Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award
The President's Excellence in Diversity and Equity Award has been created through the Special Assistant for Diversity to annually recognize the efforts of faculty, staff, and students to engage in activities on and off campus that promote the value of diversity and the importance of equity in the University.
The awards are based on contributions to Texas Tech that are “beyond the call of duty,” in relation to academic activities and programs that advance the academic and professional climate of diversity and equity. A stipend in the amount of $2,500 will accompany the faculty award, a stipend of $1,500 will be awarded to staff and students will receive a $500 stipend. Nomination deadline – February 15.
2007-2008 Award Recipients
(L-R) President Whitmore, Karla Carlo, Ricky Sherfield, Loretta Bradley and Kerry Hooks.
Faculty
Loretta Bradley
Staff
Kerry Hooks
Students
Karla Carlo
Ricky Sherfield
2007-2008 Nominees
Faculty Nominees
Mary Baker - Engineer
Loretta Bradley - Education
Claudia Cogliser - Business
Dennis Fehr - Art
Colleen Fitzgerald - English
Amy Heuman - Communication Studies
Calvin Lewis - School of Law
Thomas Longoria - Political Science
Dennis Patterson - Political Science
Kirk St. Amant - English
Juliann Scholl - Communications
Gwendolyn Sorell - Human Devel. & Family Studies
Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo - Human Devel. & Family Studies
Mark Webb - Philosophy
Kenton Wilkinson - Mass Communications
Staff Nominees
Laura Calkins - Women's Studies
Shelley Ducatt - Student Disability Services
Joe Gantt - Communication Studies
Kerry Hooks - University Student Housing
Heather Medley - University Parking Services
Dewayne Mounce - University Parking Services
Amanda Cotton - University Parking Services
Jason Finkle - University Parking Services
Michael Mendez - University Parking Services
Jerry Perez - High Performance Center
Daniel Sanchez - Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Student Nominees
Karla Carlo
Sandeep Chintabathina
Felicia Jaggers
Todd Lindley
Johnny Mendias
Tomas Resendiz
Maanisaad Shahriar
Ricky Sherfield
2006-2007 Award Recipients
(L-R) Juan Muñoz, Raymond Baeza, Kristen Jones, Dianne Crowley, Aretha Marbley and President Whitmore.
Faculty
Aretha Marbley
Staff
Dianne Crowley
Students
Raymond Baeza
Kristen Jones
2006-2007 Nominees
Faculty Nominees
Cherif Amor – Design
Yvonne Caldera - Human Development and Family Studies
Ed Check - Art
Dennis Fehr - Art
Colleen Fitzgerald - English
Ingrid Fry - Classical Modern Language Literature
Calvin Lewis - Law School
Aretha Marbley - Education
Carmen Pereira-Muro - Biological Sciences
Alan Shin - Music
Staff Nominees
Dianne Crowley -Office of Internationall Affairs
Daniel Sanchez - Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Student Nominees
Raymond Baeza
Jazsmine Duncan
Kristen Jones
Meet Shah
2005-2006 award recipients
First Photo (L-R) Bolanle Olaniran and Juan Munoz. Second Photo (L-R) Lori Romero, Crystal Ramirez, President Whitmore, Angelee Bravo and Juan Munoz.
Faculty
Bolanle Olaniran
Staff
Lori Romero
Students
Angelee Bravo
Crystal A. Ramirez
2005-2006 Nominees
Faculty Nominees
George Cobb – Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Claudia Cogliser – Rawls College of Business
Jacki Fitzpatrick – Department of Human Devel. & Family Studies
A. William Gustafson– Department of Personal Financial Planning
Jorge Iber – Department of History
Karen Meaney – Health Exericise Sport Science
Feisal Mohamed– Department of English
Cynthia Phelps –Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
Comfort Pratt Department of Classical & Modern Literature
Rosa Hernandez Sheets – Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Richard Wampler– Department of Applied and Professional Studies
Mark Webb – Department of Philosophy
Staff Nominees
Jenny Garcia – College of Education
Jerry Perez – High Performance Computer Center
Janie Landin Ramirez – Collage of Education
Emily Saiz– Department of Plant and Soil Science
Daniel Sanchez– Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Robert Shindell – Rawls College of Business Career Management Center
Cindy Villegas – College of Human Sciences
Djuana Young – Office of Admissions
Student Nominees
Raymond Joseph Baeza
Angelee Bravo
Gregory Dewayne Gonzales
Michael Gonzales
Denise Hinojosa
Jimmy Kelly
Devin Lemons
Melissa Marshall
Bianca Mercado
Martha Mouret-Sanders
Laura Ponce
Crystal Ramirez
Vanessa Rodriguez-Garcia
2004-2005 Award Recipients
(L-R) President Whitmore, Joaquin Borrego, Brenda De La Garza, Sheryl Santos, Kwame Alford, Eric Strong, Valerie Martinez and Juan Munoz.
Faculty
Kwame Alford (honorable mention)
Joaquin Borrego
Sheryl Santos
Staff
Eric Strong
Students
Brenda De La Garza
Valerie Martinez
Amy Gutierrez
Melissa Marshall