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The Grant's Receive Top Urban League Award
January 27, 2015
Dr. George Grant, Jr., Dean of the College of Community and Public Service, and Mrs. Beverly Grant, Interim Executive Director of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, were selected by the Grand Rapids Urban League to receive their highest honor, the 2015 Drum Major Award.
The award is in recognition of a speech made by Martin Luther King. Jr., who said: "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all other shallow things will not matter."
George and Beverly have been married for 20 years and are both very active in the community, serving on boards and committees.
King recognized the importance of the "drum major instinct" that drives people to lead, and that those who serve others, as well as, put justice before gain are the greatest leaders.