Committee seeks nominees for diversity award at ESU

The Diversity Education Committee of Emporia State University announces the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to Diversity. This year, for the first time, the committee is extending the call for nominations beyond ESU and into the Emporia community for nominees for this award, which recognizes leadership, engagement, and service toward multiculturalism and diversity at Emporia State University and in the larger Emporia community.

The committee seeks nominees whose work encourages respect, understanding, and appreciation of difference; who make contributions that foster and support the development of cultural understanding and acceptance within and outside the ESU community; who mentor and support emerging leaders from different backgrounds; and/or who develop and support programs to enhance appreciation of cultural differences on campus.

Nomination materials should include the following: letter of nomination (self-nominations accepted); two letters of reference; nominee’s resume; transcript for student nominees; supporting materials such as awards received, newspaper articles, or pamphlets about the nominee (not to exceed 10 pages).

Please submit all materials by November 20, 2009, to Dr. Barbara Baker, Director of Multicultural Affairs, Emporia State University, Campus Box 4065, Emporia KS 66801.

For more information email Baker or Dr. Ellen Hansen.

Past winners of the award include:

• Beverly Thompson -- 1992
• Faye Vowell -- 1993
• Shane Windmeyer -- 1994
• Festus Obiakor -- 1995
• Eileen Hogan -- 1996
• Helen Nixon -- 1997
• Dale Cushinberry -- 1998
• Marie Miller -- 1999
• Tom and Mary Bonner -- 2000
• Salim Sehlaoui -- 2001
• Nitham Hindi -- 2001
• Raffaele and Myrna DeVito -- 2002
• Cynthia Seguin -- 2003
• Trudi Benjamin -- 2004
• Gilbert Rodriguez -- 2005
• James Harter -- 2006
• Tes Mehring -- 2007
• John Schrock -- 2008

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