OHIO NONVIOLENCE WEEK
Simeon Book Award for Courage
Past Recipients
Simeon Booker was present for the inaugural award ceremony founded in his honor in 2016 when Judge Nathaniel Jones was the national awardee.
2018 National Recipient: Minnijean Brown Trickey
Local Recipient: James and Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation
2020 National Recipient: Joan Trumpauer
2022 National Recipient: Anthony Ray Hinton
Local Recipient: Dr. Virginia “Dee” Banks
2017 National Recipient: Ken Nwadike (aka Free Hugs Guy)
Local Recipient: Terry Vickers
2019 National Recipient: Harry Edwards
Local Recipient: Denise DeBartolo York
2021 National Recipient: John Lewis, posthumously
Local Recipient: Jim Ray
2023 National Recipient: Sarah Collins Rudolph
Local Recipient: Sr. Ann McManamon, H.M.
