Cherie Buckner-Webb Receives HP Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights Award.Business Editors/High-tech Writers BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000 Recipient Honored for Leading and Promoting Respect and Dignity for Treasure Valley Treasure Valley is a region in southwestern Idaho which includes the five-county Boise Metropolitan Area (Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem and Owyhee), as well as Payette County and Washington County in Idaho and portions of Malheur County in eastern Oregon. Residents Hewlett-Packard Company today presented Cherie Buckner-Webb, longtime Boise resident and philanthropist for numerous diversity organizations, with this year's prestigious HP Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights Award. The award, given annually since 1998, honors those whose vision and sustained contribution to human rights have helped create a more inclusive Treasure Valley. "Cherie has fought for the right of every human being to live with dignity and respect, and to experience the beauty of faith, family and community," said Debbie Flandro, chairperson of HP's award committee. "She truly is a shining soul Shining Soul is an Action RPG for the Game Boy Advance. It is part of the Shining Force series. It contains four main classes (Warrior, Archer, Dragonute, or Wizard) and several dungeons that involve hack and slash style fighting. and a model for all of us." Buckner-Webb has volunteered her time at more than 15 charities during a 30-year period, including board memberships for Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. , St. Paul's
in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. , and the Idaho Anne Frank  Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (listen Human Rights Center. She is widely credited with founding the Black History Museum, and overseeing its restoration and eventual relocation to Julia Davis Julia Davis (born 1966) is an English comedy writer and performer. She is perhaps most famous for her BBC Three creation, Nighty Night (2004/05). Early life Park. Also receiving recognition at the event was Bill Wassmuth, former executive director for the Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity Human dignity is an expression that can be used as a moral concept or as a legal term. Sometimes it means no more than that human beings should not be treated as objects. Beyond this, it is meant to convey an idea of absolute and inherent worth that does not need to be acquired and . Wassmuth was bestowed with the HP Friend of Human Rights Award for his efforts in waging a tireless campaign against racism and intolerance throughout the Northwest. In addition to the human rights awards, HP also presented Boise State University student Francisco Pedraza with a scholarship in honor of Buckner-Webb. The $2,000 scholarship is intended for a university student who actively demonstrates a commitment to the advancement of human rights, and is viewed as a role model and leader in advocating inclusion and support of diversity. Buckner-Webb received the award at a luncheon held in her honor today at the Grove Hotel. Past recipients Marilyn Shuler (1998) and the Rev. Dr. Nancy Taylor (1999), as well as a host of civic, educational and community dignitaries attended the event. About the HP Award for Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights The HP Award for Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights was established in 1998 to honor leaders in the Treasure Valley, who, through active involvement, have promoted respect and dignity for all people in the community through vision and sustained contribution to human rights. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure that's always on. Excluding Agilent Technologies, HP has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. |
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