DEI Award
Stay tuned for the launch of 2024-2025 College of Engineering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.
Nomination Process
- Internal Submission Deadline: TBA
- Cycle: 2024-2025
- Funding Available: $1,000
- Submit a nomination: Form available early 2025
Description:
The purpose of this award is to recognize members of our community for contributions to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) of the engineering profession both within and outside of the university, especially those that go above and beyond their scholarly work.
We acknowledge the contributions of two community members annually, one at the faculty/staff level and one at the undergraduate/graduate student or postdoc level. All faculty, staff and students in the College of Engineering community are eligible.
Submission materials needed:- One nominating letter of no more than two pages from within the university, briefly summarizing the merit of the nomination. Self nominations are allowed. In the nomination letter, please detail the nominee's:
- Commitment to promoting DE&I and building community at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or faculty levels within the college and/or a department;
- Contributions to DE&I at the broader campus level;
- Commitment to promoting DE&I and building community outside of the University;
- Description of the alignment of DE&I work within scope of their scholarly work versus as additional service or volunteer work.
- Up to two additional supporting letters of no more than one page each. Supporting letters may be from colleagues within and outside of the university.
- One nominating letter of no more than two pages from within the university, briefly summarizing the merit of the nomination. Self nominations are allowed. In the nomination letter, please detail the nominee's:
College evaluation process
A committee of students, faculty, and staff will review the nominations.
Past Recipients
2024
- Yasra Chandio, Ph.D. student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Anna Marie LaChance, lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering
2023
- Jonisha Aubain, PhD student, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Shannon Roberts, associate professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2022
- Rebecca Louisthelmy '22, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Jay Taneja, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2021
- Cielo Sharkus, doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Shelly Peyton, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering
2020
- Sanket Sabnis, PhD candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering