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Friday, July 06, 2018

Princeton Prize in Race Relations - 2018 Michigan


Princeton Prize in Race Relations Committee of Michigan honored two local students at the Princeton Club of Michigan Annual Dinner in April 2018.

Princeton Prize in Race Relations 2018 Michigan Winner Maren Roeske
with Princeton Club of Michigan President Talbot Payne '84

Maren Roeske was named the local prize winner. Kyla Hurns, not shown, won the certificate.


Michigan (Detroit): Maren Roeske, a senior at Grosse Pointe South High School, is the founder of SEEDS (Student Empowerment: Education for a Diverse Society), an anti-racism education program that targets individual and interpersonal racism. She also co-founded RATE (Restorative Action Through Exchange) to foster connections between her school and University Prep High School in Detroit.

Roeske and the winners from other states were honored at a symposium at Princeton University in late April. 

Congratulations to Maren Roeske and Kyla Hurns for your achievements!

Thank you to the Michigan Committee for your commitment to serving our community and honoring our young leaders. The Michigan Committee has been led for the last decade by Jason and Tara Michener.