He is assistant chairman of the Department of Social Science, chairman of the Global Studies Initiative Core Group, deputy chairman of the Truman College Council, and member of the Faculty Council. Dr. Anghesom Atsbaha received the 2010 Kathy Osterman Award from the Chicago Mayor for Superior Public Service. In 2008, he also received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for his work in outreach and mentoring diverse adult students. Dr. Anghesom Atsbaha is an activist for democratic change in Eritrea. Assenna aseye.assenna@googlemail.com