Fargo Human Rights Commission

2010 MLK Award Recipients

Individual Award - Nealul and Atoung Andrew

Nealul and Atoung Andrew are being awarded the Human Relations Award for their enthusiastic and devoted efforts to assist New Americans in the F-M community as well as refugee families trying to escape war-torn Sudan. Nealul is a sophomore at Fargo South High, and Atoung is an eighth-grader at Discovery Middle School. Motivated by the horrific images coming from the country where they were born, Nealul and Atoung have committed themselves to helping by collecting toys, clothes, shoes and other necessary supplies they can give to New American families in the F-M area and to refugees that remain in Sudan.

Individual Award - Janeen Kobrinsky

Janeen Kobrinsky is being awarded the Human Relations Award for her significant role in creating a more respectful, compassionate and accepting environment for all people in the Fargo-Moorhead Community. Her work as a Rabbi and spiritual leader at Temple Beth El in Fargo has had a positive effect on many people not only within her congregation but throughout the FM area. Janeen has played a key role in the success of Camp KACE, a week-long summer camp for kids with cancer and their siblings. Janeen is also a former member of the Fargo Human Relations Commission where she led a number of initiatives, including the Stuff-the-Bus Campaign in which thousands of needed items were collected in a City bus and distributed to area homeless shelters. She also created and continues to create original works of art to serve as the Fargo Human Relations Awards.

Individual Award - Stacie Loegering

Stacie Loegering has been selected to receive the Human Relations Award for her leadership and ability to inspire those she works with. Currently the Director of Information & Crisis Services at FirstLink, Stacie has maintained a passion for the difficult work of suicide prevention and awareness. Stacie has also applied her significant leadership skills to engage and empower the LGBT community through her work with the Pride Collective and Community Center (PCCC). She has helped to increase the visibility of PCCC within the greater FM Community, develop stronger relationships with local businesses and communities of faith, and become a dynamic partner with the area’s colleges and universities in providing educational opportunities both on and off campus. As a Co-Chair for the annual FM Pride event, Stacie has helped to increase attendance and increase the number of diverse events that meet the needs of the local LGBT community and its allies.