BROOKINGS – The Brookings Human Rights Commission is now accepting nominations for the Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award. 

This award is presented each year by the commission to a person(s) who has contributed to advancing the cause of human rights. The award bears the name of the first recipients, Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler. The Butlers were recognized for their lifelong advocacy in human rights issues on a local, regional and national level.

To obtain a nomination application, go to www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov or contact the Brookings Human Resources office at: Brookings City & County Government Center, 520 Third St., Suite 230, Brookings, SD 57006; 605-697-8668; cbell@cityofbrookings-sd.gov.  

The nomination deadline is 5 p.m. June 30.

All nominations will be considered and reviewed by the Brookings Human Rights Commission. When the final selection for the 2021 Dorothy & Eugene T. Butler Human Rights Award recipient has been made, the commission will notify the recipient and the public.