MSU faculty, staff and students who have demonstrated their efforts toward a more diverse and inclusive community will be honored at the 2017 All-University Excellence in Diversity Recognition and Awards Program Feb. 13.
The ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. in Big Ten Room A of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
The 2017 Excellence in Diversity award recipients include:
Students Making a Difference Through Artistic Expression Award
Gonzalo Garrido-Lecca, doctoral student, music composition, College of Music
Sarah Palermo, masters student, music composition, College of Music
Michael K. Wilson, doctoral student, African American and African studies, College of Arts and Letters
Honorable Mention
Tutilo Mudumba, doctoral student, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Visual)
Mary Peacock, masters student, studio art, College of Arts and Letters (Visual)
John A. Smith, doctoral student, music performance, College of Music (Performance)
Montgomery Smith, freshman, Lyman Briggs College (Visual)
Individual Award: Emerging Progress
Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate professor of religious studies, director of Muslim Studies Program
Individual Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity
Judi Brown Clarke, diversity director, Bio/Computational Evolution in Action Consortium
Deanna Hurlbert, director, LBGT Resource Center
Jeffrey Wray, professor, Department of English, College of Arts and Letters
Team Award: Emerging Progress
Spartan Project SEARCH, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, College of Education
Team Award: Sustained Effort Toward Excellence in Diversity
Ecological-Community Psychology, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science
Unit Award: Excellent Progress Toward Diversity Collaboration
Native American Institute, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Individual Award: Lifetime Achievement
Eunice Foster, professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
More information on EIDA can be found here.
