2010 AJC Student Human Relations Program

Each year since 1959, AJC has presented the Block Awards to selected high school seniors and juniors from the greater Seattle area.  These honored students, in their daily lives, demonstrate exemplary human relations conduct in their dealings with others without regard to race, creed or national origin.  The Block Award is funded through a grant from AJC past president Robert J. Block in honor of his father Max H. Block.  Thanks to the generosity of AJC Board Member Deborah Rosen three Block Award finalists receive a $2,000 scholarship. 

2010 Block Award Recipients: Rima Akras, Bellevue High School; Charisse Bersamina, Franklin High School; Nataliya Bilan, Seattle Christian Schools; Nailah Dodd, Holy Names Academy; Darcey Escamilla, Highline High School; Dorothy Franks, Mt. Rainier High School; Anastasia Greeley, Ingraham High School; Charlotte Hechler, Bush School; Sui Ioane, Chief Sealth High School; Liisa Kaufman, Bishop Blanchet High School; Kathy Le, Cleveland High School; Kristina Ong, Aviation High School; Amy Palacios, Roosevelt High School; Haley Peterson, West Seattle High School; Lauren Roth, Mercer Island High School; Linda Schulman, Redmond High School; Virginia Wanjiku, Hazen High School; Sara Yohannes, Nathan Hale High School; Andrea Zarate, Bellevue Christian School; Lisann Zentner, Nova Project

The 2010 AJC Student Human Relations Program presented these three high school students with a $2,000 Rosen Scholarship in honor of their human relations work.  Pictured above (L to R) are Amanda Ouch from Global Connections High School, Hanna King from Garfield High School, Sawyer Colemen from Seattle Prep  and Deborah Rosen, AJC Board Member. 

AJC Seattle President Adam Goldblatt and Barbara Shulman Chair of the Student Human Relations Program planning committee.

Victor Villasenor, Keynote Speaker, and Darcey Escamilla, Block Award Recipient from Highline High School.

All photos are by AJC Seattle