2019 Crosscut Courage Awards Nomination |
Please complete the nomination form below
About the Courage Awards
Nominations for the 2018 Courage Awards are now closed. The 2018 honorees will be recognized on October 10, 2018. For event and ticket information, please visit crosscut.com/courageawards.
Each year, the Crosscut Courage Awards recognize those among us who have shown bold leadership and enduring courage, despite personal or organizational risk. For the 2019 awards, we will be honoring leaders who have reached across social, cultural, political or ideological lines for the greater good. Thank you for taking a moment to nominate a deserving individual in our community.
Award Categories
Awardees will be recognized in the categories of:
Courage in Public Service
(Past awardees: Lauren Davis (2018), The Gang of Four, Colleen Echohawk, Kaaren Andrews, Eastside Catholic High School Student Protestors, and Starcia Ague)
Courage in Elected Office
(Past awardee: Tim Burgess (2018), Attorney General Bob Ferguson)
Courage in Culture
(Past awardees: Creative Justice (2018), Doris Koo, Friends of 88.5, Marcus Green, Valerie Curtis-Newton, and Andrew Russell)
Courage in Business
(Past awardees: Beto Yarce (2018), Doris Koo, Richard Romero, Taylor Hoang, Community Sourced Capital, and Bob Donegan)
Courage in Technology
(Past awardee: Trish Millines-Dziko (2018), David Harris)
David Brewster Lifetime Achievement Award
(Past awardees: Governor Daniel J. Evans (2018), Bill Ruckelshaus, Martha Choe, Joni Earl, and Billy Frank Jr.)
Nomination Timeline and Process
Nominations will close on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
Crosscut will convene the Courage Awards Advisory Council consisting of civic, community and business leaders to review all nominations and select finalists. The Crosscut editorial team will conduct interviews with finalists and references, which will inform a final vote by the Advisory Council to select this year's honorees.
All honorees will be celebrated at the Crosscut Courage Awards Breakfast in October 2019.
Award Criteria
Ability to demonstrate, share, and live courage throughout our community by:
- Encouraging dialogue, cooperation and/or understanding
- Establishing partnerships, coalitions, or collaborative efforts despite criticism or risk to reputation
- Showing uncommon commitment to serving the community
- Inspiring and galvanizing others to reach outside existing bubbles or across lines
- Taking the long view to build a stronger, more equitable Northwest
Nomination Instructions
Please share your nomination below, speaking to which of the above criteria your nominee portrays. We will consider all entries.
Nominations for the 2018 Courage Awards are now closed. The 2018 honorees will be recognized on October 10, 2018. For event and ticket information, please visit crosscut.com/courageawards.
Each year, the Crosscut Courage Awards recognize those among us who have shown bold leadership and enduring courage, despite personal or organizational risk. For the 2019 awards, we will be honoring leaders who have reached across social, cultural, political or ideological lines for the greater good. Thank you for taking a moment to nominate a deserving individual in our community.
Award Categories
Awardees will be recognized in the categories of:
Courage in Public Service
(Past awardees: Lauren Davis (2018), The Gang of Four, Colleen Echohawk, Kaaren Andrews, Eastside Catholic High School Student Protestors, and Starcia Ague)
Courage in Elected Office
(Past awardee: Tim Burgess (2018), Attorney General Bob Ferguson)
Courage in Culture
(Past awardees: Creative Justice (2018), Doris Koo, Friends of 88.5, Marcus Green, Valerie Curtis-Newton, and Andrew Russell)
Courage in Business
(Past awardees: Beto Yarce (2018), Doris Koo, Richard Romero, Taylor Hoang, Community Sourced Capital, and Bob Donegan)
Courage in Technology
(Past awardee: Trish Millines-Dziko (2018), David Harris)
David Brewster Lifetime Achievement Award
(Past awardees: Governor Daniel J. Evans (2018), Bill Ruckelshaus, Martha Choe, Joni Earl, and Billy Frank Jr.)
Nomination Timeline and Process
Nominations will close on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
Crosscut will convene the Courage Awards Advisory Council consisting of civic, community and business leaders to review all nominations and select finalists. The Crosscut editorial team will conduct interviews with finalists and references, which will inform a final vote by the Advisory Council to select this year's honorees.
All honorees will be celebrated at the Crosscut Courage Awards Breakfast in October 2019.
Award Criteria
Ability to demonstrate, share, and live courage throughout our community by:
- Encouraging dialogue, cooperation and/or understanding
- Establishing partnerships, coalitions, or collaborative efforts despite criticism or risk to reputation
- Showing uncommon commitment to serving the community
- Inspiring and galvanizing others to reach outside existing bubbles or across lines
- Taking the long view to build a stronger, more equitable Northwest
Nomination Instructions
Please share your nomination below, speaking to which of the above criteria your nominee portrays. We will consider all entries.