Alumni Humanitarian Award

The University of Illinois Alumni Association bestows the Alumni Humanitarian Award on alumni of the University of Illinois at Springfield.

2009 Recipient

Robert Moore ’80 PAA, MPA ’85

Robert Moore has a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, including an appointment by former President Bill Clinton. Throughout his professional career and now in retirement, Moore works to educate, inform and advocate for African-American youth, as well as support and encourage the recruiting and promotion of minority and female police officers. He has a passion for documenting and presenting an aspect of African-American history that is rarely acknowledged: the history of black U.S. marshals. In 1999, Moore set out to share that history with a traveling exhibit, which, along with detailing the history of black U.S. marshals, also featured other law enforcement officers. The exhibit, "The President's Men: Black United States Marshals," has been on display at several universities and other venues.

Moore's numerous other accomplishments include raising funds for minority student scholarships, providing professional leadership to agencies within the criminal justice and social service systems, and appointments to various leadership positions. Additionally, Moore was honored in 2006 with the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award. These accomplishments and other endeavors have contributed to Moore's leadership efforts to improve the lives of others and the welfare of humanity.