The Office of Diversity Intiatives accepts nominations once a year for students, faculty, administration, staff and board members who demonstrate significant contributions toward raising multicultural awareness at Wilkes University.
Categories
A student demonstrating significant contributions toward raising international awareness at Wilkes through involvement in campus and community activities promoting cross-cultural awareness.
Student who has contributed to improving the diversity climate.
Member of the Board of Trustees or the Administration who has contributed to improving
the diversity climate.
Faculty member who has contributed to improving the diversity climate.
Staff member who has contributed to improving the diversity climate.
A Faculty member who has significantly contributed toward increasing international
knowledge and promoting cross-cultural awareness through academics, study abroad and
involvement with campus activities.
Past Awardees
- Global Scholar and Citizen Student Award: Hyukchan Ko & Neha Metgud
- Wilkes Diversity and Inclusion Student Award: Genesis Belliard & Olivia King
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Judith DeLuca
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Yong Zhu, Dr. Kalen Churcher, Dr. HyeRyeon Lee, Dr. Akira Shimizu
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Sharon Castano
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award: Dr. Georgia Costalas
- Global Scholar and Citizen Student Award: Yeison Andes Santamaria Rodriguez
- Wilkes Diversity and Inclusion Student Award: Brianna Rowland
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Paul Adams
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Kimmy Nguyen & Dr. Troy Lynn Lewis
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Kristen Dalkiewicz
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award: Dr. Evene Estwick
- Global Scholar and Citizen Student Award: Morgan Burton & Mmachi Dimoriaku
- Wilkes Diversity and Inclusion Student Award: Yasmeen Ahmed
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Philip Ruthkosky
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Ellen Newell
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Rosi Ponce
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award: Dr. Gina Zanolini Morrison
- Wilkes Diversity and Inclusion Student Award: Fantasia M. Rodriguez & Kylie S. Dillon
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Prahlad N. Murthy
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Tyisha Willimas, Dr. Mia E. Briceño & Dr. Ty R. Frederickson
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Deborah L. Scheibler
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award: Erica J. Martzen & Saidat A. Sanni
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award: Conroy Yearde
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award: Amina Mustafa
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Rodney Ridley
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Blake Mackesy
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Linda Paul
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Raymond FeDora
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Amanda Modrovsky
- Staff Global Scholar and Citizen Student Award: Zawadi Nshimirimana
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award:Dr. Linda Winkler
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Shana Noon
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Nancy Ramirez
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award: Sarah Birchmeier
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award: Santana Velez
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Ken Wang
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Diane Wenger
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award: Chanel Green
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award:Hussain Alrumaym
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award:Erica Chambers
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award:Elizabeth Bracco
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award:Dr. Paul Riggs
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award:Dr. Andrew Wilczak
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award:Susan Biskup
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award:Dr. Paola Bianco
- Wilkes Diversity & Inclusion Student Award:Valerie Woods & Mehab Abdullah
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award:Barbara King
- Wilkes Diversity Faculty Award: Dr. Matthew Sowcik
- Wilkes Diversity Staff Award:Benjamin Webb
- Global Scholar and Citizen Career Award: Dr. Wagiha Taylor
- Wilkes Helping Hands Student Award: Silvia Silvi
- Wilkes Diversity Leader Faculty Award: Dr. Fanhui Kong
- Wilkes Diversity Change Agent Staff Award: Mrs. Megan Valkenburg
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Deanna Moore
- Wilkes Helping Hands Student Award: Bader Alqahtani
- Wilkes Diversity Leader Faculty Award: Dr. Jennifer Thomas
- Wilkes Diversity Change Agent Staff Award: Dr. Phillip Ruthkosky
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Linda Winkler
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Mohammed Jalloh
- Wilkes Helping Hands Student Award: Jason Benjamin
- Wilkes Diversity Leader Faculty Award: Dr. Andrew Miller
- Wilkes Diversity Change Agent Staff Award: Ms. Elizabeth Swantek
- Wilkes Executive Diversity Award: Dr. Mark Allen
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Charlotte Hacker, Phat Nguyen
- Wilkes Helping Hands Student Award: Mohammed Alamani
- Wilkes Diversity Leader Faculty Award: Dr. Helen Davis
- Wilkes Diversity Change Agent Staff Award: Amy Mbye
- Wilkes Diversity Executive Award: Dr. Paul Browne
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Jacqueline Lukas
- Wilkes Helping Hands Student Award: Santino Gabos and Xiaoqiao Zhang
- Wilkes Diversity Leader Faculty Award: Dr. Gina Morrison
- Wilkes Diversity Change Agent Staff Award: Michael McCree
- Wilkes Diversity Executive Award: Marjorie Marquart
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Alyssa Ciesla
- Wilkes Helping Hands Student Award: Lili Dibai
- Wilkes Diversity Leader Faculty Award: Dr. Evene Estewick
- Wilkes Diversity Change Agent Staff Award: Brian Bogart
- Wilkes Diversity Executive Award: Susan Shoval
- Global Scholar and Citizen Award: Felixa Wingen
- Outstanding student leader for Diversity: Mark Congdon, Jr.
- Staff Agent of Change: Amy Mbye
- Board Member Leadership Award in Diversity: Marjorie Marquart
- Leadership of the Diversity Task Force: Dr. Andrea Frantz