ACLU OK calls for 2013 Angie Debo nominations

The ACLU of Oklahoma is currently accepting nominations for the Angie Debo Civil Liberties Award.  The award will be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting and Bill Rights Reception on Saturday, March 29, 2014. The Angie Debo Award was established in 1977 to recognize those who have provided exceptional defense to the Bill of Rights throughout the year or throughout their lives. Past recipients include Gov Henry Bellmon, Joann Bell, Michael Salem, Rev Robin Myers, Garvin Isaacs, and Bob Lemon.

Nominations for the award must be received by our office no later than Saturday , March 1st. They may be mailed to the ACLU of Oklahoma at Post Office Box 1626, Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1626 or emailed to Bryan Newell at bnewell@acluok.org.

Nomination letters should be no longer than three pages and should include the following:

• Name, current address, and telephone numbers (business and home) of the nominee
• A description of the nominee’s worthiness
• A statement that the nominee has given consent to the nomination
• Biographical information about the nominee attached as an enclosure
• Letters of endorsement from others as optional enclosures and
• The name, address, and telephone numbers (home and business) of the person making the nomination