Senior U.S. District Judge for Kansas Julie A. Robinson is this year’s MLK Living Legacy recipient and event speaker.
MNU’s 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration will be held Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., at College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan in Olathe. The public is invited to join students, faculty and staff at this event.
Each year during the celebration, MNU presents its Martin Luther King Jr. Living Legacy Award. This year’s recipient and event speaker is Senior U.S. District Judge for Kansas Julie A. Robinson.
Judge Robinson is the first African American appointed U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. She has had a varied career as an assistant U.S. attorney and a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the District of Kansas prior to becoming a U.S. District Judge. She was chief judge of the U.S. District Court from 2017 to 2021. She currently serves on the Committee on Science, Technology and Law of the National Academies of Science. Locally, she has served on the board of Saint Paul School of Theology and chaired the board of Healing House KC.
The event’s purpose is to celebrate and promote the legacy of Dr. King, a pivotal leader in the fight for Civil Rights and Nobel Peace Prize recipient in 1964. Proceeds from event sponsorships help fund diversity activities at MNU, including this celebration. Sponsorships are available for individuals and corporations. For questions about sponsorships please contact Eric Bryant at ebryant@mnu.edu or 913.971.3462.
American Sign Language interpretation is available at the live event.
