‘A True Servant Leader’: Ducksworth-Lawton Receives UWEC’s MLK Award

For nearly three decades, Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton has been known as an advocate, activist, community-builder, and leader as she’s worked to bridge gaps in knowledge, raise levels of awareness and understanding, and broaden participation in critical conversations around race and social justice at UW-Eau Claire and in the Chippewa Valley.

Earlier this month, Ducksworth-Lawton, a professor of history, was honored for her leadership and advocacy during the fourth annual UW-Eau Claire Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Ducksworth-Lawton is the recipient of the 2021 Martin Luther King Social Justice Leadership Award, given by the division of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Student Affairs...