dr. caesar churchwell. [ applause ] officer fred crisp. [ applause ] >> mr. michael mcenolate. [ applause ] >> so at this point i will ask miss polk who is a staff member for the hrc who is fundamentally responsible for tonight's proceedings to assist us in distributing the awards. >> so, first, we have the hrc hero ward for individual leadership in civil rights and economic justice advocacy. our first awardy paul day in management and communications for the university of california san francisco. [ cheers and applause ] and mr. day, if you would like to talk to us about the work that you do for a few minutes. >> sure, yes. i just have to, i'm so honored to be mentioned in the same breath as all of you civil rights pioneers and our other 2013 awardees. i humbly thank you for choosing me for the work that i have done. i have always been a civic minded individual. i get that from my grandparents. i was thinking about this this afternoon and i remember the exact moment where the switch went off. i was a youth representative for the general assembly in presbyteri