MLK Leadership Awards Ceremony
Last updated Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Various dignitaries assembled at Bucks County Community College on January 22 to celebrate four recipients of the College’s fifth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards. Honored were (front row, left-right) Community Leader Marlene Pray, Corporate Leader Angèle Bell, Student Leader Kayla Wulffleff, and Humanitarian Leader Barbara Simmons. On hand to congratulate the recipients were (back row, left-right) Bucks County Community College President & CEO Dr. Patrick M. Jones, Bristol Township Councilwoman Marcia Dunlap, Seth McLean from Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s office, Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, State Representative Perry Warren (D-31), State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan, and Bensalem Township Supervisor and Bucks County Community College Trustee Ed Tokmajian. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, BCCC)
Bucks County Community College, which has been making the dream of higher education a reality for more than 60 years, paid tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 22 with its fifth annual MLK Leadership Awards. The celebration on the Newtown Campus honored corporate, community, humanitarian, and student leaders, and attracted dignitaries and elected officials from across Bucks County. Learn more about the honorees by visiting our MLK Leadership Awards page
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Angèle Bell (center), Community Engagement Lead at Merck – West Point Site, was recognized at Bucks County Community College on January 22 with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Corporate Leadership Award. Dr. Patrick M. Jones (right), the College’s President & CEO, presented the Skippack resident with an engraved bell from Malmark Bellcraftsmen in Plumsteadville. Bell was also congratulated by Dr. Vail Garvin (left), recipient of the 2023 Corporate Leadership Award. (CREDIT: Eric Parker, BCCC)
Marlene Pray (center), founder and director of The Rainbow Room at Planned Parenthood Keystone and a volunteer on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, was recognized at Bucks County Community College on January 22 with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Leadership Award. Dr. Patrick M. Jones (right), the College’s President & CEO, presented the Doylestown resident with an engraved bell from Malmark Bellcraftsmen in Plumsteadville. Pray was also congratulated by 2025 Community Leader Angela Nutter (left). (CREDIT: Eric Parker, BCCC)
Barbara Simmons (center), executive director of The Peace Center, was recognized at Bucks County Community College on January 22 with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Humanitarian Leadership Award. Dr. Patrick M. Jones (right), President & CEO of the College, presented the Newtown resident with an engraved bell from Malmark Bellcraftsmen in Plumsteadville. Simmons was also congratulated by 2025 Humanitarian Leader Damita Harvey Harris (left). (CREDIT: Eric Parker, BCCC)
