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awards
Open Society Justice Rising Award 2022 - Desmond Meade - Open Society Justice Rising Awards
McArthur Foundation “Genius” Fellowship 2021 - Desmond Meade - MacArthur Foundation (macfound.org)
Puffin Prize 2020 -Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship | The Puffin Foundation
TIME Magazine 100 Most Influential Person in the World 2019 - Desmond Meade Is on the 2019 TIME 100 List | Time.com
Floridian of the Year 2019
Central Floridian of the year 2019
Brown Democracy Award 2021 - Brown Democracy Medal – The McCourtney Institute for Democracy (psu.edu)
Roger B. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award 2019
Drum Major Award for Social Justice 2019
DEMOS Transforming America Award 2018
Clarence B. Jones Impact Award - Winners — Clarence B. Jones Impact Award (jonesaward.org)
Patino Moore Legacy Award 2018
Golden Boot Award 2019
NCBCP Chairman’s Circle Leadership Award 2017
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Diversity Award 2017
2017 Peacemaker Award
Dr. Alzo J. Reddick Sr. Award 2017
Thomas Paine Award 2019
FIU College of Law Community Service Award, 2014
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African American Council of Christian
Clergy MLK Achievement Award, 2013
Morris W. Hilton Humanitarian Award, 2013
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Community Service Award, 2012
Student Bar Association 1L Representative
Dean’s List, Spring 2006-Fall 2009, Summer 2012
2007 Honors Recipient – The Law Center
2007 Paralegal Graduate with Highest Honors
2008 Community Partnership for Homeless
Success Story of the Year Recipient
Member of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)- International Honor Society
Member of Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX)- National Paralegal Honor Society
Member of Sigma Alpha Phi- National Society of Leadership and Success