Ben & Jerry's, the Vermont-based socially conscious ice-cream maker, announced that Aaron Voldman, Executive Director of the Student Peace Alliance (SPA) and a member of the Board of Directors of The Peace Alliance, is one of two nationwide winners of its "Peace Pioneer" contest.

The announcement was made on May 27, 2008, at its New York City Times Square Scoop Shop. The ceremony was part of Ben & Jerry's joint effort with The Lennon Estate and Peace One Day, a nonprofit global peace organization, to encourage people to work for peace every day.

Click here to learn more about the award and the award ceremony and here for an article ("Raising a pint for peace") in the June 2, 2008, edition of the Burlington (VT) Free Press about Aaron and the award.