2026 Event Details: Honoring Frank Mugisha

Event Registration

Please join us in-person at the Thwing Center Excelsior Ballroom. Registration is for IN-PERSON attendance. There is no registration for online viewing. (http://www.case.edu/livestream/s2).

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Inamori Ethics Prize Ceremony and Reception

Friday, September 18, 2026

Thwing Excelsior Ballroom at 11111 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106

Know Before You Go

• This event is free and open to the public; registration is required to attend in-person.
• Parking validation for registered guests is available for Lot 29 (11173 East Boulevard, University Circle, Cleveland, OH 44106)

Prize Ceremony

Welcome

Joy K. Ward, PhD

Provost and Executive Vice President

Introduction

Beth Trecasa, MA

Interim Director, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence

Presentation of Prize Medal

Joy K. Ward, PhD

Provost and Executive Vice President

Lecture - The Courage to be Myself: A Journey of Dignity, Hope, and Human Rights

Honoree, Frank Mugisha

Executive Director, Sexual Minorities Uganda

Special Guests and Closing Remarks

Beth Trecasa, MA

Interim Director, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence

Reception

Food, refreshments, and live music from OPUS 216

Event Description

The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will present Frank Mugisha, global LGBTQIA+ advocate and Ugandan human rights leader, with the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize during a hybrid livestreamed ceremony.

Mugisha will attend the ceremony via livestream from Uganda, as travel from Uganda to the United States is restricted due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also will share a lecture during the ceremony. Guests may attend the ceremony in-person at the Thwing Center Excelsior Ballroom or join the ceremony online.

Additional Information

• Learn why Frank Mugisha was selected to receive the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize.
• Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty: The National Anthem of Uganda
• Help us celebrate Frank Mugisha by being a Community and Campus Prize Partner.