This year's awards will recognize campus community members who have actively worked to advance a culture of inclusion and belonging among all members of the Georgia Tech community. One faculty member, staff member, student, and campus unit who have advanced the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia Tech will be recognized at the Diversity Symposium in September.

Diversity Champion Awards

Eligibility & Criteria

Eligibility

All faculty, staff, students, and campus units (e.g. - College, School, department) are eligible for this award with the exception of previous recipients of a Diversity Champion Award or Gender Equity Champion Award.

Criteria

Diversity Champion Awards recipients should have demonstrated one or more of the following within the past three (3) years:

  • Commitment to research and/or activities that engage and challenge racism and expand diversity, equity, and inclusion at Tech
  • Leadership in building a culture of inclusion and belonging among all members of the GT campus community
  • Scholarship or work that advances a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence at Georgia Tech
  • Organized, conducted, and/or supported programs, events, and activities that promote an understanding of different cultures, and create an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging at Tech

Past Winners

2023
  • Faculty: Ana Rusch
  • Staff: Lex Baker
  • Student: Dae'Shawn Taylor
  • Unit: GT Career Center
2022
  • Faculty: Donna Ennis
  • Staff: Arianna Robinson
  • Student: Nina Sara Fraticelli-Guzmán
  • Unit: LGBTQIA Resource Center
2021
  • Faculty: Lewis Wheaton
  • Staff: Shaunitra Wisdom
  • Student: Shelbe Johnson
  • Unit: Office of Undergraduate Education's Equality Collective
2020                                                                                                                   
  • Faculty: Cassie Mitchell
  • Staff: Johan Rempel
  • Student: Nandita Gupta
  • Unit: Writing and Communication Program (Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts)
2019                                                                                                                       
  • Faculty: Maryam Alavi
  • Staff: Melanie DeMaeyer
  • Student: Cong Luo
  • Unit: Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
2018                                                                                                                        
  • Faculty: Katherine Fu
  • Staff: LaJauna Ellis 
  • Student: William Harrer
  • Unit: MBA Programs Office at Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business 
2017                                                                                                                       
  • Faculty: Anne Pollock
  • Staff: Jocelyn Thomas
  • Student: Jennifer Salcedo
  • Unit: CEED 
2016                                                                                                                                   
  • Faculty: Mary Frank Fox
  • Staff: Shannon Sullivan
  • Student: Kendall Rankin
  • Unit: School of Physics
2015                                                                                                                                    
  • Faculty: Mary Lynn Realff and Stephen Ruffin
  • Staff: Madison Cario and Matthew Hall
  • Students: W.R. Alexander Berry and Andrea Welsh
  • Units: Division of Student Life and School of Mathematics
2014                                                                                                                                    
  • Faculty: Carol Colatrella and Gary May
  • Staff: Sandy Simpson
  • Student: Kate Overstreet
  • Unit: CEISMC
2013                                                                                                                                    
  • Faculty: Rigoberto Hernandez
  • Staff: Keith Oden 
  • Student: Jiby Yohannen
  • Unit: Project ENGAGES

Nomination Process

Nominations are closed for the 2023 Diversity Champion Awards.