Diversity Awards and Recipients

President's Diversity Award
Reaffirming CU's commitment to diversity on the four campuses, this award recognizes faculty, staff, and/or students on behalf of their unit for the quality, implementation, and/or assessment of the unit's diversity plan. For more, go to President's Diversity Award web page.
2005 President's Diversity Award Winners
2004 President's Diversity Award Winners

Equity and Excellence Award
This award is given to students who have demonstrated academic achievement, outstanding service to the university community, and service to racially and/or culturally diverse communities. Faculty and staff who receive this award have made significant accomplishments in and efforts toward promoting the principles of academic excellence and cultural pluralism and diversity. Presentation of this award takes place each year at the Equity and Excellence Banquet, usually in April.

2007 and 22nd Annual Equity and Excellence Award Winners:

• Undergraduate student: Israel Garcia (Sociology) and Samira Rajabi (Management)
• Graduate student: Josh Carney (Communications)
• Staff members: Robin Margolin (UMC-Food Service), Julie Kay Willis (Student Academic Services Center), Sunnie Gist (Facilities Management) and Maria Silva (Facilities Management)
• Faculty members: Kathy Escamilla (School of Education)
• Special Recognition: Ken Wilson (Student Academic Services Center) and Mary Ann Sergeant (Office of Diversity & Equity)
  

Press Release
Previous winners (pdf)

Chancellor's Committee on Minority Affairs Service Recognition Award
This award recognizes the continuing efforts of CU Boulder campus units to create a diverse and supportive, learning, working, and living environment, as well as their commitment to promoting an understanding of multicultural issues. This award is presented during the Annual Campus Diversity Summit, usually in February.

2008

• American Indian Law Clinic
• International Student & Scholar Services
• Office of Discrimination & Harassment
• Special Recognition award to Vice Chancellor Ron Stump of the Division of Student Affairs
• UMC Connection

Previous winners

Chancellor's Committee on Women (CCW) Awards
The CCW awards recognize individuals or units on campus that show a clear commitment to supporting women and women's issues in several areas, such as providing women with promotion and training opportunities for leadership roles and creating mentoring opportunities.

2006 CCW Award Recipients:

• Janet Garcia, International Education
• Sylvia Gardner, Housing & Dining Services
• Polly McLean, Women's Studies Program
• JoAnn Silverstein, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Faculty Appreciation Awards
CU-LEAD Alliance scholars nominate and present this award to faculty members who have positively impacted their lives. The faculty are honored at a special fall luncheon. Winners are shown below, organized by the CU-LEAD Alliance neighborhood of the nominating scholar.

2006 CU-LEAD Alliance
Faculty Appreciation Luncheon Honorees

For past honorees, click here.