N. Chineye Anako Honored with the Esteemed MLK Legacy Award

University of Connecticut’s MLK Legacy Awards for 2025 were presented on Friday, Jan. 31, during a ceremony at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremony was part of the MLK Living Legacy Convocation, which featured Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Todd Dulaney and UConn’s Voices of Freedom gospel choir.

The MLK Legacy Awards at UConn are presented by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion and recognize members of the community who have demonstrated a commitment to raising awareness, fighting injustices, assisting their communities, and embodying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence. The awards affirm and honor work and a continued dedication to making communities just, equitable, and fair for all people.

This year’s winner in the alumni category is N. Chineye (Chi) Anako, a public health practitioner whose work has focused on the intersection of public health and health equity solutions. She is currently Regional Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Trinity Health. She also serves as Administrator of the 3+1 Language Services Program at the organization, which provides cultural and linguistic services to patients. Anako serves on the Board of the Copper Beech Institute and the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut.

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