Nominations for Outstanding Women of Color Awards due April 18

The Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity is currently accepting nominations for the 2011–12 UW–Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Awards. The deadline is April 18, 2012. This award recognize members of the faculty, staff in the Classified or Academic (instructional or non-instructional) systems, UW–Madison students (undergraduate, graduate or post-baccalaureate students in professional schools), and women of color in the Greater Madison community, who have made outstanding contributions in one or more of the following areas:

  • social justice, activism and advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged, marginalized populations;
  • community service;
  • scholarly research, writing, speaking and/or teaching on race, ethnicity and indigeneity in U.S. society; and
  • community building on- or off-campus for an inclusive and respectful environment.

How to nominate
Prepare a nomination packet to include the following:

  • A letter of nomination
  • Two additional letters of support from the nominee’s colleagues (student, staff, faculty and/or community member)
  • The nominee’s updated curriculum vitae

Send the nomination packet in print or electronic format (preferred) by Wednesday, April 18, 2012 to: Jane Dymond, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Diversity & Climate, 109 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Dr., Madison WI 53706, jdymond@provost.wisc.edu.

The UW System Award

From this year’s awardees, the Selection Committee will nominate one Outstanding Woman of Color as the UW–Madison recipient of the 17th Annual UW System Outstanding Woman of Color in Education Award. This recipient will be a woman of color who has:

  • worked in the areas of women’s studies scholarship and activism, especially as they have served to improve the status and climate for women, particularly women of color.
  • advocated for women, particularly women of color.
  • consistently demonstrated the ability to rally diverse forces together to advance the agenda of women, particularly that of women of color.
  • created positive changes at the institutional level, i.e., curriculum development and infusion, receiving grants, and mentoring women; and
  • demonstrated an understanding of the interplay of family and community and culture in the lives of women of color.

The names of the 2011–12 Outstanding Women of Color will be announced by May 1, 2012.

Honors List

2010–11 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color
Leslie Bow, Professor of English and Asian American Studies, Department of English & The Asian American Studies Program, College of Letters & Science
Erica Laughlin, Director, Information Technology Academy (ITA), Division of Information Technology
Cynthia Lin, Social Justice Education Specialist, Multicultural Student Center, Division of Student Life
Ana Martinez-Donate, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine & Public Health
Nancy Marie Mithlo, Assistant (now Associate) Professor of Art History and American Indian Studies, Department of Art History & American Indian Studies Program, College of Letters & Science
Manuela Romero, Assistant Dean for Student Diversity and Academic Services, College of Engineering

2009–10 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color
Araceli Alonso, Faculty Associate & Lecturer, College of Letters & Science and School of Medicine & Public Health
Emuye Asfaw, Administrative Officer, Office of Human Resources
Diane Gooding, Professor of Psychology, College of Letters & Science; Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine & Public Health
Patty Loew, Associate Professor (now Professor), Life Sciences Communication, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Sandra Magaña, Associate Professor (now Professor) of Social Work and Director, Latino/Latina Chicano/Chicana Studies Program
Idella Yamben, PhD Candidate, Cellular & Molecular Biology, and Research Assistant in Anatomy, School of Medicine & Public Health

2008–09 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color
Peggy Choy, Lecturer & Sr. Outreach Specialist, Dance & Southeast Asian Studies; now Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Dance
Le Ondra Clark, PhD candidate, Department of Counseling Psychology
Sheri Williams Pannell, MFA candidate, Department of Theatre and Drama
May Lee Moua-Vue, Student Services Coordinator, International Student Services

2007–08 UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color
Jacqueline DeWalt, Director of PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence)
Laura Klunder, Residence Hall Manager, Kronshage Hall-Holt Commons; now Assistant Director of Campus Programs for Leadership and Social Justice at Macalester College, Minneapolis MN
Susana Lastarria-Cornhiel, Senior Scientist, Urban and Regional Planning, College of Letters and Science & College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Mary Layoun, Professor of Comparative Literature, College of Letters and Science
Norma Saldivar, Associate Professor (now Professor) of Theatre and Drama, also Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Patricia A. Tellez-Girón, Clinical Assistant (now Associate) Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health

UW–Madison recipients of the UW System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
2010: Leslie Bow, Professor of English & Asian American Studies; and Ana Martinez-Donate, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences
2009: Patty Loew, Associate Professor (now Professor), Life Science Communication, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
2008: Janice Rice, Senior Academic Librarian in College Library
2007: Linda Greene, Evjue Bascom Professor of Law, Law School
2006: Alberta Gloria, Professor of Counseling Psychology, School of Education
2005: Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education and Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, School of Education
2004: Linda Denise Oakley, Professor, School of Nursing & Joann Pritchett, Director of Diversity, School of Pharmacy
2003: Hazel Symonette, Senior Policy Planning Analyst
2002: Seema Kapani, Director of Diversity Programs & Learning Communities
2001: Ada Deer, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
2000: Gloria Hawkins, Assistant Dean, School of Medicine & Public Health
1999: Amy Ling, Professor & Director, Asian American Studies (Deceased)
1998: Lucille Badger, Community Leader; Stanlie James, Professor, Afro-American Studies Department, and Nancy Rodriguez, Student
1997: Linda Stitt, Program Director, Wisconsin Union
1996: Nellie McKay, Professor, Afro-American Studies Department (Deceased)
1995: Mercile Lee, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs