Ceremony RSVP
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D., invites you to attend the Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards Ceremony celebrating individual and team contributions toward advancing DEI at MSU.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
3 - 5 p.m.
University Club
A reception will immediately follow the ceremony
Program
Congratulations to the following recipients. Read more on MSUToday.
INDIVIDUAL AWARD
Hend Azhary, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine
Jonathan Choti, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, College of Arts and Letters
Bess German, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Honors College
Susan McFarlane-Alvarez, Ph.D., Professor, Advertising and Public Relations, Communication Arts and Sciences
Sriram Narayanan, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management, Broad College of Business
Leonora Souza Paula, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of English, College of Arts and Letters
Emily Sorroche, Ed.D., Specialist, Outreach Culture Access and Belonging, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
TEAM AWARD
MSU Counseling and Psychiatric Services/College of Arts & Letters/Graduate School/Career Services/Women of Color Initiative – A collaborative team represented by Delia Fernandez-Jones, Ph.D., Ashley Bustamante, Meg Moore, Ph.D., Theresa Murphy and Jessica Oyoque Barron
Women in Skilled Trades Program, Represented by Carol Cool, Tori Menold and Leisa Willliams-Swedberg
UNIT AWARD
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team, Office of Admissions, Represented by Florensio Hernandez
Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Represented by Lauren J. Gaines, Ph.D., and Jada Flowers
LIFETIME AWARD
James C. “Jim” Anthony, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine