generation of students to the next.

2023 Recipients Zharit Brand Robles and Jennifer Sacor Velasco

Learn more about Zharit and Jennifer

Nominations

We encourage students, faculty, and staff across campus to nominate students who embody Jacob’s legacy and values, especially those first-generation students of color who follow in Jacob’s footsteps. We will prioritize awarding the prize to students who demonstrate:

• Passion for racial and gender justice that combines the pursuit of intellectual knowledge with the practice of building just communities
• Dedication to building a loving, inclusive, and welcoming community on campus
• Commitment to serving communities of color on and off campus
• Willingness to speak truth to power and to question and challenge assumptions
• Ability to juggle college with work on or off campus
• Leadership that lifts up the leadership of others

PLEASE FILL OUT THE 2023 NOMINATION FORM BEFORE FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT.

Recipients

2022 David Hazward

2021 Montserrat Pineda

2020 Inaugural Winner Javier Garcia III