Organizations & Awards

Organizations

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Cedar Rapids Chapter

    • President: 1974-1978

    • Board of Directors: 1977-1980

    • Chairperson of Housing Sub-committee: 1980

  • Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP)

    • Joined: 1976

    • President: 1978-1980

    • Board of Directors on Housing & Energy Services Policy Council: 1981

  • Housing and Energy Services Policy Council

    • HACAP Representative: 1991

  • Oakdale Prison Advisory Committee for Human Rights

    • 1988

  • Heritage Agency on Aging

    • Advisory Council Member: 1987-1991

    • Linn County Task Force Chairperson: 1990-1991

    • Budget and Planning Committee Vice Chairperson: 1990

  • Midwest Assistance Program (MAP)

    • One of the Founders

    • President: 1990-1991

  • Iowa Institute for Low-Income Housing, Energy, and Telecommunications

    • Charter Member and Organizer

    • Chair: 1992 and 1993

  • Oak Hill Citizens Committee

    • Founder

  • Cedar Rapids Housing Appeals Board

    • Member: 1982-1993

  • Iowa State Advisory Council

    • Board of Directors: 1975

    • President: 1978-1980

Awards

     Luther Trent was nominated for and presented with numerous awards for his outstanding work as a volunteer.  An award was even created in his honor by the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program.  A list of Trent’s many awards is provided below.

  • 1980

    • Iowa State Advisory Committee Award for “Service to Iowa’s Poor People”

  • 1982

    • Heritage Agency on Aging, Linn County Task Forces “Outstanding Older Person” Award

  • 1985

    • Iowa-Cedar Rapids Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. “Community Service Award”

    • “Outstanding Partner in Community Action”

  • 1986

    • Midwest Assistance Program’s “Outstanding Low Income Representative”

  • 1990

    • NAACP Presidential Award for “Outstanding Community Service”

    • Midwest Assistance Program’s “Volunteer Certificate of Recognition”

  • 1991

    • National Caucus and Center on Black Aged Inc. “Living Legacy Certificate of Recognition” (1990 and 1991)

Luther Trent’s “Volunteer Certificate of Recognition” from the Midwest Assistance Program, 1990.

  • 1992

    • NAACP “Certificate of Life Membership”

    • Governor’s Volunteer Award for Outstanding Service to Iowa

Luther Trent’s “Governor’s Volunteer Award” for the State of Iowa, 1992.

  • 1996

    • Rosetta “Rozie” Schermerhorn Hall of Fame Recognition

  • 2002

    • Iowa Community Action Association’s “Robert Tyson Away Award”

  • Award in his Honor (1998):

    • Hawkeye Area Community Action Project (HACAP) “Luther Trent Award”

      • Given annually to a family that moves up and out of poverty

  • Nomination:

    • “J.C. Penny Golden Rule Award”

    • Nominated by the Heritage Agency on Aging

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