Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice Recipients

Governor Robert D. Ray —1982
Mary Louise Smith —1984
Dr. Sue Follon —1985
Dr. Patricia Geadelmann —1987
Minnette Doderer —1989
Lonabelle Kaplan "Kappie" Spencer —1990
Dr. Charles Hughes Bruner —1992
Louise Rosenfield Noun — 1993
Mary Molen Wiberg — 1994
Betty Talkington —1995
Maude Esther White — 1996
Naomi Christensen — 1997
Edna M. Griffin — 1998
Governor Terry E. Branstad — 1999
Suzanne O’Dea Schenken — 2000
Jane Elliott — 2001
Reverend Carlos Jayne — 2002
Rekha Basu — 2003
Marie C. Wilson — 2004
Susan C. Buckley — 2005
Jane Jones Turner Burleson — 2006
Marilyn O. Murphy — 2007
Dr. Kesho Y. Scott — 2008
Sister Mary McCauley, BVM — 2009
Brad Clark - 2010
Marti Anderson - 2011

Marti Anderson

Marti Anderson, a native of Des Moines, is committed to crime victim services and victim justice leadership and has developed pioneer services for victims. She helped establish 17 rape crisis centers in Iowa; the Polk County Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, which was the first Iowa domestic abuse shelter and services program; 34 Child Abuse Prevention Councils in local communities; and developed the state’s first three day training curriculum to address child sexual abuse. Anderson was appointed founding director of the Iowa Attorney General’s Crime Victim Assistance Division and under her direction, the division developed seven victim service programs. Although Anderson retired in June 2011, she continues to consult with national organizations regarding victim rights and service, organizational development, and management and is a nationally recognized crime victim advocate, trainer, and speaker. She has been a generous mentor to scores of Social Workers and crime victim advocates. She has received many awards and recognition for her work and volunteer service including Lifetime Achievement Award from the Iowa Organization for Victim Services and Des Moines Woman of Achievement from the YWCA. Anderson earned a bachelor degree in social work from the University of Northern Iowa, a MSW from the University of Iowa, and is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW).