Comprehensive List of Awards Received by Azim Khamisa

ABI Leadership Role in International Business, 1994-1995
Outstanding Achievement in International Finance, 1996-1997
San Diego Press Club Award, February 26, 1996
Peacemaker Award, San Diego Mediation Center, March 23, 1996
Letter of Support – Paul Pfingst, District Attorney, San Diego, August 29, 1996
Letter of Support – Susan Golding, Mayor, San Diego, August 30, 1996
Blue Knight Award, San Diego Crime Commission, September 20, 1996
Proclamation, San Diego City Council, March 4, 1997
Children’s Defense Fund National Conference Award, March 15, 1997
Letter of Support- Marian Wright Edelman, Children’s Defense Fund, March 18, 1997
Letter of Support- Walter Anderson, Editor, Parade Publications, April 25, 1997
Letter of Support- Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General, April 1997
Letter of Support- Vice President Al Letter of Gore, April 1997

National Crime Victims, Special Community Service Award, April 1997 (presented by Attorney General Janet Reno and President Bill Clinton)
Human Unity Award – National Conference, 1997
Distinguished Organization Award, San Diego County Bar Association, May 1, 1997
Letter of Support – First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, July 3, 1997
A Season for Non-Violence, 1998
React Magazine, Take Action Awards, February 1998
First Annual Halo Award, S.Y.T.E.S., March 28, 1998
Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance Award, September 26, 1998
Personal letter, President Bill Clinton, October 5, 1998
Season of Non-Violence Peace Hero Award, March 7, 1999
Temple Award for Creative Altruism, July 9, 1999
Hero of Forgiveness and Reconciliation Award – August 1, 1999
Independent Publisher Book Award for the Current Events Category – 1999

Letter of Support – Attorney General Janet Reno, March 14, 2000
2000 Toastmasters International Communication & Leadership Award, May 20, 2000
Channel 10 Leadership Award, June 7, 2000
The Giraffe Project, June 2000
California Youth Authority’s Victim Service Award, September 13, 2000
10 Leadership Award, KGTV/Channel 10, Overall Leader of the Year, January 17, 2001
Judicial Council of California, Juvenile Delinquency and the Courts Conference, Certificate of Appreciation, January 25, -27, 2001
Teen Spirit Award, January 31, 2001
Church of Today, TKF Recognition Day, February 4, 2001
Peace Award, Seaside Church of Religious Science, February 25, 2001
Agape Church, Hero Award. April 1, 2001
Agape International Center of Truth, Spirit of Community Award, May 5, 2001

Office of the Attorney Journal Florida, Recognized for Contribution to Crime Prevention, June 2, 2001
I AM Foundation Recognition Award, June 15, 2001
USA Ismaili Community, Exemplary Citizen Award, December 15, 2001
Chula Vista Principals & Associates Leadership Kickoff 2002-2003, Chula Vista, CA. Community Diversity Award. August 13, 2002
Wall of Tolerance, Name placed on the Wall of Tolerance, September 2002
Search for Common Ground & European Centre for Common Ground, Common Ground Award for Building Peaceful Communities. (Recognized along with Desmond Tutu and Ted Koppel) Washington D.C. December 12, 2002
Who’s Who in the World (20th Edition of subsequent editions) 2003- 2004
Etown E-chievement award October 2003
2003 California Peace Prize from The California Wellness Foundation
LEAD San Diego 2005 San Diego Visionary Award April 12, 2005
National Youth Advocate Program Award August 27, 2005
Peace Project 2005 Award from The Amicus Project & Restorative Justice Mediation Program
Midtown Church Award- January 15, 2006

Response Ability Pathways Trainer Award 2006
Circle of Courage Award from Reclaiming Youth International, August 2006
American Muslim Voice Community Building Award, August 20, 2006
California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition for dedication to the prevention of youth violence, August 20, 2006
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Freedom Heroes, November 2006
National Guard Youth Challenge Academy, Participation July 25, 2007
2008 National Child Safety Award, Child Safety Network, April 2008
Death Penalty Focus, Norman Felton / Denise Aubuchon Humanitarian Award, April 2008
Western Justice Center Peacebuilder of the Year, October 16, 2010
Science of Mind Magazine’s Spiritual Hero of the Year, 2011
My Hero Project’s International Film Festival Special Hero Award, December 3, 2011
Leadership & Legacy Award, October 2012
Rotary Club of Chula Vista, CA Honoree November 9, 2012
City of Los Angeles Resolution, December 4, 2012
City of Long Beach Proclamation, February 12, 2013
Town of Normal, Illinois, Proclamation, April 5, 2013

Loyola Marymount University, Bellarmine Forum, Restoring Justice, Speaker 2013
Association of Student Conduct Administration Keynote Speaker 2014
Letter of Support from Bernice A. King, CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change, March 20, 2014
Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect Honoree October 2014
Local Hero Award from KPBS and Union Bank, March 2015
Hands of Peace Olive Branch Award March 2017
Boys and Girls Club of Moorpark, honoree Great Futures Community Breakfast, November 15, 2017
American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Southern California Chapter Honoree for Social Activism March 10, 2018
Cal State San Marcos, Center for Leadership Innovation, Honoree, September 27, 2018
Jackie Robinson Family YMCA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award January 18, 2019
Rotary International District 5300 30th Annual Peace Conference Peacemaker of the Year Honoree November 16, 2019
Rotary Club of Encinitas, CA Peacemaker Award 2019
Carlsbad Rotary Club Peacemaker Award February 27, 2020
New Thought Walden Awards: Social and Environmental Activism, 2020.

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