City Names Maricopa County Community College District Board President As Winner Of “Promoting Inclusiveness Award”GLENDALE, AZ - Randolph Stephen Elias Lumm has been committed to ensuring educational access for everyone in Maricopa County regardless of a student’s ethnic background, religion or economic status as the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) board president.
“Lumm’s community activism spans decades, including his work organizing participation in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. marches while the NAACP was striving for a national Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday,” said Joe Hernandez, chair of the award committee.
While Lumm’s profession has been in counseling, he has a long history of being an active community member. Lumm served on the governing board of the Pendergast Elementary School District where he worked to ensure equality and inclusiveness for parents and students in school events and academic activities. He has also served as president of the National Caucus of Hispanic School Board Members and the Arizona Hispanic and Native American School Board Forum encouraging members to improve educational institutions at state and national levels, advocating for positive changes and highlighting the contributions of the respective cultures. As chair of the Phoenix Chapter of the Arizona Hispanic Community Forum he organized the group’s participation in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. marches and extended participation in several rallies and marches advocating for justice for all minorities in the areas of education, economy, immigration reform and employment practices.
On Jan. 13, 2012, Lumm will be recognized by the city of Glendale for his dedication to diversity and inclusiveness.
Lumm will join a prestigious list of Promoting Inclusiveness awardees that continue Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s work of promoting a society that is “just, peaceful and understanding.” The award will be presented at the city’s annual Unity Day Luncheon, which will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Dr.
The Unity Day Luncheon will feature keynote speaker retired minister and Freedom Rider Jim Zwerg, who helped change American history in the 1960s with his involvement in the civil rights movement. Tickets to the event, considered one of the state’s premier celebrations of King’s life, are still available. Individual seats are $40 per person; tables of 10 may be purchased for $400. For ticket information, call 623-930-2050. For more information about the Unity Day event, visit
www.glendaleaz.com/unityday .
