Sharing Lessons of Stellar Leadership
Shedding Light on a Changing Region
 

Through its Leadership Circle, the George Brown Legacy Project (GBLP) will invest in the Inland Region and in use of the George Brown archives for problem-solving on pressing issues facing Inland communities.

 

GBLP will make an annual award of $1,000 each to a continuing undergraduate (sophomore, junior, or senior) or graduate (MA/MS or PhD) student at UC Riverside and CSU-San Bernardino.

The award will support scholarship addressing 3 areas of research, analysis, or public policy of particular interest to Congressman George Brown (1920–1999):
Diversity, economic equity, and the environment in the Inland Region of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Topics may include access to science and technology by under-represented communities, public representation by women, people of color, and LGBT, religious minority, and native people; changes in the labor force and integration of immigrants and immigrant families; and wildlife protection, water, and waste policies.

Two other goals of the award are:

Retention in the region of students and young people from diverse and long-ignored populations and on-ramps for these scholars to civic and professional opportunities.

Recognition of contributions to the economy, innovation, sustainability, and overall community life of the Inland Region by long-ignored populations.

Criteria for selection of finalists include:

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• Completed letter of application for the award;

• Demonstrated work in 1 of the 3 areas of research, analysis, and public policy supported by the scholarship or advocacy or public service closely tied to those areas;

• Continued presence in San Bernardino or Riverside counties;

• Awareness of the life, values, public service, and impact of Congressman George Brown; and

• Financial need for support to continue or fulfill a current or planned project.

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