Nancy Borgman Faculty/Staff Award

The Nancy Borgmann Diversity Award, named in honor of a former Director of the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office, recognizes contributions made by an individual who supports the University's mission on diversity. All full-time permanent University employees, with the exception of those currently serving on the Diversity Advisory Council, who have contributed substantially to cultural diversity at UM are eligible for this award.

Award Recipients

2023 Wilena Old Person, Health Careers Opportunity Program

2022 Cathay Y.N. Smith, School of Law

2021 Daisy Rooks, Sociology

2019 Laurie Walker, Associate Professor, School of Social Work

2018 Drew Colling, Director, Student Advocacy Resource Center

2017 Tobin Miller Shearer, Associate Professor, History

2016 Teresa Branch, Vice President for Student Affairs

2015 Blakely Brown, Department of Health and Human Performance

2014 Beth Hubble, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies; Co-Director, Women’s Gender Studies

2013 Steven Hesla, Professor, School of Music

2012 Gyda Swaney, Department of Psychology

2011 Penny Kukuk, Research Professor, Division of Biological Sciences

2010 George M. Dennison, President

2009 Gregory Larson, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies

2008 Udo Fluck, Director, Multicultural Learning Solutions, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geography

2007 Denny McAuliffe, Associate Professor, School of Journalism

2006 Bernadine Gantert, Coordinator, Disability Services for Students

2005 Teresa “Teri” Gruba, Assistant Director for Scholarships, Financial Aid Office of Enrollment Services

2004 Professor David Schuldberg, Psychology

2003 Casey Charles, English

2002 Co-Director G.G. Weix, Women’s Studies Program

2001 Dean David Strobel, Graduate School

2000 Award Not Given

1999 Professor Maureen Curnow, Foreign Languages & Literature

1998 Mary E. Kamensky, Graduate School

1997 Professor Rustem S. Medora, Pharmaceutical Sciences

1996 Associate Professor Larry LaCounte, Curriculum and Instruction

1995 Professor Paul Miller, Sociology

1994 Dean Larry Gianchetta, School of Business

1993 Dean James Flightner, College of Arts and Sciences