Illuminating MLK’s Legacy and the Women Who Shaped It
Learn more about the award winners from the Babson College’s 22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day held February 12, 2025.
Creativity Contest
The MLK Legacy Day celebration also includes an annual creativity contest.
We invite current graduate and undergraduate students to submit creative works inspired by King and his life, as well as the work of the keynote speaker. The creative work can take the form of a non-fiction essay, sculpture, poem, short story, painting, photograph, spoken word performance, or other creative form.
Winners of this creativity contest are announced during the celebration.
2025 Recipients
- 1st Prize: “Power in Hand,” a poem by Semaj Cormier ’27
- 2nd Prize: “1963,” art by Sarai Dorismond ’28
- 3rd Prize: “Living the Greater Cause: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King” a nonfiction essay by Kwaku Ofori ’26
2024
1st Place: “Wearing Your Privilege” by Alyssa Keith ’24
2nd Place: “Voices of the Unheard” by Kaif Bailey '26
3rd Place: “Spotlight” by Zoe Pulido '27
2023
2022
Co-winners: Madison Spence and Skylar Jackenthal
2021
1st Place: Xiomara Kelly ’21
2nd Place: Skylar Jackenthal ’23
3rd Place: Gioia de la Feld ’21
2020
1st Place: Gioia de la Feld ’21
2nd Place: Melissa Denizard ’20
3rd Place: Wes Woodson ’20
2019
1st Place: Gioia de la Feld ’21
2nd Place: Melissa Denizard ’20
3rd Place: Aswini Melekote ’19
2018
1st Place: Melissa Denizard ’20
2nd Place: NiaChloe Bowman ’19
3rd Place: Temilayo Awefeso ’20
2017
1st Place: NiaChloe Bowman ’19
2nd Place: Yulkendy Valdez ’17
3rd Place: Salome Mosehle ’18
2016
1st Place: Chi Obasi ’16
2nd Place: Bradley Darling ’18
3rd Place: Savannah Carlin ’17
2015
1st Place: Emily Purdom ’18
2nd Place: Leinado Marte ’18
3rd Place: Bradley Darling ’18
2014
1st Place: Evan DeBaise ’14
2nd Place: Chi Obasi ’16
3rd Place: Yulkendy Valdez ’17
2013
Creativity Contest
1st Place: Juan Martinez ’15
2nd Place: Manuel Paredes ’14
Speech Contest
Kadia Tubman ’13
2012
Creativity Contest
1st Place: Ali Khan ’14
2nd Place: Cathy Bao ’12
Speech Contest
1st Place: Christian Lewis ’13
2nd Place: Kate Anderson ’14
2011
Creativity Contest
1st Place: Marie Pierre ’12
2nd Place: Mercedes Ercarnation-Mandes ’12
Speech Contest
1st Place: Kadia Tubman ’13
2nd Place: Nohely Artega ’11
2010
Creativity Contest
1st Place: Mona Gimenez ’11
2nd Place: Jamaal Eversley ’10
Speech Contest
1st Place: Kadia Tubman ’13
2nd Place: Robin Lee Allen ’11
2009
Creativity Contest
Tied for First Place:
Marie Pierre ’12 and Brandon Lane ’10
Speech Contest
1st Place: Rayshawn Whitford ’12
2nd Place: Aaron Hartman ’09
2008
Creativity Contest
1st Place: Obenewaa Boakye ’11
2nd Place: Shaina Silva ’08
Speech Contest
1st Place: Sarah English ’08
2nd Place: Sterling Charles ’08
3rd Place: Tommy Wenzlau ’10
2007
Speech Contest
1st Place: Sarah English ’08
2nd Place: Asad Rahim ’07
2006
Speech Contest
Alvin Wade ’07
Maxwell Owen ’09
2005
Speech Contest
Anand Dholakia M’05
Barbara Wong ’05
2004
Speech Contest
Jason Bedrick ’05
Jason Clinkscales ’04