Tagged with "Award"
Elder Dallin H. Oaks honored for championing religious freedom
MR says: A great honor--Elder Oaks received the Canterbury Medal from the Becket Fund, a non-profit public-interest law firm that seeks to protect religious freedom. Speaking to what he termed the most influential audience he's ever addressed on the subject, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the Quorum of...
LDS Church honored for donating 1 million pounds of food to hunger relief
MR says: “The church has demonstrated a long-standing commitment and profound capacity to feed the hungry.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was recognized Thursday for donating more than 1 million pounds of food to Feeding America, one of the country’s leading nonprofit hunger-relief...
Mormon Helping Hands video nominated for CNN award
MR says: Very cool. In addition to being judged, there's a "Community Choice Award" given based on votes from the public. You can see the nominated video here, and vote here.
Mormon woman wins prestigious Metropolitan Opera competition + video
MR says: This is a huge deal in opera. Congratulations to Rebecca Pedersen! She’s only 21 and started singing just three years ago, but vocal performance student Rebecca Pedersen has already captured one of opera’s greatest prizes. Pedersen was recently named one of six winners of the...
LDS authors win awards at Great Southwest Book Festival
MR says: Some titles to check out, for sure. Congratulations to these authors on their winning books! Several books published by Deseret Book, including its Shadow Mountain and Ensign Peak imprints, received awards at the recent Great Southwest Book Festival, including three that took top honors in their...
LDS Church recognized for positive portrayals of people with disabilities
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) honored The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at its annual Leadership Awards Gala Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. The Church received the 2013 AAPD Image Award for “outstanding work in mass media which positively change...
Mormon WWII Veteran receives medals . . . 60 years later
MR says: This is a really cool story. Sen. Orrin Hatch heard this man had not received his medals for valor and worked to make sure he received his thanks from the country. It was long overdue, but World War II U.S. Army veteran Lewis Frongner finally received the medals he earned during his service in the...
Utah professor to receive LDS law award
MR says: Dean Chodosh will receive the award for his public service. Congrats to him! A law professor at the University of Utah will receive an award from an international organization of Mormon lawyers. On Friday, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society will award Dean Hiram Chodosh of the S.J. Quinney College...
Former BYU coach LaVell Edwards receives Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award
MR says: Congratulations to Coach Lavell Edwards! What an honor. Less than a month after undergoing open-heart surgery, former BYU football coach LaVell Edwards was in Houston on Thursday and received the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor recognizes the career accomplishment of some...
Billboard Magazine Names Mormon Tabernacle Choir the #1 Selling Classical Artist of 2012
The latest year-in-review issue of Billboard Magazine features year-end charts for 2012. Topping one of those charts, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was named the #1 Traditional Classical Albums Artist in 2012. Overall, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square charted on five of...
BYU volleyball: Hamson, Warner named as All-Americans
MR says: Congratulations to these two women's volleyball players! Two stars of the BYU women’s volleyball team were named as Volleyball Magazine All-Americans Tuesday morning. Jennifer Hamson, was named as a second-team All-American, while teammate Nicole Warner was named as a third-team All-American. The...
LDS teen receives national scholarship
MR says: Congratulations to Morgan Irons of Virginia! Looks like she has a bright future. "When you do your best, it seems like things will come about to help you with your future." "You don't know until you try." Morgan Irons grew up hearing and applying these words. Her mom was raised in a family...
Elder Oaks honored for contributions to the cause of religious freedom
MR says: Congratulations to Elder Oaks on this recognition! Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be honored by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty for “his lifelong contributions to advancing religious freedom.” Elder Oaks...
Stake president named Washington State Professor of the Year
MR says: Congratulations to President Karl Fields of the Gig Harbor Washington Stake, who teaches comparative politics. Karl Fields, a professor at the University of Puget Sound and president of the Gig Harbor Washington Stake, was named 2012 Washington State Professor of the Year. This award — given...
Stake president named Washington State Professor of the Year
MR says: Congratulations to President Karl Fields of the Gig Harbor Washington Stake, who teaches comparative politics. Karl Fields, a professor at the University of Puget Sound and president of the Gig Harbor Washington Stake, was named 2012 Washington State Professor of the Year. This award — given...
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