Ruth “Dixie” Jokinen Student Activist Award In 1997, Freedom From Religion Foundation Board Member Richard Mole generously endowed an annual Student Activist Award, in the memory of Ruth “Dixie” Jokinen. …
Jennifer Musgrove
Ruth (Dixie) Jokinen Student Activist Award Jennifer Musgrove was vigilant throughout her high school career in taking an active and vocal stance for separation of church and state and exercising …
Blake Trettien
Ruth (“Dixie”) Jokinen Memorial As a high school student, Blake Trettien wrote a letter to county commissioners asking them to remove a Ten Commandments monument from Memorial Grounds Park in …
Gabriel Carlson
2000 Ruth (“Dixie”) Jokinen Memorial Gabriel Carlson, a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, earned a degree in Religious Studies, Philosophy and Rhetoric. At the time he received his …
Micah White
Ruth Jokinen Memorial Micah White wrote a powerful op-ed piece, “Atheists Under Siege,” published by The New York Times on June 21, 1999, chronicling the difficulties he faced as a …
Adam Butler
Ruth (Dixie) Jokinen Award In 1996, Pelham High School senior Adam Butler of Alabama requested the right to form a freethought club at his high school, right in the middle …
Chris McDougal
Ruth (Dixie) Jokinen Memorial Graduate student Chris McDougal became the first recipient of the annual Student Activist Award/Ruth (Dixie) Jokinen Memorial, at the 20th annual Freedom From Religion Foundation in …
