American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity Announces The 2019 Arthur A. Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree for its Annual Awards Ceremony

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED), an organization of equal opportunity, diversity and affirmative action professionals, announced that Marshall Rose, M.S.W., will receive the Arthur A. Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019. "We are pleased to honor one of our own, Marshall Rose, who has been an untiring supporter and advocate for access, equity and diversity through affirmative action throughout his entire career," said AAAED President Richard Anthony Baker. Themed "Moving Beyond Diversity Towards Equity and Inclusion," the meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. The Hyatt is located at One South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. The awards program is open to the press and will take place on June 12, 2019.

Named for the "Father of Affirmative Action" former Assistant Secretary of Labor Arthur A. Fletcher, who established the Revised Philadelphia Plan requiring goals and timetables in the construction industry - the precursor for what became "Affirmative Action," the Arthur A. Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a career devoted to promoting and advocating for affirmative action, equal employment opportunity (EEO) and diversity. Previous recipients of the Arthur Fletcher Award include Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum (2018), Dr. Rufus Glasper (2017), U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn (2016) and Dr. Walter J. Leonard (posthumously) (2016).

Marshall Rose, M.S.W., has been a member of the American Association for Affirmative Action, re-named the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED) in 2014, since the early 2000's. He served as President of the association from 2014-2016, and previously, was a member of the AAAED board as Region V Director. Marshall also served on the board of United for Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund (UEAA-LDF).

Marshall Rose held senior responsibility for monitoring diversity and AA/EEO compliance at Bowling Green State University and Central Michigan University. He retired from BGSU in January 2011. Marshall has done numerous presentations and speeches on diversity, affirmative action, EEO and associated topics. He has also done training for educational, nonprofit and private industry organizations. A few of these include Toledo American Red Cross, Henry Ford Community College, City of Toledo, National Basketball Development League, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority, Western Illinois University, University of Missouri at Rolla, the Saginaw News, the Monroe County Independent School District, and the Kiwanis Club of Fostoria, Ohio. He routinely speaks and/or participates in programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as celebrations and activities commemorating African American History.

Marshall Rose has received a number of honors in recognition of his community and professional contributions. They include: Volunteer of the Year from the Toledo Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, Impact Newsmaker Award from the Northwest Ohio Black Media Association, 2010 Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth Humanitarian Award from the State-of-the-State Conference, 2011 Drum Major for Peace Award from the Human Relations Commission of Bowling Green, Ohio, and the 2012 President's Award from the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

The AAAED 45th National Conference and Annual Meeting is open to the press. For more information or to register for the Conference, go to: https://www.aaaed.org/aaaed/Conference_Agenda1.asp.
To purchase a luncheon ticket for the awards ceremony, click here: https://www.aaaed.org/aaaed/Sponsorship.asp

Founded in 1974 as the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA), AAAED is a national not-for-profit association of professionals working in the areas of equal opportunity, compliance and diversity. AAAED has 45 years of leadership in providing professional training to members, enabling them to be more successful and productive in their careers. It also promotes understanding and advocacy of affirmative action and other equal opportunity laws to enhance the tenets of access, inclusion and equality in employment, economic and educational opportunities.

SOURCE American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity