The Office of Diversity and Equity at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder awarded six faculty, staff and students the 2002 Equity and Excellence Awards on Thursday, April 25, at the 17th Annual Equity and Excellence Graduation Ceremony and Awards Banquet.
A special award was presented to Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity, by students in the McNair Scholars Program. McNair prepares selected CU-Boulder undergraduates to study at the doctoral level. The scholars' award acknowledged Miramontes' support of their efforts to advance to a graduate education.
Equity and Excellence awards are given to faculty and staff whose work best exemplifies a commitment to promoting the principles of academic excellence, cultural pluralism and diversity in the university community. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ are selected who demonstrate outstanding service to the university community and within the multiculturally diverse communities on campus, in addition to demonstrating academic excellence. Awardees received a certificate and a $250 award.
The 2002 recipients are:
-Undergraduate student awards: Noah Schabaker and Xochitl Chavez
-Graduate Student award: Isabel Martinez
-Staff awards: Rose Garcia and Kenneth Conner
-Faculty award: Thomas Mayer
A request for nominations for Equity and Excellence awards is announced each spring. A committee of former recipients reviews the applications and recommends the awardees. For more information, contact Mary Ann Sergeant at (303) 492-0680 or at mary.sergeant@colorado.edu.