Gov. Sam Brownback announced Tuesday he has formed the Kansas Humanitarian Commission, which will recognize Kansans and Kansas groups for their global and local charitable efforts.

Brownback has asked Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer and Ashleigh Black to co-chair the commission.

Colyer, a physician, has volunteered for more than 20 years through the International Medical Corps to bring medical care in war-torn areas. Black is associate director of the George Washington Center for Global Health in Washington, D.C.

Colyer and Black will name the remaining members of the commission, which will set up an annual Kansas Governor’s Humanitarian of the Year award.